Downs Road, London, E5 8QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E5 8QJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% 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	54.5%	54.5%	0.0%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	45.5%	45.5%	0.0%	49.0%	-3.5%

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 8QJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	59%	58.3%	-0.7%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.1%	25.3%	-0.8%	44.2%	-18.9%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.2%	9.2%	1.0%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	47.4%	50.1%	2.7%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	33.8%	33.1%	-0.7%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	11.9%	9.1%	-2.8%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	1.2%	3.0%

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	22.5%	19.4%	-3.1%	18.2%	1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	8.9%	-3.0%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	13.4%	-3.6%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	12.9%	3.2%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	26.4%	40.9%	14.5%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	11.9%	3.7%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.6% 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	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	5.6%	9.9%	4.3%	3.1%	6.8%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	18.2%	23.5%	5.3%	2.5%	21.0%
Black Caribbean	10.6%	12.3%	1.7%	1.0%	11.3%
Other Black	9.1%	3.8%	-5.3%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	5%	1.4%	-3.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	28.1%	29.6%	1.5%	81.4%	-51.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	60.6%	64.4%	3.8%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	8.4%	7.9%	-0.5%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	11.7%	10.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	5.5%	-1.4%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	5%	-1.3%	1.3%	3.7%
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	59.1%	64.4%	5.3%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	5.4%	29.5%	24.1%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	7.6%	1.6%	-6.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	24.7%	1.6%	-23.1%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.3%	76.7%	5.6%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	33.6%	46.2%	-12.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Downs Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downs Road was 81.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.9% lower than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Downs Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 164th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.5%.

🔎 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 8QJ, 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 Downs Road are based on 366 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 Downs Road, London, E5 8QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8QJ

Average Price
£584,899

Semi-Detached
£1,140,609

Terraced
£1,245,436

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£503,299

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downs Road

Average Price
£556,967

Semi-Detached
£1,092,419

Terraced
£836,426

Detached
£1,390,577

Flats/Maisonettes
£538,535

Other
£463,531

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downs Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 11 1 Downs Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2025-03-21	£342,942
3B Downs Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£413,000	2024-05-31	£392,655
Flat 10 1 Downs Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-03-21	£424,015
3B Downs Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2023-05-18	£361,021
The Villa Downs Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,855,000	2023-02-27	£1,911,612

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8QJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Part-Time Employee	66
Self-Employed	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	37
Looking after home or family	36
Other	30
Student (economically inactive)	29
Unemployed	24
Retired	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Education	22
Other	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,396 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	2,609 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,369 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,517 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	327 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	327 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	- not rated	463 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	464 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Junior School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	564 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	484 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	608 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	609 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,072 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	831 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,958 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,416 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,188 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	3,740 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	3,452 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,237 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,352 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,540 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	178 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	482 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	609 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	627 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	758 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Poptails by LAPP	Unit 3 First Floor, Warwick Works, Downs Road	70 yd
Brunswick East Bakehouse	Ground Floor Front (The Russet), 17 Amhurst Terrace	120 yd
Tom’s Pasta	Unit 4 17 Amhurst Terrace, Lower Clapton	161 yd
Pastore Pasta LTD.	Unit 4, 17 amhurst terrace	161 yd
Heaps+Stacks	Shop 7, Hackney Downs Studios, 17 Amhurst Terrace	161 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	357 yd
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	461 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	484 yd
Yucatan Bar	The Rumours, 121 Stoke Newington Road	661 yd
Bar A Bar	Stoke Newington Road Post Office, 133-135 Stoke Newington Road	665 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Newington Takeway Ltd T/A Tiffins Club	249 Amhurst Road	231 yd
Chicken Klub	235 Amhurst Road	231 yd
Tubby's charcoal grill & italian pizza	52 Evering Road	362 yd
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	507 yd
All Nations Vegan House Limited	2a Farleigh Place, Stoke Newington	559 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	693 yd
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	723 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	792 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	887 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	893 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	420 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	486 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	567 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	831 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		910 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	955 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	1,040 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	1,072 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	94.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.5%

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	105.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8QJ