Burges Road, London, E6 2BJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E6 2BJ is primarily male, with 55.7% of the population 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	42.8%	44.3%	1.5%	51.0%	-6.7%
Male	57.2%	55.7%	-1.5%	49.0%	6.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.6%	37.2%	-1.4%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	50.8%	50.3%	-0.5%	44.2%	6.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	2.3%	5.7%	3.4%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	5.4%	4.4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	50%	54%	4.0%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	31.6%	29.4%	-2.2%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	12.4%	10%	-2.4%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	4.4%	5.5%	1.1%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	17.4%	22.4%	5.0%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	11.7%	2.4%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	8.2%	-3.2%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3.3%	2.8%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	10.4%	3.1%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	36.5%	39.1%	2.6%	33.8%	5.3%
Other	17.6%	4.9%	-12.7%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.8% 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	6.1%	14.3%	8.2%	1.1%	13.2%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	34.4%	22.7%	-11.7%	3.1%	19.6%
Pakistani	17.9%	13.2%	-4.7%	2.7%	10.5%
Other Asian	16.7%	12.9%	-3.8%	1.6%	11.3%
Black African	3.8%	4.8%	1.0%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	3.2%	0.7%	-2.5%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	12.9%	21.8%	8.9%	81.4%	-59.6%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.1%	5.9%	3.8%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 29% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	30.6%	29%	-1.6%	83.2%	-54.2%
European Union	9.7%	17%	7.3%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	5.4%	5.2%	0.8%	4.6%
Africa	5.7%	4.1%	-1.6%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	51.9%	43.7%	-8.2%	5.6%	38.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 29% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	30.6%	29.2%	-1.4%	83.2%	-54.0%
10+ Years	10.3%	36.9%	26.6%	9.8%	27.1%
5-10 Years	14.3%	9.8%	-4.5%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	14.6%	12.1%	-2.5%	2.2%	9.9%
Less than 2 years	30.2%	12.1%	-18.1%	1.9%	10.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.8%	76.7%	-24.9%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Romania	10.2%	0.9%	9.3%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	16.8%	1.2%	15.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.1%	37.2%	-28.1%
Christian	22.8%	46.2%	-23.4%
Hindu	21%	1.7%	19.3%
Muslim	36.5%	6.5%	30.0%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Burges Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Burges Road was 70.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.5% higher than the Wall End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Burges Road has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Wall End and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E6 2BJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Burges Road are based on 440 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Burges Road, London, E6 2BJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E6 2BJ

Average Price
£464,487

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£517,928

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,973

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Burges Road

Average Price
£406,392

Semi-Detached
£607,430

Terraced
£467,771

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£247,562

Other
£121,659

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Burges Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Burges Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2025-01-21	£482,840
91 Burges Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2024-07-19	£464,676
39A Burges Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2023-01-20	£203,155
31 Burges Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-09-26	£314,911
41 Burges Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2020-02-24	£551,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E6 2BJ

Employment

E6 2BJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

E6 2BJ 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 E6 2BJ 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	113
Self-Employed	61
Part-Time Employee	42
Looking after home or family	36
Retired	31
Student (economically inactive)	25
Other	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	19
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	57
Education	16
Information and communication	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Construction	13
Transport and storage	13
Human health and social work activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,173 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	1,581 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	1,833 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	3out of 4	3,349 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lathom Junior School Lathom Road , East Ham E6 2DU	3out of 4	233 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Primary School Kensington Avenue , Manor Park E12 6NN	4out of 4	406 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Altmore Infant School Altmore Avenue , East Ham E6 2BX	3out of 4	530 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Primary School Hartley Avenue , East Ham E6 1NT	2out of 4	749 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Essex Primary School Sheridan Road , Manor Park E12 6QX	4out of 4	830 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	265 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,005 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	1,884 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	2,130 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	2,150 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	833 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	948 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,101 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	5,034 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
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,493 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	2,827 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,960 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,622 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,711 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	927 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	1,760 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,929 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
Vasantha Vilas	206 High Street North, East Ham	250 yd
Siddhi Restaurant	177 High Street North, East Ham	295 yd
Subway	185 High Street North, East Ham	295 yd
Priya Restaurant	209 High Street North, East Ham	315 yd
Thattukada	229 High Street North, East Ham	315 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Meeting Point	200 - 202 High Street North, East Ham	259 yd
Denmark Arms	381 Barking Road, East Ham	739 yd
Red Lion E6	80 High Street South, East Ham	1,005 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dixy Chicken	198 High Street North, East Ham	250 yd
Hyderabad Paradise Express	4 Station Parade, High Street North	283 yd
Laziza Hut	179 High Street North, East Ham	295 yd
Papa Chicken	205 High Street North, East Ham	315 yd
Shahs Halal Food	158 High Street North, East Ham	323 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	182 - 184 High Street North, East Ham	250 yd
Tesco	1 Pilgrims Way, East Ham	519 yd
Sainsbury's	2 - 10 Myrtle Road, East Ham	573 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	66 High Street North, East Ham	582 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trinity Centre EAST AVENUE		313 yd
Easygym (London East Ham) 145-147 145-147 HIGH STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	333 yd
Plashet School PLASHET GROVE	grass pitches	387 yd
Muscle Mania Fitness (Closed) Unit 1 Unit 1 Kempton Road	health and fitness suite	526 yd
East Ham Leisure Centre BARKING ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	823 yd
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	877 yd
Newham College Of Further Education EAST HAM CAMPUS EAST HAM CAMPUS HIGH STREET SOUTH	health and fitness suite	884 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		886 yd
Barking Road Recreation Ground Barking Road	grass pitches	891 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	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	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	79.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	103.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	34.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E6 2BJ