Heigham Road, East Ham, London, E6 2JG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E6 2JG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.9%	50.6%	6.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	56.1%	49.4%	-6.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.1%	36.5%	-6.6%	37.9%	-1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	46.6%	6.4%	44.2%	2.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.7%	1.8%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	4.5%	6.7%	2.2%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	8.5%	7.6%	-0.9%	6.1%	1.5%

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	46.4%	43.2%	-3.2%	48.4%	-5.2%
Good health	32.1%	36.7%	4.6%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	13.7%	12.9%	-0.8%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	5.3%	6.1%	0.8%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	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.

In the area around E6 2JG this area, 29.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.7%	29.6%	4.9%	18.2%	11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	11.3%	2.6%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	8.3%	-2.0%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.8%	4.4%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	10.6%	1.9%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	33%	30.3%	-2.7%	33.8%	-3.5%
Other	14.2%	5.1%	-9.1%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17% 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	11.4%	14.3%	2.9%	1.1%	13.2%
Chinese	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	35.1%	28.4%	-6.7%	3.1%	25.3%
Pakistani	16.2%	13%	-3.2%	2.7%	10.3%
Other Asian	9.5%	9.3%	-0.2%	1.6%	7.7%
Black African	6.2%	6.1%	-0.1%	2.5%	3.6%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	2%	1.5%	-0.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	12.5%	17%	4.5%	81.4%	-64.4%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.5% 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	34.6%	38.5%	3.9%	83.2%	-44.7%
European Union	6.7%	13.2%	6.5%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	6.2%	6.9%	0.7%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	49.7%	37%	-12.7%	5.6%	31.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	3.6%	1.3%	1.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.1% 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	34.2%	38.5%	4.3%	83.2%	-44.7%
10+ Years	14.2%	34.1%	19.9%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	12.2%	12.8%	0.6%	2.9%	9.9%
2-5 Years	11.2%	8.2%	-3.0%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	28.2%	6.5%	-21.7%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.7%	76.7%	-21.0%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	7.6%	0.9%	6.7%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	15.1%	1.2%	13.9%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.4%	37.2%	-32.8%
Christian	32.8%	46.2%	-13.4%
Hindu	16.9%	1.7%	15.2%
Muslim	41.6%	6.5%	35.1%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Heigham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heigham Road was 224.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.2% higher than the East Ham average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Heigham Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in East Ham and the 151st highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 137.0%.

🔎 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
£44,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in E6 2JG, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 6/10 (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 Heigham Road are based on 155 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 Heigham Road, East Ham, London, E6 2JG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E6 2JG

Average Price
£530,014

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£530,014

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heigham Road

Average Price
£438,811

Semi-Detached
£512,087

Terraced
£507,306

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£234,713

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heigham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Heigham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2025-07-29	£372,729
28 Heigham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-08-16	£406,354
8 Heigham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£482,500	2023-03-31	£467,390
12 Heigham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2021-09-29	£498,596
2 Heigham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-11-06	£309,677

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E6 2JG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E6 2JG 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	94
Retired	68
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	47
Self-Employed	46
Student (economically inactive)	40
Other	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Unemployed	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	52
Accommodation and food service activities	34
Transport and storage	24
Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Other	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	906 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	1,603 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	2,068 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,180 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	4out of 4	3,082 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	274 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Infant School Hartley Avenue , E6 1NT	- not rated	549 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Primary School Hartley Avenue , East Ham E6 1NT	- not rated	549 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Primary School Hartley Avenue , East Ham E6 1NT	3out of 4	549 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cleves Primary School Arragon Road , East Ham E6 1QP	- not rated	665 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	170 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	170 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
St John's Catholic School Green Street , E13 9AX	- not rated	1,151 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	3out of 4	1,252 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	1,680 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	1,622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	3,251 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	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	800 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	865 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,457 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,854 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	4,039 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	1,622 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,096 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,251 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	3,460 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,526 yd	Foundation school	Yes	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	703 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alif Academy 313-319 Katherine Road , Forest Gate E7 8PJ	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	849 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cedar School 5-7 Stafford Road , Forest Gate E7 8NL	- not rated	970 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connaught Special School Kirton Road , E13 9BT	- not rated	1,403 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Siddhi Restaurant	177 High Street North, East Ham	97 yd
Subway	185 High Street North, East Ham	97 yd
Vasantha Vilas	206 High Street North, East Ham	158 yd
Priya Restaurant	209 High Street North, East Ham	190 yd
Thattukada	229 High Street North, East Ham	190 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Meeting Point	200 - 202 High Street North, East Ham	194 yd
Denmark Arms	381 Barking Road, East Ham	660 yd
Red Lion E6	80 High Street South, East Ham	1,000 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Laziza Hut	179 High Street North, East Ham	97 yd
Hyderabad Paradise Express	4 Station Parade, High Street North	123 yd
Dixy Chicken	198 High Street North, East Ham	158 yd
Papa Chicken	205 High Street North, East Ham	190 yd
Shahs Halal Food	158 High Street North, East Ham	248 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	182 - 184 High Street North, East Ham	158 yd
Tesco	1 Pilgrims Way, East Ham	445 yd
Sainsbury's	2 - 10 Myrtle Road, East Ham	497 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	66 High Street North, East Ham	558 yd
Tesco	326 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	855 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Easygym (London East Ham) 145-147 145-147 HIGH STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	150 yd
Plashet School PLASHET GROVE	grass pitches	187 yd
Trinity Centre EAST AVENUE		308 yd
Muscle Mania Fitness (Closed) Unit 1 Unit 1 Kempton Road	health and fitness suite	512 yd
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	631 yd
Newham College Of Further Education EAST HAM CAMPUS EAST HAM CAMPUS HIGH STREET SOUTH	health and fitness suite	871 yd
East Ham Leisure Centre BARKING ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	873 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	98.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.8%

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	215.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	86.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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