Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E5 0QJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.7%	55.1%	-2.6%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	42.3%	44.9%	2.6%	49.0%	-4.1%

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 0QJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.2% 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	47.4%	51.2%	3.8%	37.9%	13.3%
Married: Opposite sex	25.3%	30%	4.7%	44.2%	-14.2%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	7.1%	8.6%	1.5%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	17.3%	6.7%	-10.6%	6.1%	0.6%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.9%	40.1%	-0.8%	48.4%	-8.3%
Good health	24.5%	30.1%	5.6%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	8.9%	10%	1.1%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	5.5%	4.8%	-0.7%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	20.2%	15%	-5.2%	1.2%	13.8%

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	42.1%	26.6%	-15.5%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	5.3%	-3.5%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.5%	11.2%	2.7%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	13.4%	3.7%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	25.8%	38.5%	12.7%	33.8%	4.7%
Other	4.9%	3.6%	-1.3%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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	6.6%	3.3%	-3.3%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	4%	7.7%	3.7%	3.1%	4.6%
Pakistani	4.3%	5.2%	0.9%	2.7%	2.5%
Other Asian	2.6%	3.3%	0.7%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	5.1%	7.5%	2.4%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	13.8%	9.6%	-4.2%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	3%	2.9%	-0.1%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
White	51.3%	50%	-1.3%	81.4%	-31.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.8% 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	63.8%	62.8%	-1.0%	83.2%	-20.4%
European Union	9.4%	12.1%	2.7%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	5.3%	5.4%	0.1%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	8.4%	-0.1%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.9%	7.3%	-3.6%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.2%	62.5%	-0.7%	83.2%	-20.7%
10+ Years	1.3%	25%	23.7%	9.8%	15.2%
5-10 Years	4%	3.3%	-0.7%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	6.2%	5.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	25.3%	3.5%	-21.8%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.9%	76.7%	-0.8%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.9%	37.2%	-7.3%
Christian	25.8%	46.2%	-20.4%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Jewish	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Muslim	18.5%	6.5%	12.0%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Not answered	20.2%	6.0%	14.2%

Safety

Is Lower Clapton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Clapton Road was 49.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.9% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lower Clapton Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 79th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.4%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E5 0QJ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Lower Clapton Road are based on 427 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 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 0QJ

Average Price
£557,818

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,773,529

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,833

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Clapton Road

Average Price
£532,357

Semi-Detached
£1,015,101

Terraced
£883,778

Detached
£4,600,293

Flats/Maisonettes
£472,630

Other
£455,691

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Clapton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
162 Lower Clapton Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£50,000	2025-05-27	£48,492
Flat 1 158 Lower Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£755,000	2024-01-04	£732,973
Flat 14 Alva Court, 146 Lower Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-11-01	£472,576
Flat 9 Alva Court, 146 Lower Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2022-10-18	£333,894
Flat 11 Alva Court, 146 Lower Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£196,000	2021-09-24	£183,631

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 0QJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	138
Retired	107
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Other	28
Human health and social work activities	26
Education	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Information and communication	19
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	7
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

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	1,781 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	3,054 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,295 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,424 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,604 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Millfields Junior School Hilsea Street , E5 0SH	- not rated	278 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Infant School Elmcroft Street , E5 0SH	- not rated	278 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Community School Hilsea Street , Hackney E5 0SH	3out of 4	278 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	- not rated	337 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	411 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	213 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	213 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	504 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	692 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	939 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	498 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,277 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,534 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,973 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,451 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,451 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,681 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,851 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,286 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	394 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	460 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	504 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	767 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Paragon Christian Academy 233-241 Glyn Road , Hackney E5 0JP	- not rated	876 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
Palm 2	152 Lower Clapton Road	25 yd
My Neighbours The Dumplings	165 Lower Clapton Road	57 yd
Clapton Table	159 Lower Clapton Road	57 yd
DREAM DINNER	181 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	89 yd
Daku	26 downs road	108 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Windsor Castle	The Windsor Castle, 135 Lower Clapton Road	57 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	129 yd
Bizim Mekan Social Club	130 Clarence Road	149 yd
International Social Club	132 Clarence Road	149 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	195 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chestersway Chicken	179 Lower Clapton Road	57 yd
Feast Burger	176 Clarence Road	149 yd
Dom's Place	199 Lower Clapton Road	195 yd
The Mermaid Fish Bar	189 Lower Clapton Road	195 yd
Tasty Chicken	233 Lower Clapton Road	195 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	19 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	639 yd
Co-op	21-23 Chatsworth Road	846 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	857 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	950 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	214 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	500 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	521 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	547 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	642 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	777 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	931 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	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	174.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	128.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 0QJ