Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E4 9PQ is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	46.3%	-4.4%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	49.3%	53.7%	4.4%	49.0%	4.7%

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	40.9%	36.1%	-4.8%	37.9%	-1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41.8%	50.6%	8.8%	44.2%	6.4%
Separated	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	7.3%	7.3%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.1%	61.7%	10.6%	48.4%	13.3%
Good health	31.2%	27.3%	-3.9%	33.6%	-6.3%
Fair health	12%	8.8%	-3.2%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	5.4%	1.9%	-3.5%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	19%	16.3%	-2.7%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	7.7%	-2.6%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	13.3%	-1.8%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.7%	2.1%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	12.9%	1.7%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	36.6%	42.1%	5.5%	33.8%	8.3%
Other	5.2%	3%	-2.2%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	2.3%	2.3%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	8%	2.3%	-5.7%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	5.5%	1.9%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	0.8%	1.8%
White	76.8%	75.6%	-1.2%	81.4%	-5.8%
Arab	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.9% 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	84.1%	72.9%	-11.2%	83.2%	-10.3%
European Union	4.3%	8.7%	4.4%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	5.2%	4.8%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	6.5%	2.6%	-3.9%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	3.2%	1.4%	5.6%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	4.8%	1.9%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.7%	73.1%	-10.6%	83.2%	-10.1%
10+ Years	1.1%	16.8%	15.7%	9.8%	7.0%
5-10 Years	1.1%	4.2%	3.1%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	4.7%	4.5%	-0.2%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	1.3%	-8.1%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.3%	76.7%	-3.4%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.6%	37.2%	0.4%
Christian	45%	46.2%	-1.2%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	11.9%	6.0%	5.9%

Safety

Is Handsworth Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Handsworth Avenue was 82.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.2% higher than the Hale End & Highams Park South average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Handsworth Avenue has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South and the 334th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 25.0%.

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E4 9PQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Handsworth Avenue are based on 138 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 Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 9PQ

Average Price
£365,458

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,458

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Handsworth Avenue

Average Price
£583,152

Semi-Detached
£1,084,171

Terraced
£842,389

Detached
£685,059

Flats/Maisonettes
£368,168

Other
£350,245

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Handsworth AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Briarview Court Handsworth Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2025-02-28	£404,344
Flat 12 Briarview Court Handsworth Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£322,000	2024-05-20	£344,457
Flat 9 Briarview Court Handsworth Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-10-20	£368,365
Flat 10 Briarview Court Handsworth Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2021-06-30	£394,503
Flat 1 Briarview Court Handsworth Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2020-10-16	£350,181

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 9PQ

Employment

E4 9PQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Self-Employed	41
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Education	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Real estate activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,321 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	4,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	5,407 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Handsworth Primary School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	286 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakhill Primary School Alders Avenue , IG8 9PY	4out of 4	634 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School 105 Selwyn Avenue , E4 9NE	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ainslie Wood Primary School 140 Ainslie Wood Road , Waltham Forest E4 9DD	3out of 4	996 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longshaw Primary Academy 18 Longshaw Road , Chingford E4 6LH	2out of 4	1,274 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	209 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,264 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	4out of 4	1,283 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Trinity Catholic High School Mornington Road , IG8 0TP	4out of 4	1,643 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,940 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	2,133 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,469 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,022 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,150 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	5,215 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,968 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,222 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,234 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	428 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,403 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodford Green Preparatory School Glengall Road , Snakes Lane West IG8 0BZ	- not rated	1,741 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avon House School 490 High Road , IG8 0PN	- not rated	1,869 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	1,916 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Waterfall Elior at Highams Park School	34 Handsworth Avenue	147 yd
1 The Avenue	1c The Avenue	222 yd
Station Cafe	1 The Avenue	222 yd
Romeo's Sandwich Bar	Chequers Cafe, 1a The Avenue	222 yd
Mood Lift Cafe	7 The Avenue	223 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Function Room	Bank Buildings, 3a The Avenue	352 yd
The County Arms	420 Hale End Road	383 yd
The Stag & Lantern	11-12 The Broadway	437 yd
Vino Tap	2a Winchester Road	483 yd
The Royal Oak	320 Hale End Road	656 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Go Go	12 The Avenue	288 yd
Wings Hut	26 The Avenue	288 yd
Coffee in the Park	Highams Park Station, 3 Station Approach The Avenue	324 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	412 Hale End Road	383 yd
Gourmet House	404 Hale End Road	383 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Supermarket, 405 Larkshall Road		880 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highams Park School HANDSWORTH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	134 yd
Jubilee Sports Ground THE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	499 yd
Hornbeam Academy (Brookfield House Site) ALDERS AVENUE		590 yd
Chingford School Of Tennis Club Hickman Avenue	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	659 yd
E4 Fitness And Leisure Ltd HICKMAN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	739 yd
Rolls Sports Ground HICKMAN AVENUE	grass pitches	751 yd
Whitehall Tennis Club Larkshall Road	tennis courts	753 yd
Woodford Rugby Club HIGH ROAD	grass pitches	874 yd
St Annes Church Centre 200B 200B LARKSHALL ROAD		950 yd
Ainslie Wood Sports Ground UNDERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	1,044 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	76.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E4 9PQ