Olympus Square, London, E5 8PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E5 8PL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% 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	54.4%	53.5%	-0.9%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	45.6%	46.5%	0.9%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 8PL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.9% 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	43.1%	58.9%	15.8%	37.9%	21.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	25%	-4.7%	44.2%	-19.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	6.5%	2.9%	-3.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	12.2%	6%	-6.2%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	8.5%	6.6%	-1.9%	6.1%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.8%	56.2%	11.4%	48.4%	7.8%
Good health	28.7%	23.7%	-5.0%	33.6%	-9.9%
Fair health	17.1%	12.6%	-4.5%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	6.6%	4.7%	-1.9%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	1.2%	1.6%

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	35.8%	24.4%	-11.4%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	8%	-2.6%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	8.9%	-2.5%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	11.8%	4.5%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	22.8%	41.7%	18.9%	33.8%	7.9%
Other	9.3%	1.7%	-7.6%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.7% 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	13%	13.7%	0.7%	1.1%	12.6%
Chinese	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	2.2%	4%	1.8%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	18%	20.5%	2.5%	2.5%	18.0%
Black Caribbean	14.1%	11.8%	-2.3%	1.0%	10.8%
Other Black	3.6%	4.2%	0.6%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	0.7%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	5.5%	0.7%	-4.8%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	32.6%	30.7%	-1.9%	81.4%	-50.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.3%	7.8%	7.5%	1.6%	6.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.9% 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	63%	58.9%	-4.1%	83.2%	-24.3%
European Union	2.5%	7.7%	5.2%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	4.7%	5.2%	0.5%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	10.2%	11.3%	1.1%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	10.3%	0.9%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.9%	5.6%	-4.3%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
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	60.8%	59.1%	-1.7%	83.2%	-24.1%
10+ Years	0%	34.6%	34.6%	9.8%	24.8%
5-10 Years	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.9%	-1.3%
2-5 Years	7.7%	2.6%	-5.1%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	28.7%	2.1%	-26.6%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.6%	76.7%	4.9%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	33.6%	6.5%	27.1%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Olympus Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Olympus Square was 256.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 101.6% higher than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Olympus Square has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 127th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 107.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.0%.

🔎 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 8PL, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Olympus Square are based on 2 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 Olympus Square, London, E5 8PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8PL

Average Price
£351,336

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£351,336

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Olympus Square

Average Price
£356,998

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,998

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Olympus SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Olympus Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£138,500	2003-03-12	£373,331
14 Olympus Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£68,000	2000-01-28	£309,528

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8PL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E5 8PL 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	80
Retired	42
Looking after home or family	42
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	36
Student (economically inactive)	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Unemployed	20
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Education	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	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	2,291 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	2,907 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,480 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,610 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,734 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	- not rated	203 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	215 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	280 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	280 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	- not rated	316 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	568 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	671 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	810 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	810 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	824 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	475 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,016 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,750 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,462 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	3,619 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,801 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,885 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,885 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,154 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,275 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	195 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	223 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	270 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	568 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	914 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
Ability North ondon	80 Nightingale Road	287 yd
Suezette's Home Nursery	Flat 5 104 Nightingale Road	352 yd
Bake Street	58 Evering Road	402 yd
Smoke and Pepper	52 Evering Road	411 yd
Poptails by LAPP	Unit 3 First Floor, Warwick Works, Downs Road	426 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	2 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	259 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	450 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	469 yd
Bizim Mekan Social Club	130 Clarence Road	565 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	3 Kenninghall Road	230 yd
Dom's Place	199 Lower Clapton Road	450 yd
The Mermaid Fish Bar	189 Lower Clapton Road	450 yd
Tasty Chicken	233 Lower Clapton Road	450 yd
Tubby's charcoal grill & italian pizza	52 Evering Road	494 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	616 yd
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	830 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	924 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	938 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	373 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	684 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	811 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	824 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	999 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,012 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,022 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	77.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	77.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	11.1%

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%

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

Overview of E5 8PL