Geldeston Road, London, E5 8RQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E5 8RQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	50.4%	0.0%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	49.6%	49.6%	0.0%	49.0%	0.6%

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 8RQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% 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	61.1%	56.4%	-4.7%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.1%	30.7%	4.6%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	6.4%	7%	0.6%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.7%	48.7%	-3.0%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	30.4%	38%	7.6%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	13%	8.5%	-4.5%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	4.3%	4.1%	-0.2%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 62.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.5%	11.9%	-6.6%	18.2%	-6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.7%	5.2%	-0.5%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	9.3%	-2.5%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	49.4%	62.3%	12.9%	33.8%	28.5%
Other	7.3%	1.6%	-5.7%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.8% 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	0.5%	7.3%	6.8%	1.1%	6.2%
Chinese	2%	2.1%	0.1%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	9.2%	7.3%	-1.9%	3.1%	4.2%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	6.9%	2.4%	-4.5%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	7.4%	9.2%	1.8%	1.0%	8.2%
Other Black	4.3%	1.3%	-3.0%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	1.3%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2%	2.1%	0.1%	0.8%	1.3%
White	55.2%	52.8%	-2.4%	81.4%	-28.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	6.1%	8.2%	2.1%	1.6%	6.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66% 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	65%	66%	1.0%	83.2%	-17.2%
European Union	10%	12.8%	2.8%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	5.4%	2.4%	-3.0%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	8.1%	0.2%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	7.1%	0.2%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.4%	65.7%	2.3%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	3.8%	22.4%	18.6%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	4.6%	6%	1.4%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	7.7%	2.8%	-4.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	3.2%	-17.3%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.8%	0.4%	2.4%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.9%	37.2%	7.7%
Christian	23.9%	46.2%	-22.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	19%	6.5%	12.5%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Geldeston Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Geldeston Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Cazenove average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 25.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E5 8RQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Geldeston Road are based on 164 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 Geldeston Road, London, E5 8RQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8RQ

Average Price
£758,166

Semi-Detached
£1,104,336

Terraced
£1,127,712

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,767

Other
£252,792

Estimated Average Property Prices for Geldeston Road

Average Price
£570,413

Semi-Detached
£848,187

Terraced
£984,763

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£385,419

Other
£245,155

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Geldeston Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Flat 9A Geldeston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2023-07-24	£400,455
32 Geldeston Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,350,000	2023-06-09	£1,324,169
18 Geldeston Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2022-08-31	£1,087,476
Flat 14 Saxony Court, 32A Geldeston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£148,000	2021-11-10	£151,299
Flat 17 Saxony Court, 32A Geldeston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£154,000	2021-04-08	£155,943

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Employment

E5 8RQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	157
Self-Employed	52
Part-Time Employee	44
Retired	35
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Education	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Human health and social work activities	26
Information and communication	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Other	18
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	3,210 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	3,316 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	3,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,681 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	78 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Primary School Filey Avenue , N16 6NR	4out of 4	423 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 75 Cazenove Road , Stoke Newington N16 6PD	3out of 4	454 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	3out of 4	507 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	526 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	1,322 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	1out of 4	1,346 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,367 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,377 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,425 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	745 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,739 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	2,807 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,728 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,821 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	3,503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,856 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,937 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,697 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,016 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	417 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	481 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust Cazenove Road , London N16 6PA	- not rated	563 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	599 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Tayyibah Girls' School 88 Filey Avenue , Stamford Hill N16 6JJ	- not rated	642 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Sovereign Public House	The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road	66 yd
Ikigai Sushi	94a Northwold Road	99 yd
RAYS PIZZA	92 Northwold Road	110 yd
Tony's cuisines	105b upper Clapton road	355 yd
Wu Chinese Cuisine	Including 95a, 95 Upper Clapton Road	367 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	363 yd
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	501 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	616 yd
The Axe	The Cricketers, 18 Northwold Road	668 yd
Jolly Butchers (Stoke Newington) Limited	204 Stoke Newington High Street	746 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ming	98 Northwold Road	99 yd
Rice and Spice	92 Northwold Road	99 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	110 yd
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	115 yd
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	376 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	772 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	816 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	908 yd
Morrisons	47-49 Stamford Hill	955 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	518 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	577 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	609 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	629 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	795 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	990 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,047 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	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.0%

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	63.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	96.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8RQ