Southwold Road, London, E5 9PT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E5 9PT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	51.4%	-3.0%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	45.6%	48.6%	3.0%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 9PT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.3% 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	44.8%	47.3%	2.5%	37.9%	9.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.8%	37.3%	10.5%	44.2%	-6.9%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	8%	1.7%	-6.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	8.8%	7.9%	-0.9%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	10.4%	5.1%	-5.3%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	46.1%	65.3%	19.2%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	30.1%	18.8%	-11.3%	33.6%	-14.8%
Fair health	12%	11.9%	-0.1%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	8.9%	3.3%	-5.6%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	2.9%	0.7%	-2.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	30%	23.6%	-6.4%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	6.3%	-2.9%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	16.3%	4.3%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.5%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	11.8%	-2.6%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	23.2%	34.7%	11.5%	33.8%	0.9%
Other	10.8%	3.8%	-7.0%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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	9.2%	4.7%	-4.5%	1.1%	3.6%
Indian	6.6%	10.1%	3.5%	3.1%	7.0%
Pakistani	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	4.9%	4.2%	-0.7%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	12.6%	11.7%	-0.9%	2.5%	9.2%
Black Caribbean	14%	9.9%	-4.1%	1.0%	8.9%
Other Black	3.7%	4.9%	1.2%	0.5%	4.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	3.4%	0.5%	-2.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	25.5%	38%	12.5%	81.4%	-43.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	9.7%	8%	-1.7%	1.6%	6.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.3% 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	58.5%	59.3%	0.8%	83.2%	-23.9%
European Union	5.2%	5.9%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	9.5%	8.5%	-1.0%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	16.5%	6.2%	5.6%	10.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.8%	6.8%	-7.0%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.2%	59.4%	3.2%	83.2%	-23.8%
10+ Years	4%	29.5%	25.5%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	4.6%	8.3%	3.7%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	9.7%	1.2%	-8.5%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	25.5%	1.7%	-23.8%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16%	37.2%	-21.2%
Christian	22.4%	46.2%	-23.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Jewish	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Muslim	30.9%	6.5%	24.4%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	25.5%	6.0%	19.5%

Safety

Is Southwold Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southwold Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Lea Bridge 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 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 9PT, 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 9PT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E5 9PT

Average Price
£442,390

Semi-Detached
£964,397

Terraced
£412,827

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£404,881

Other
£242,075

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
32D Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£339,000	2025-03-21	£322,937
27 Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2024-11-12	£332,592
32E Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£448,000	2023-11-10	£413,703
33 Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-10-06	£376,218
25 Southwold Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2022-10-06	£300,975

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E5 9PT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E5 9PT 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	71
Part-Time Employee	48
Student (economically inactive)	37
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Retired	23
Self-Employed	21
Other	20
Looking after home or family	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Information and communication	6
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
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	2,498 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,682 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	3,689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	3,928 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	4,092 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	198 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell School Ferron Road , E5 8DN	- not rated	610 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harrington Hill Primary School Mount Pleasant Lane , E5 9JG	3out of 4	639 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	691 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Junior School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	691 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	915 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	915 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,186 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,354 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	1,621 yd	Community school	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	359 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,539 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	3,219 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,419 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,444 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	3,203 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,579 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,963 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,403 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	315 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lennox Lewis College Theydon Road , Mount Pleasant Hill E5 9NA	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	450 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	555 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	639 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
Ashlyns Organics Ltd	Comberton Children's Centre, 10 Comberton Road	121 yd
AMBA NAKNIK	1 Detmold Road	127 yd
Clapton Kebab House	2 Southwold Road	159 yd
Clapton expres	5_6 upper clapton road	222 yd
Upper Clapton Cafe	25 Upper Clapton Road	230 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	173 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	649 yd
Princess Of Wales	Princess Of Wales Public House, 146 Lea Bridge Road	666 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	702 yd
The Anchor & Hope	The Anchor And Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry	738 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingston Jerk Hut	114 Upper Clapton Road	259 yd
Fisherman's Inn	91a Upper Clapton Road	381 yd
Chicken Hut	91b Upper Clapton Road	381 yd
Vesuvio Pizza	29 Lea Bridge Road	387 yd
Humble Meal	Unit 4, 14 Grosvenor Way	509 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	381 yd
Co-operative Group	17 Urban Hive, Theydon Road	479 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	814 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	358 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	534 yd
Lee Valley Ice Centre LEA BRIDGE ROAD	ice rinks	799 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	917 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	967 yd
Springfield Park SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,011 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,069 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	78 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E5 9PT