Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 9BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E5 9BU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	50.2%	47.3%	-2.9%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	49.8%	52.7%	2.9%	49.0%	3.7%

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 9BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.1% 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	51.5%	59.1%	7.6%	37.9%	21.2%
Married: Opposite sex	23%	29.9%	6.9%	44.2%	-14.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	8.7%	2.6%	-6.1%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	12.2%	6.5%	-5.7%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	4.7%	0.6%	-4.1%	6.1%	-5.5%

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	45.5%	58%	12.5%	48.4%	9.6%
Good health	31.7%	26.3%	-5.4%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	14.6%	12.2%	-2.4%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	5.9%	2%	-3.9%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.5%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.3%

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 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.3%	19.9%	-7.4%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	7.3%	-4.9%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	6%	-7.7%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	6.6%	4.9%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	13.9%	1.1%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	22.1%	45%	22.9%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	10.2%	1.3%	-8.9%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.7% 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	1.6%	3.4%	1.8%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	4%	2.9%	-1.1%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	19%	9.6%	-9.4%	2.5%	7.1%
Black Caribbean	13.1%	3.8%	-9.3%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	9.6%	1.9%	-7.7%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	4.8%	1.7%	0.4%	4.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	6.3%	3.7%	0.9%	5.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	0.8%	1.1%
White	35.4%	57.7%	22.3%	81.4%	-23.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Other	4.9%	3.4%	-1.5%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% 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	54.5%	57.6%	3.1%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	8%	15.6%	7.6%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	4.2%	2.4%	-1.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	15.3%	8.3%	-7.0%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.5%	5.4%	-2.1%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.3%	9.8%	-0.5%	1.3%	8.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.1%	57.8%	5.7%	83.2%	-25.4%
10+ Years	2.8%	15.2%	12.4%	9.8%	5.4%
5-10 Years	5.9%	11.8%	5.9%	2.9%	8.9%
2-5 Years	11%	9.3%	-1.7%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	28.2%	5.9%	-22.3%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.9%	76.7%	-21.8%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	5.3%	0.5%	4.8%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	5.8%	1.3%	4.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	6.8%	1.5%	5.3%
Other Europe	4.4%	0.2%	4.2%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Central and South America	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.9%	37.2%	-5.3%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Not answered	14.2%	6.0%	8.2%

Safety

Is Upper Clapton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Clapton 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 .

🔎 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 9BU, 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 Upper Clapton Road are based on 449 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 Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 9BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 9BU

Average Price
£569,105

Semi-Detached
£1,130,511

Terraced
£545,382

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£541,551

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Clapton Road

Average Price
£561,503

Semi-Detached
£1,079,767

Terraced
£713,799

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,071

Other
£2,292,980

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Clapton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 93 Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-09-05	£384,048
Apartment 101 85B Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£615,000	2024-08-28	£588,128
Apartment 502 85B Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-08-26	£419,913
97A Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£975,000	2021-06-24	£985,231
Apartment 102 85B Upper Clapton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£645,000	2021-02-04	£629,316

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 9BU

Employment

E5 9BU area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	58
Part-Time Employee	34
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Retired	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	26
Administrative and support service activities	23
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	11
Transport and storage	11
Construction	10
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,844 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,932 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	3,420 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	3,712 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,978 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	322 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Primary School Filey Avenue , N16 6NR	4out of 4	449 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwold Primary School Detmold Road , Clapton E5 9NL	3out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 75 Cazenove Road , Stoke Newington N16 6PD	3out of 4	606 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harrington Hill Primary School Harrington Hill , Mount Pleasant Lane E5 9EY	3out of 4	636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	1out of 4	1,271 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,327 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	1,359 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,523 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Catholic High School 6-16 Amhurst Park , Stamford Hill N16 5AF	3out of 4	1,640 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	665 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,627 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,105 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,405 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,608 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	3,299 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,595 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,223 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,476 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,902 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	115 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	277 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev 111-115 Cazenove Road , N16 6AX	- not rated	351 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Tayyibah Girls' School 88 Filey Avenue , Stamford Hill N16 6JJ	- not rated	397 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	624 yd	Other independent special 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
Wu Chinese Cuisine	Including 95a, 95 Upper Clapton Road	2 yd
Clapton Cafe Ltd	79 Upper Clapton Road	10 yd
Accra Palace	140a Upper Clapton Road	49 yd
Aroma cafe	140b Upper Clapton Road	50 yd
ELIF FOOD CENTRE CLAPTON	138 A UPPER CLAPTON ROAD E5 9JZ	54 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	333 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	616 yd
The Anchor & Hope	The Anchor And Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry	733 yd
The Grapevine	90 Oldhill Street	783 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	819 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	10 yd
Chicken Hut	91b Upper Clapton Road	10 yd
Kingston Jerk Hut	114 Upper Clapton Road	121 yd
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	253 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	258 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	10 yd
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	627 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	1,075 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	560 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	587 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	741 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	788 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	913 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	950 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	75.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.5%

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	90.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 9BU