Oswald Street, London, E5 0BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E5 0BT has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents 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	53.5%	48.6%	-4.9%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	46.5%	51.4%	4.9%	49.0%	2.4%

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 E5 0BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.6% 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	41.4%	55.6%	14.2%	37.9%	17.7%
Married: Opposite sex	34.8%	27.3%	-7.5%	44.2%	-16.9%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5.3%	4.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	10.7%	5.7%	-5.0%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	7.4%	6.3%	-1.1%	6.1%	0.2%

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	44.8%	55.1%	10.3%	48.4%	6.7%
Good health	28.8%	28.8%	0.0%	33.6%	-4.8%
Fair health	19%	11.4%	-7.6%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	4.6%	3%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.7%	20.4%	-17.3%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	6%	-4.7%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	18.3%	3.5%	13.4%	4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.3%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	16.8%	3.7%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	14.3%	33.3%	19.0%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	8.2%	1.8%	-6.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.7% 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	3.3%	0.7%	-2.6%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0.8%	1%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	3.5%	0.2%	-3.3%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	14.7%	18.3%	3.6%	2.5%	15.8%
Black Caribbean	18.2%	29%	10.8%	1.0%	28.0%
Other Black	5.7%	3%	-2.7%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	3%	1.4%	0.8%	2.2%
White	35.1%	25.7%	-9.4%	81.4%	-55.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	6.8%	12.6%	5.8%	1.6%	11.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.8% 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	58.2%	59.8%	1.6%	83.2%	-23.4%
European Union	6.3%	8.4%	2.1%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	8.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	0.8%	5.4%
Africa	11.7%	12.6%	0.9%	2.7%	9.9%
Middle East and Asia	6%	2.5%	-3.5%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.5%	9.1%	-0.4%	1.3%	7.8%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56%	60.5%	4.5%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	2.4%	30%	27.6%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	1.9%	4.8%	2.9%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	5.7%	2%	-3.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	34%	2.8%	-31.2%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.9%	76.7%	4.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.2%	37.2%	-13.0%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	18.2%	6.5%	11.7%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	12.5%	6.0%	6.5%

Safety

Is Oswald Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oswald Street was 21.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.5% lower than the King's Park average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Oswald Street has the lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in King's Park and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E5 0BT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Oswald Street are based on 14 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Oswald Street, London, E5 0BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 0BT

Average Price
£589,196

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£589,196

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oswald Street

Average Price
£550,329

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£578,749

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£180,873

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oswald Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Oswald Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-01-13	£487,000
16 Oswald Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£495,000	2019-04-05	£529,813
40 Oswald Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£342,500	2013-12-13	£522,876
38 Oswald Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£297,650	2011-09-19	£572,947
8 Oswald Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£179,000	2006-07-11	£475,057

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 0BT

Employment

E5 0BT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 E5 0BT 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	61
Part-Time Employee	57
Student (economically inactive)	46
Self-Employed	40
Retired	39
Other	24
Unemployed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	6
Construction	6
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Information and communication	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	1,748 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,630 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,280 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mandeville Primary School Oswald Street , Hackney E5 0BT	3out of 4	192 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rushmore Primary School Elderfield Road , Hackney E5 0LE	3out of 4	471 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Daubeney Primary School Daubeney Road , Clapton E5 0EG	3out of 4	669 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsmead Primary School Kingsmead Way , E9 5PP	4out of 4	704 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Community School Hilsea Street , Hackney E5 0SH	3out of 4	711 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	835 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	4out of 4	1,191 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	3out of 4	1,352 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	1,588 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,637 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,135 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,703 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,750 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,775 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,813 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
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,487 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,853 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,352 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,192 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,244 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	1,127 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ickburgh School Kenworthy Road , Hackney E9 5RB	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	1,274 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	1,459 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	1,557 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
E5 Square Cafe	193 Rushmore Road	261 yd
yakisa sushi	164 chatsworth road	436 yd
Chatsworth Food hub	Clapton Park Methodist Church, 99 Chatsworth rd.	480 yd
Chatsworth Youth Club	99 Chatworth Rd, London E5 0LH	480 yd
Millfields Coffee	145 Chatsworth Road	480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nodoby Asked Me	Basement And Ground Floor Front, 88 Chatsworth Road	487 yd
The Elderfield	57 Elderfield Road	634 yd
Princess Of Wales	Princess Of Wales Public House, 146 Lea Bridge Road	652 yd
Chats Palace	Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksbys Walk	870 yd
The Spread Eagle (RDHC Ltd)	224 Homerton High Street	1,000 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean Blue Fish Bar	10 Gilpin Road	241 yd
Burger Hatch	74 Chatsworth Road	488 yd
La fournelle ltd.	103 Elderfield road	543 yd
Too Sweet London Ltd	63 Chatsworth Road	584 yd
People's Choice	51c Chatsworth Road	584 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	21-23 Chatsworth Road		665 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road		1,080 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	724 yd
Lee Valley Ice Centre LEA BRIDGE ROAD	ice rinks	850 yd
The Waterworks Nature Reserve & Golf Centre (Closed) Lamas Road	golf	882 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	927 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	79.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	104.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 0BT