Southwold Road, London, E5 9PS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E5 9PS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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%	47.7%	-2.5%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	49.8%	52.3%	2.5%	49.0%	3.3%

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 9PS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.9% 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	42.7%	45.9%	3.2%	37.9%	8.0%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	41.7%	7.8%	44.2%	-2.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	8.9%	2.2%	-6.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.3%	5.7%	-1.6%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	7.3%	3.8%	-3.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (91.4%) 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	41.7%	69.3%	27.6%	48.4%	20.9%
Good health	34.7%	22.1%	-12.6%	33.6%	-11.5%
Fair health	14.2%	5.9%	-8.3%	12.7%	-6.8%
Bad health	6.6%	1.7%	-4.9%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.6%	27.6%	3.0%	18.2%	9.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	6%	-3.3%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.3%	10.8%	3.5%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	8.9%	-1.2%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	41.3%	14.7%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	21.8%	2.9%	-18.9%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.5% 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	4.8%	1.5%	-3.3%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.7%	0%	-5.7%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	16%	16.3%	0.3%	2.5%	13.8%
Black Caribbean	15.4%	7.6%	-7.8%	1.0%	6.6%
Other Black	4.2%	0.6%	-3.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	0.5%
White	35.3%	63.5%	28.2%	81.4%	-17.9%
Arab	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	7.3%	5.4%	-1.9%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.2% 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	53.2%	66.2%	13.0%	83.2%	-17.0%
European Union	8.8%	8.5%	-0.3%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	3.2%	-3.7%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	11.8%	7.2%	-4.6%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	7.6%	2.2%	5.6%	2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13%	5.6%	-7.4%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52%	66.2%	14.2%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	5.4%	21.7%	16.3%	9.8%	11.9%
5-10 Years	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	7.9%	4.1%	-3.8%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	29%	2.6%	-26.4%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.3%	37.2%	-22.9%
Christian	29.7%	46.2%	-16.5%
Jewish	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Muslim	7.2%	6.5%	0.7%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	43.2%	6.0%	37.2%

Safety

Is Southwold Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southwold Road was 125.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.1% higher than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southwold Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 260th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 82.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.1%.

🔎 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. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E5 9PS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Southwold Road are based on 248 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 Southwold Road, London, E5 9PS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 9PS

Average Price
£406,960

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£942,203

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£282,337

Other
£25,082

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southwold Road

Average Price
£420,139

Semi-Detached
£943,429

Terraced
£772,505

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£395,870

Other
£135,731

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southwold Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
98B Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£665,000	2024-12-09	£644,302
98B Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£583,000	2020-09-25	£545,150
66 Southwold Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£22,000	2017-05-26	£24,374
68 Southwold Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£820,000	2016-03-29	£916,843
98B Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£537,000	2016-01-08	£553,047

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 9PS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Part-Time Employee	85
Self-Employed	35
Retired	34
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Education	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Transport and storage	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Manufacturing	4
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	2,478 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,534 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	3,819 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,974 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	4,032 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwold Primary School Detmold Road , Clapton E5 9NL	4out of 4	143 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harrington Hill Primary School Mount Pleasant Lane , E5 9JG	3out of 4	597 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	- not rated	728 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Junior School Hilsea Street , E5 0SH	- not rated	805 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millfields Infant School Elmcroft Street , E5 0SH	- not rated	805 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	935 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	935 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,289 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,465 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	1,696 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	487 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,591 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	3,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,342 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,594 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
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,028 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,028 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,556 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,830 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,320 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	213 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lennox Lewis College Theydon Road , Mount Pleasant Hill E5 9NA	- not rated	346 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	565 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	694 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	717 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
AMBA NAKNIK	1 Detmold Road	112 yd
Ashlyns Organics Ltd	Comberton Children's Centre, 10 Comberton Road	256 yd
Clapton Kebab House	2 Southwold Road	335 yd
Clapton expres	5_6 upper clapton road	362 yd
Tram Store	The Tram Depot, 38-40 Upper Clapton Road	369 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	346 yd
Princess Of Wales	Princess Of Wales Public House, 146 Lea Bridge Road	514 yd
The Anchor & Hope	The Anchor And Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry	664 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	735 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	854 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingston Jerk Hut	114 Upper Clapton Road	403 yd
Humble Meal	Unit 4, 14 Grosvenor Way	420 yd
Vesuvio Pizza	29 Lea Bridge Road	451 yd
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	515 yd
Chicken Hut	91b Upper Clapton Road	515 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	363 yd
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	515 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	868 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	443 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	487 yd
Lee Valley Ice Centre LEA BRIDGE ROAD	ice rinks	623 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	938 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,022 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	0.0%
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	58.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 9PS