Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 8BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E5 8BQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	48.6%	47.4%	-1.2%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	51.4%	52.6%	1.2%	49.0%	3.6%

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 8BQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.2% 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	49%	58.2%	9.2%	37.9%	20.3%
Married: Opposite sex	28.1%	27.8%	-0.3%	44.2%	-16.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	6.6%	3.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	10.7%	5.9%	-4.8%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	5.6%	3.4%	-2.2%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	39.1%	46.2%	7.1%	48.4%	-2.2%
Good health	34.4%	31.3%	-3.1%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	17.4%	13.9%	-3.5%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	6.3%	7.3%	1.0%	4.0%	3.3%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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	19.4%	25.3%	5.9%	18.2%	7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.8%	9.3%	-7.5%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	16.9%	7.7%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	34.6%	5.5%	33.8%	0.8%
Other	14.3%	2.5%	-11.8%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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)
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	10.7%	12.9%	2.2%	3.1%	9.8%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	17%	10.1%	-6.9%	2.5%	7.6%
Black Caribbean	17.4%	15.3%	-2.1%	1.0%	14.3%
Other Black	5.1%	4.9%	-0.2%	0.5%	4.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	6.3%	2.4%	-3.9%	0.8%	1.6%
White	31.6%	38%	6.4%	81.4%	-43.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	4%	7.3%	3.3%	1.6%	5.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% 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	64%	58.3%	-5.7%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	5.5%	13.5%	8.0%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	3.6%	4.2%	0.6%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	11.5%	8%	-3.5%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	7.3%	1.4%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.5%	6.3%	-3.2%	1.3%	5.0%
Oceania	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.2%	58.9%	-4.3%	83.2%	-24.3%
10+ Years	0.8%	27.4%	26.6%	9.8%	17.6%
5-10 Years	4.3%	6.3%	2.0%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	6.3%	5.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	25.3%	2.1%	-23.2%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	76.7%	-5.6%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.8%	37.2%	-11.4%
Christian	37.6%	46.2%	-8.6%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	20.6%	6.5%	14.1%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Not answered	9.8%	6.0%	3.8%

Safety

Is Upper Clapton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Clapton Road was 337.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 179.0% higher than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Upper Clapton Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 74th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 125.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.2%.

🔎 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 8BQ, 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Upper Clapton Road are based on 454 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 Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 8BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8BQ

Average Price
£889,264

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£316,014

Other
£5,188,637

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Clapton Road

Average Price
£589,015

Semi-Detached
£1,157,440

Terraced
£774,278

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,472

Other
£2,325,680

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Clapton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat F2 28 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-08-12	£311,754
Flat H1 28 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2022-09-06	£248,760
Flat H 28 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2022-07-15	£184,305
Flat B 28 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-03-15	£311,136
Flat A 28 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2019-09-20	£562,999

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Employment

E5 8BQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 8BQ 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	52
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	27
Retired	22
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Education	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Human health and social work activities	11
Transport and storage	7
Construction	6
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
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	2,288 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,901 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	3,450 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,974 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	4,061 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	- not rated	359 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwold Primary School Detmold Road , Clapton E5 9NL	4out of 4	450 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	- not rated	546 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	593 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Junior School Hilsea Street , E5 0SH	- not rated	601 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	686 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	686 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	929 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,101 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	1,415 yd	Community school	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	120 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,284 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,302 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,437 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,698 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	3,313 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,313 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,829 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,907 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,257 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 , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	329 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	561 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	577 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	626 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Lennox Lewis College Theydon Road , Mount Pleasant Hill E5 9NA	- not rated	695 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Clapton country club	UNITS J2 AND J3 THE TRAM DEPOT, 38 40 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD	0 yd
Tram Store	The Tram Depot, 38-40 Upper Clapton Road	2 yd
Clapton expres	5_6 upper clapton road	73 yd
Upper Clapton Cafe	25 Upper Clapton Road	190 yd
Panchforon Ltd	239 Lower Clapton road	239 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	200 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	390 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	512 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	573 yd
Windsor Castle	The Windsor Castle, 135 Lower Clapton Road	591 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vesuvio Pizza	29 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	3 Kenninghall Road	375 yd
Dom's Place	199 Lower Clapton Road	390 yd
The Mermaid Fish Bar	189 Lower Clapton Road	390 yd
Tasty Chicken	233 Lower Clapton Road	390 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	539 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	564 yd
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	723 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	121 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	484 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	688 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	823 yd
Lee Valley Ice Centre LEA BRIDGE ROAD	ice rinks	933 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	1,087 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	75 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8BQ