Silver Birch Avenue, London, E4 8QS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E4 8QS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	50.7%	-1.7%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	47.6%	49.3%	1.7%	49.0%	0.3%

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 E4 8QS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.9% 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	35.5%	42.9%	7.4%	37.9%	5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	41.7%	-1.7%	44.2%	-2.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	7%	2.7%	-4.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	9.6%	8.1%	-1.5%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	3.9%	4.6%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.5%

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	40.8%	49.3%	8.5%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	36.1%	30%	-6.1%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	13.6%	13.2%	-0.4%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	8.2%	4.8%	-3.4%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	1.2%	1.6%

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.

In the area around E4 8QS this area, 30% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.1%	30%	-1.1%	18.2%	11.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	10%	-4.9%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	9.2%	-2.6%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	13.8%	5.0%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	14%	35%	21.0%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	17.1%	0%	-17.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.2% 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	2%	0%	-2.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	6.5%	5.3%	-1.2%	2.7%	2.6%
Other Asian	6.8%	6.2%	-0.6%	1.6%	4.6%
Black African	12.6%	9.8%	-2.8%	2.5%	7.3%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	4.5%	0.4%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
White	53.4%	47.2%	-6.2%	81.4%	-34.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	3.1%	9.8%	6.7%	1.6%	8.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66% 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%	66%	-3.0%	83.2%	-17.2%
European Union	7.1%	10.7%	3.6%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	2%	7.3%	5.3%	0.8%	6.5%
Africa	9.2%	6.2%	-3.0%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	8.4%	-2.1%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.3%	65.1%	-2.2%	83.2%	-18.1%
10+ Years	3.4%	23.8%	20.4%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	3.4%	5.3%	1.9%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	11.6%	3%	-8.6%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	14.3%	2.8%	-11.5%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Turkey	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	36.7%	46.2%	-9.5%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Muslim	17.4%	6.5%	10.9%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Silver Birch Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Silver Birch Avenue was 111.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.0% lower than the Valley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Silver Birch Avenue has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley and the 241st highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.5%.

🔎 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 8QS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Silver Birch Avenue are based on 11 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 Silver Birch Avenue, London, E4 8QS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8QS

Average Price
£506,256

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£506,256

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Silver Birch Avenue

Average Price
£430,875

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£506,357

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£229,589

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Silver Birch AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Silver Birch Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2019-07-12	£498,653
7 Silver Birch Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2012-03-02	£517,869
1 Silver Birch Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2007-09-28	£528,799
11 Silver Birch Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2007-05-24	£586,357
1 Silver Birch Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2004-03-11	£564,107

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8QS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	34
Looking after home or family	31
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	2,113 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,458 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,818 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	4out of 4	4,828 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 , Chingford E4 8YJ	- not rated	146 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salisbury Manor Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	3out of 4	146 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chingford Hall Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , Chingford E4 8YJ	- not rated	146 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chase Lane Junior School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	- not rated	675 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chase Lane Primary School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	3out of 4	756 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,086 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,106 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,196 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	2,094 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	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	1,876 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,456 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,735 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	3,200 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,718 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 N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,454 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,159 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	4,509 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	4,932 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,076 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	142 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	142 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chingford House School 22 Marlborough Road , E4 9AL	- not rated	786 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,221 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris School Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	- not rated	1,221 yd	Community special school	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
Netty's Cafe	Unit 1, Avenue Industrial Estate, Justin Road	321 yd
Goals Soccer Ltd	3 Morrison Avenue	479 yd
A406 Cafe	335 Hall Lane	528 yd
Gokyuzu Restaurant	20 Southend Road	560 yd
Ayra Lounge	58 Chingford Mount Road	561 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion Club	65-67 Hall Lane	898 yd
Old Hall Tavern	200 Hall Lane	943 yd
The Kings Ford	250-252 Chingford Mount Road	997 yd
Wishing Well	11 Hall Lane	1,016 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasha's	10 Burnside Avenue	140 yd
Valley Spice Indian Takeaway/Indian Ocean/Bayleaf Kitchen/Zaffran	16 Burnside Avenue	140 yd
Subway	Walthamstow Avenue Service Station Bp, 16 Southend Road	477 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	52 Chingford Mount Road	561 yd
Phat Bite/MoJo's Peri Peri	102 Chingford Mount Road	561 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costco	1 Shadbolt Avenue	613 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	692 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road	698 yd
Aldi Stores	Unit 2 Aldi, Cork Tree Way	729 yd
Tesco	239-241 Chingford Mount Road	939 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Goals Soccer Centre (Chingford) MORRISON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	495 yd
Fairways Driving Range (Closed) Southend Road	golf	538 yd
Blades And Salisbury Hall Playing Fields Walthamstow Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	538 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Chingford) SALISBURY HALL GARDENS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	587 yd
Broadfields Sports Ground FAIRWAYS FAIRWAYS WALTHAMSTOW AVENUE	grass pitches	588 yd
Tyne Acre Playing Fields (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches	831 yd
Britannia Playing Fields BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	903 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	903 yd
St Edmunds Church Hall CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD		934 yd
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	962 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	88.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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