Charnwood Street, London, E5 8SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E5 8SL has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.6% of the population 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	56.6%	57.6%	1.0%	51.0%	6.6%
Male	43.4%	42.4%	-1.0%	49.0%	-6.6%

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 8SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54% 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	50.2%	54%	3.8%	37.9%	16.1%
Married: Opposite sex	30.6%	30.6%	0.0%	44.2%	-13.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	5.5%	4.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	9.8%	6.4%	-3.4%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	51.6%	50%	-1.6%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	26.9%	28.6%	1.7%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	13.4%	12.4%	-1.0%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	4.0%	2.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	1.2%	1.2%

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	28.9%	20.9%	-8.0%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	11.1%	-1.2%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3%	2.6%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	9.4%	-2.1%	16.9%	-7.5%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	39.6%	14.5%	33.8%	5.8%
Other	10.6%	5.1%	-5.5%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41% 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	4.1%	2.8%	-1.3%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	8.1%	11.4%	3.3%	3.1%	8.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	15.9%	13.8%	-2.1%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	10.3%	8.6%	-1.7%	1.0%	7.6%
Other Black	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.9%
White	38.1%	41%	2.9%	81.4%	-40.4%
Arab	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	9.4%	9%	-0.4%	1.6%	7.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60% 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	57.8%	60%	2.2%	83.2%	-23.2%
European Union	10.3%	8.3%	-2.0%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	8.1%	8.6%	0.5%	0.8%	7.8%
Africa	12.5%	9%	-3.5%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	7.2%	4.1%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.1%	5.9%	-2.2%	1.3%	4.6%
British Overseas	0%	1%	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.6%	60%	3.4%	83.2%	-23.2%
10+ Years	2.5%	33.8%	31.3%	9.8%	24.0%
5-10 Years	7.2%	2.8%	-4.4%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	6.9%	2.4%	-4.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	26.9%	1%	-25.9%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.4%	76.7%	3.7%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.3%	37.2%	-16.9%
Christian	37.2%	46.2%	-9.0%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Jewish	5.5%	0.5%	5.0%
Muslim	25.2%	6.5%	18.7%
Sikh	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Charnwood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charnwood Street was 101.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.9% higher than the Cazenove average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Charnwood Street has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove and the 213th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year.

🔎 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 8SL, 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 Charnwood Street are based on 28 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 Charnwood Street, London, E5 8SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 8SL

Average Price
£278,701

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£278,701

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charnwood Street

Average Price
£269,023

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,023

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charnwood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Ashdown House Charnwood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2019-04-08	£314,460
Flat 12 Ashdown House Charnwood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£188,000	2009-02-27	£362,116
Flat 5 Ashdown House Charnwood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£169,000	2007-07-06	£317,286
Flat 27 Ashdown House Charnwood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£32,000	2002-09-09	£89,507
Flat 12 Ashdown House Charnwood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£30,000	2002-04-22	£98,469

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 8SL

Employment

E5 8SL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E5 8SL 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	75
Self-Employed	27
Part-Time Employee	27
Other	23
Retired	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	11
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate 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	2,807 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,961 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	3,508 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	3,555 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,612 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	- not rated	225 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Junior School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	225 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Infants' School Northwold Road , E5 8RN	- not rated	225 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	225 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	- not rated	504 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,205 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,205 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,236 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,362 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	3out of 4	1,407 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	543 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,679 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	2,963 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,015 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,556 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,460 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,644 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,644 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,126 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	240 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	438 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	458 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Clockhouse Primary School 149 Stamford Hill , N16 5LG	- not rated	493 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Tayyibah Girls' School 88 Filey Avenue , Stamford Hill N16 6JJ	- not rated	556 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
RAYS PIZZA	92 Northwold Road	85 yd
Ikigai Sushi	94a Northwold Road	100 yd
Royal Sovereign Public House	The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road	155 yd
Wu Chinese Cuisine	Including 95a, 95 Upper Clapton Road	177 yd
Tony's cuisines	105b upper Clapton road	178 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	369 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	467 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	695 yd
The Grapevine	90 Oldhill Street	789 yd
The Axe	The Cricketers, 18 Northwold Road	833 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	79 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	85 yd
Ming	98 Northwold Road	100 yd
Rice and Spice	92 Northwold Road	100 yd
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	186 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	186 yd
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	799 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	954 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	1,005 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	1,045 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	536 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	542 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	653 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	797 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	912 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	963 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	993 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,060 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	74.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	75.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 8SL