Brooke Road, London, E5 8AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E5 8AP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	50.5%	-3.0%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	46.5%	49.5%	3.0%	49.0%	0.5%

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 8AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.9% 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	56%	57.9%	1.9%	37.9%	20.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	34.1%	4.4%	44.2%	-10.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3%	1%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	8%	3.5%	-4.5%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	47.6%	53.2%	5.6%	48.4%	4.8%
Good health	36.4%	30.2%	-6.2%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	11%	10.7%	-0.3%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	2.9%	2.8%	-0.1%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	1.2%	1.9%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 59.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.7%	14.1%	0.4%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	4.5%	-1.8%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	8%	-3.3%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	10%	1.7%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	51.7%	59.8%	8.1%	33.8%	26.0%
Other	8%	1%	-7.0%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% 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	2.9%	0.8%	-2.1%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	9.4%	8.8%	-0.6%	3.1%	5.7%
Pakistani	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	8%	6.2%	-1.8%	2.5%	3.7%
Black Caribbean	10.4%	8.8%	-1.6%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	0.4%	2.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	0.8%	2.0%
White	55.3%	54.1%	-1.2%	81.4%	-27.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.1%	5.4%	4.3%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.9% 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	65.5%	64.9%	-0.6%	83.2%	-18.3%
European Union	10.7%	11.3%	0.6%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	6.2%	4.1%	0.8%	5.4%
Africa	4.8%	2.8%	-2.0%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	8.8%	7.4%	-1.4%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.5%	5.4%	-2.1%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.3%	1.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.4%	64.9%	0.5%	83.2%	-18.3%
10+ Years	2.4%	22.1%	19.7%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	8.3%	3.8%	-4.5%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	3.3%	-15.4%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.5%	76.7%	1.8%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.7%	37.2%	6.5%
Christian	26.9%	46.2%	-19.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	6.4%	0.6%	5.8%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Brooke Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brooke Road was 102.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.5% lower than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brooke Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 225th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 27.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E5 8AP, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Brooke Road are based on 512 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 Brooke Road, London, E5 8AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8AP

Average Price
£650,711

Semi-Detached
£1,119,867

Terraced
£1,292,540

Detached
£1,638,516

Flats/Maisonettes
£524,450

Other
£23,421

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brooke Road

Average Price
£669,400

Semi-Detached
£1,049,918

Terraced
£973,413

Detached
£1,173,697

Flats/Maisonettes
£508,851

Other
£290,670

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brooke Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
198B Brooke Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£784,000	2024-10-11	£735,143
Flat 1, 180 Brooke Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£805,000	2023-02-16	£787,020
Flat A 194 Brooke Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2022-09-02	£538,643
164 Brooke Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,350,000	2021-12-14	£1,413,871
174 Brooke Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,600,000	2021-09-28	£1,556,670

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8AP

Employment

E5 8AP 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	116
Self-Employed	56
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	23
Information and communication	21
Other	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	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	2,622 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	3,210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	3,270 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	3,640 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	3out of 4	178 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	3out of 4	282 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	287 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	3out of 4	521 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,050 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,062 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,233 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	1,657 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,661 yd	Community school	No	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	479 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,776 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	3,099 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,901 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,581 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,784 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,842 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,869 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,447 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,707 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	399 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	436 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	583 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	716 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	781 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Suezette's Home Nursery	Flat 5 104 Nightingale Road	138 yd
Ability North ondon	80 Nightingale Road	174 yd
Upper Clapton Cafe	25 Upper Clapton Road	329 yd
RAYS PIZZA	92 Northwold Road	369 yd
Ikigai Sushi	94a Northwold Road	372 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	144 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	316 yd
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	384 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	536 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	3 Kenninghall Road	173 yd
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	366 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	369 yd
Ming	98 Northwold Road	372 yd
Rice and Spice	92 Northwold Road	372 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	515 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	747 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	940 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	947 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	968 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	346 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	680 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	852 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	866 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	907 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	919 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	930 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,001 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	1,019 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.1%

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	149.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8AP