York Road, London, E4 8QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E4 8QL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	50.3%	2.8%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	52.5%	49.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.9%	38.7%	-4.2%	37.9%	0.8%
Married: Opposite sex	42.5%	47.7%	5.2%	44.2%	3.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.6%	0.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	6.5%	6.8%	0.3%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	43.7%	50.3%	6.6%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	36.7%	33.6%	-3.1%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	14.6%	12.1%	-2.5%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.7%	17%	-7.7%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	10.9%	-4.5%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	12.5%	-5.3%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.9%	0.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	14.3%	5.0%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	37.4%	15.9%	33.8%	3.6%
Other	7.3%	3%	-4.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.1% 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	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0%	2%	2.0%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	0.6%	2%	1.4%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	9.5%	11.1%	1.6%	2.7%	8.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	5.7%	3.2%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	4.1%	5.1%	1.0%	2.5%	2.6%
Black Caribbean	6.6%	6.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	4.7%	1.7%	-3.0%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	0.8%	2.3%
White	66.1%	53.1%	-13.0%	81.4%	-28.3%
Arab	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	3.2%	4.6%	1.4%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.2% 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	81%	63.2%	-17.8%	83.2%	-20.0%
European Union	5.7%	15.2%	9.5%	6.1%	9.1%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	5.7%	4.1%	0.8%	4.9%
Africa	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	6%	9.8%	3.8%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.4%	63.2%	-17.2%	83.2%	-20.0%
10+ Years	0.6%	22.1%	21.5%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	0.9%	8.9%	8.0%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	15.2%	2%	-13.2%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.6%	76.7%	-3.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	7.5%	1.5%	6.0%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.1%	37.2%	-15.1%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	27%	6.5%	20.5%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is York Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around York Road was 80.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.5% lower than the Valley average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

York Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley and the 340th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E4 8QL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 York Road are based on 1463 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Waltham Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for York Road, London, E4 8QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8QL

Average Price
£668,314

Semi-Detached
£603,171

Terraced
£766,028

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for York Road

Average Price
£679,488

Semi-Detached
£741,908

Terraced
£620,476

Detached
£504,015

Flats/Maisonettes
£448,543

Other
£7,885,905

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on York Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2B York Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2018-08-13	£550,232
1B York Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2010-09-17	£609,954
1 York Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2010-07-19	£759,609
2A York Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£219,995	2002-11-29	£733,781
1A York Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	1999-08-23	£831,487

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8QL

Employment

E4 8QL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E4 8QL 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	72
Self-Employed	45
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	10
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,577 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	4,051 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	4,878 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Salisbury Manor Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	1out of 4	365 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chase Lane Primary School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	3out of 4	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ainslie Wood Primary School 140 Ainslie Wood Road , Waltham Forest E4 9DD	3out of 4	1,020 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,232 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Larkswood New Road , E4 8ET	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,223 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,427 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	2,094 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	2,500 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	2,580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,076 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,655 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,960 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,275 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,771 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,625 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	3,942 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	4,652 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	4,823 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,301 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	326 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,441 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,671 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	2,181 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	2,468 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ayra Lounge	58 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Leo's Caffe Bar	78 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Orange Cafe	116 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Oriental Kitchen	70 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Pit-Stop	40-42 Chingford Mount Road	439 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion Club	65-67 Hall Lane	719 yd
The Kings Ford	250-252 Chingford Mount Road	772 yd
Wishing Well	11 Hall Lane	798 yd
Old Hall Tavern	200 Hall Lane	842 yd
The Mount	30-32 Old Church Road	943 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasha's	10 Burnside Avenue	253 yd
Valley Spice Indian Takeaway/Indian Ocean/Bayleaf Kitchen/Zaffran	16 Burnside Avenue	253 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	52 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Phat Bite/MoJo's Peri Peri	102 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd
Pizza Hut Delivery	96 Chingford Mount Road	383 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road	706 yd
Costco	1 Shadbolt Avenue	710 yd
Tesco	239-241 Chingford Mount Road	714 yd
Aldi Stores	Unit 2 Aldi, Cork Tree Way	766 yd
Sainsbury's	13 Hall Lane	798 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Chingford) SALISBURY HALL GARDENS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	524 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Chingford) MORRISON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	536 yd
Blades And Salisbury Hall Playing Fields Walthamstow Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	634 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	684 yd
St Edmunds Church Hall CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD		708 yd
Fairways Driving Range (Closed) Southend Road	golf	729 yd
Broadfields Sports Ground FAIRWAYS FAIRWAYS WALTHAMSTOW AVENUE	grass pitches	781 yd
Tyne Acre Playing Fields (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches	989 yd
Ainslie Wood Sports Ground UNDERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	994 yd
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	1,006 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	49.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E4 8QL