Northwold Road, London, E5 8RA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E5 8RA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.4%	51.2%	-0.2%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.6%	48.8%	0.2%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 8RA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.6% 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	46.6%	55.6%	9.0%	37.9%	17.7%
Married: Opposite sex	31.9%	23.8%	-8.1%	44.2%	-20.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.8%	6.8%	0.0%	2.2%	4.6%
Divorced	12.9%	11.7%	-1.2%	9.1%	2.6%
Widowed	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	41.5%	54.6%	13.1%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	37.6%	24.8%	-12.8%	33.6%	-8.8%
Fair health	12.3%	14.4%	2.1%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	3.7%	4.3%	0.6%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	4.9%	1.9%	-3.0%	1.2%	0.7%

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	28.7%	23.8%	-4.9%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	8.8%	-4.5%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	10.4%	-1.4%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	11.9%	2.9%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	26.9%	40.2%	13.3%	33.8%	6.4%
Other	9.7%	2.4%	-7.3%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34% 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	3.2%	5.9%	2.7%	1.1%	4.8%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.9%	4%	1.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	15.7%	18.3%	2.6%	2.5%	15.8%
Black Caribbean	10.3%	11.6%	1.3%	1.0%	10.6%
Other Black	7.4%	5%	-2.4%	0.5%	4.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	3.7%	1.2%	-2.5%	0.8%	0.4%
White	34.6%	34%	-0.6%	81.4%	-47.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	3.4%	8.8%	5.4%	1.6%	7.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.5% 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	61.2%	54.5%	-6.7%	83.2%	-28.7%
European Union	7.4%	12.7%	5.3%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	0.8%	4.6%
Africa	10.3%	12.3%	2.0%	2.7%	9.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	8.5%	0.6%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	5%	-1.9%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	54.7%	-5.3%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	3.7%	34.8%	31.1%	9.8%	25.0%
5-10 Years	4.7%	5.5%	0.8%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	6.9%	2.1%	-4.8%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	24.8%	2.8%	-22.0%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.9%	76.7%	2.2%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.5%	37.2%	-15.7%
Christian	36.3%	46.2%	-9.9%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Jewish	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Muslim	23.6%	6.5%	17.1%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Northwold Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northwold Road was 138.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.4% higher than the Cazenove average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Northwold Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove and the 290th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in E5 8RA, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Northwold Road are based on 299 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 Northwold Road, London, E5 8RA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8RA

Average Price
£476,240

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£705,123

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£338,910

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Northwold Road

Average Price
£605,525

Semi-Detached
£951,035

Terraced
£875,034

Detached
£824,120

Flats/Maisonettes
£525,898

Other
£598,435

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Northwold Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat C 227 Northwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£472,000	2024-11-18	£450,482
114 Northwold Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,070,000	2023-09-15	£1,030,841
116 Northwold Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£950,000	2023-05-25	£945,148
126B Northwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,350	2023-01-30	£327,757
Flat E 227 Northwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2021-06-29	£429,460

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8RA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E5 8RA 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	103
Part-Time Employee	39
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	30
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	21
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	9
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	5
Construction	5
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
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	2,860 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,977 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	3,452 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	3,568 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,920 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	3out of 4	193 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Primary School Filey Avenue , N16 6NR	4out of 4	478 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	3out of 4	530 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 75 Cazenove Road , Stoke Newington N16 6PD	3out of 4	596 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwold Primary School Detmold Road , Clapton E5 9NL	3out of 4	616 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,259 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	1out of 4	1,359 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,396 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	1,409 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,582 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	598 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,749 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,988 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,550 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,715 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	3,428 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,683 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,102 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,867 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	244 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	406 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Tayyibah Girls' School 88 Filey Avenue , Stamford Hill N16 6JJ	- not rated	523 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	643 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wu Chinese Cuisine	Including 95a, 95 Upper Clapton Road	146 yd
Clapton Cafe Ltd	79 Upper Clapton Road	155 yd
RAYS PIZZA	92 Northwold Road	160 yd
Ikigai Sushi	94a Northwold Road	175 yd
Sodo Pizza	126 Upper Clapton Road	176 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	290 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	471 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	679 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	778 yd
The Grapevine	90 Oldhill Street	848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	154 yd
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	155 yd
Chicken Hut	91b Upper Clapton Road	155 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	160 yd
Ming	98 Northwold Road	175 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	155 yd
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	740 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	986 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	1,025 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	1,070 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	476 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	609 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	732 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	873 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	912 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	923 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,035 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	1,040 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	76.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	76.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	74.5%

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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8RA