Muir Road, London, E5 8QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E5 8QT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	41.2%	49.2%	8.0%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	58.8%	50.8%	-8.0%	49.0%	1.8%

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 8QT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% 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	48.9%	50.7%	1.8%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	24.1%	33.2%	9.1%	44.2%	-11.0%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	8.2%	2.6%	-5.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	10.3%	8.8%	-1.5%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	6.7%	3.3%	-3.4%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	42.4%	48.9%	6.5%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	31.3%	24.6%	-6.7%	33.6%	-9.0%
Fair health	17%	15.7%	-1.3%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	5%	7.1%	2.1%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	1.2%	2.5%

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	30.1%	21.4%	-8.7%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	5.4%	-2.4%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	8.3%	-7.3%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	5.8%	4.7%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	13.8%	5.6%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	41.3%	11.9%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	7.8%	4%	-3.8%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.4% 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	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.4%	6.2%	2.8%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	17.3%	21.4%	4.1%	2.5%	18.9%
Black Caribbean	13.9%	15.8%	1.9%	1.0%	14.8%
Other Black	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.8%	1.2%	-1.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	0.8%	2.0%
White	44.3%	35.4%	-8.9%	81.4%	-46.0%
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%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	3.7%	6.8%	3.1%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.7% 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	52.9%	56.7%	3.8%	83.2%	-26.5%
European Union	5.9%	8.6%	2.7%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	10.2%	9.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	8.7%
Africa	15.2%	15.3%	0.1%	2.7%	12.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	4.6%	-0.7%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.2%	4.6%	-5.6%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.1%	56.7%	5.6%	83.2%	-26.5%
10+ Years	3.4%	34.4%	31.0%	9.8%	24.6%
5-10 Years	4%	4.9%	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	6.2%	1.8%	-4.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	35.3%	2.1%	-33.2%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.7%	76.7%	4.0%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.1%	37.2%	-20.1%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	20.5%	6.5%	14.0%
Sikh	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other religion	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Muir Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Muir Road was 289.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 112.3% higher than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Muir Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 107th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 104.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.3%.

🔎 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 8QT, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Muir Road are based on 31 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 Muir Road, London, E5 8QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8QT

Average Price
£283,007

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£283,007

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Muir Road

Average Price
£292,785

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£292,785

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Muir Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 96 Rogate House, 8 Muir Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-11-18	£235,798
Flat 108 Rogate House, 8 Muir Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-08-26	£275,143
Flat 71 Rogate House, 8 Muir Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2018-05-18	£310,980
Flat 96 Rogate House, 8 Muir Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£77,300	2015-11-09	£83,453
Flat 108 Rogate House, 8 Muir Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£174,000	2013-06-14	£269,392

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8QT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Retired	52
Part-Time Employee	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Self-Employed	20
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Other	14
Education	13
Construction	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	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	2,445 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	3,017 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	3,411 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,745 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	3,814 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	49 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	183 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Tiger Way , Hackney E5 8NA	3out of 4	371 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	3out of 4	396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	3out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	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	830 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	928 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,063 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	4out of 4	1,598 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,650 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	467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,726 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	3,319 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,089 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,375 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	3out of 4	3,798 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,891 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,003 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,564 yd	Free schools	No	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	239 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	300 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	732 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	781 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	936 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	176 yd
Suezette's Home Nursery	Flat 5 104 Nightingale Road	239 yd
Panchforon Ltd	239 Lower Clapton road	369 yd
St James The Great Church	Lower Clapton Road	398 yd
Hub Velo Ltd	215 Lower Clapton Road	403 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	112 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	208 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	409 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	457 yd
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	523 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	3 Kenninghall Road	119 yd
Dom's Place	199 Lower Clapton Road	409 yd
The Mermaid Fish Bar	189 Lower Clapton Road	409 yd
Tasty Chicken	233 Lower Clapton Road	409 yd
Vesuvio Pizza	29 Lea Bridge Road	521 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	599 yd
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	725 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	974 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	989 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	996 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	372 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	460 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	784 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	793 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	927 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	935 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	989 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,050 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	1,061 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	5.9%
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	50.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	49.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	63.57 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	63.57 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.91 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8QT