Cardigan Road, London, E3 5HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E3 5HY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	50.2%	-2.0%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	47.8%	49.8%	2.0%	49.0%	0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E3 5HY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.1%	58.4%	10.3%	37.9%	20.5%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	24.7%	-5.6%	44.2%	-19.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Separated	5.2%	3.7%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	10%	7.4%	-2.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	6.5%	4.1%	-2.4%	6.1%	-2.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41%	52.2%	11.2%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	35.9%	30.9%	-5.0%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	13.5%	12%	-1.5%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	7.1%	2.3%	-4.8%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	1.2%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.6%	23.3%	-11.3%	18.2%	5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	7.9%	1.4%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	9.6%	0.5%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	10.8%	0.8%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	27.3%	44.2%	16.9%	33.8%	10.4%
Other	10.8%	2.5%	-8.3%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	32.4%	33.8%	1.4%	1.1%	32.7%
Chinese	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.3%	2%	1.7%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	1.6%	3%	1.4%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	50.3%	43.8%	-6.5%	81.4%	-37.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Arab	1%	2.7%	1.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	1%	3.7%	2.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.2%	60.1%	-9.1%	83.2%	-23.1%
European Union	7.4%	15.6%	8.2%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	3%	0.1%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	16.7%	15.9%	-0.8%	5.6%	10.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.9%	59.9%	-8.0%	83.2%	-23.3%
10+ Years	4.8%	16.9%	12.1%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	4.2%	10.9%	6.7%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	5.4%	9.6%	4.2%	2.2%	7.4%
Less than 2 years	17.6%	2.6%	-15.0%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.7%	76.7%	-5.0%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	7.3%	0.6%	6.7%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	23.9%	46.2%	-22.3%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	39.2%	6.5%	32.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Cardigan Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cardigan Road was 125.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.9% lower than the Bow East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cardigan Road has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East and the 350th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 106.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E3 5HY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cardigan Road are based on 156 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cardigan Road, London, E3 5HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E3 5HY

Average Price
£367,688

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,688

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cardigan Road

Average Price
£667,996

Semi-Detached
£2,165,707

Terraced
£1,099,916

Detached
£1,947,631

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,430

Other
£268,854

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cardigan Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Enard House, 1 Cardigan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-01-08	£475,993
Flat 12 Enard House, 1 Cardigan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2022-08-05	£438,374
Flat 13 Enard House, 1 Cardigan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2021-05-19	£341,524
Flat 24 Enard House, 1 Cardigan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2021-03-23	£308,769
Flat 12 Enard House, 1 Cardigan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2019-11-22	£378,422

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E3 5HY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E3 5HY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	22
Unemployed	15
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	7
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Financial and insurance activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	1,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,449 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,519 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	1,626 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Wrights Road , Bow E3 5LD	4out of 4	244 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury Primary School Coborn Street , Bow E3 2AB	3out of 4	521 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Olga Primary School Lanfranc Road , Bow E3 5DN	3out of 4	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chisenhale Primary School Chisenhale Road , Bow E3 5QY	3out of 4	732 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wellington Primary School Wellington Way , Bow E3 4NE	3out of 4	875 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry UTC 64 Parnell Road , E3 2RU	- not rated	363 yd	University technical college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Girls' School Bow Road , E3 2AE	3out of 4	582 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Victoria Park Road , Hackney E9 7HD	3out of 4	1,301 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Morpeth School Portman Place , Bethnal Green E2 0PX	4out of 4	1,544 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bow School 44 Twelvetrees Crescent , Bow E3 3QW	3out of 4	1,842 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,800 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,295 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,006 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,891 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,017 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	1,266 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	1,683 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,627 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,634 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,462 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix Autism Trust 2 Paton Close , E3 2QD	- not rated	566 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix School 49 Bow Road , E3 2AD	4out of 4	605 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	1,024 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	1,309 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	1,415 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rainbow Green Cafe	137a Tredegar Road	64 yd
L Randolfi	514 Roman Road	231 yd
Vinarius	536 Roman Road	231 yd
Costa Coffee	554-556 Roman Road	231 yd
Fiesta	546 Roman Road	231 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Green Goose	112 Anglo Road	70 yd
Albert	Albert Public House, 74 St Stephens Road	360 yd
Young Prince	448 Roman Road	462 yd
The Lord Tredegar	50 Lichfield Road	515 yd
The Little Driver	125 Bow Road	559 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Combow	590 Roman Road	231 yd
Mooboo Bubble Tea	585 Roman Road	243 yd
DZRT	622 Roman Road	253 yd
Saucy Kipper Fish Bar	626 Roman Road	253 yd
Sweet Talkers Dessert	633 Roman Road	281 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 1, Gladstone Place	239 yd
Iceland	571-574 Roman Road	243 yd
Tesco	Unit 1-5 Merchants Quarter, Bow Road	552 yd
Asda Express Bow - Bow Road PFS	127-131 Bow Road	559 yd
Co-operative	383-387 Mile End Road	1,053 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ability Bow ST. STEPHENS ROAD	health and fitness suite	399 yd
Phoenix School BOW ROAD		483 yd
Central Foundation Girls School 25-33 25-33 BOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	520 yd
Bow School Of Maths And Computing (Closed) Paton Close	health and fitness suite	604 yd
Bobby Moore Academy Siding Street	artificial grass pitch	1,043 yd
Pure Gym (Bow Wharf) GROVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,087 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	159.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	126.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of E3 5HY