Dickens Road, London, E6 3BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E6 3BX has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	45.8%	48.1%	2.3%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	54.2%	51.9%	-2.3%	49.0%	2.9%

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 vicinity of E6 3BX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.3%	40%	-3.3%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	44.3%	52%	7.7%	44.2%	7.8%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	3.6%	1.6%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	5.4%	4.4%	-1.0%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (87.8%) 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	52.2%	57.1%	4.9%	48.4%	8.7%
Good health	34.3%	30.7%	-3.6%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	9.7%	6.7%	-3.0%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%

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	18.7%	22.4%	3.7%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	14%	1.9%	9.6%	4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	14%	2.3%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	10%	2.6%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	32.8%	30%	-2.8%	33.8%	-3.8%
Other	16.9%	7.2%	-9.7%	2.8%	4.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.7% 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	11.3%	17.3%	6.0%	1.1%	16.2%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	18.8%	9.5%	-9.3%	3.1%	6.4%
Pakistani	17.1%	15.3%	-1.8%	2.7%	12.6%
Other Asian	9.1%	6.6%	-2.5%	1.6%	5.0%
Black African	8.3%	6.4%	-1.9%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	21.8%	21.7%	-0.1%	81.4%	-59.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	7.5%	7.5%	0.2%	7.3%
Arab	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	3.3%	5.2%	1.9%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34.2% 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	36.5%	34.2%	-2.3%	83.2%	-49.0%
European Union	11.4%	24.1%	12.7%	6.1%	18.0%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	40.3%	27.8%	-12.5%	5.6%	22.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 34.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.4% 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	35.9%	34.2%	-1.7%	83.2%	-49.0%
10+ Years	10.3%	26.4%	16.1%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	16%	12.8%	-3.2%	2.9%	9.9%
2-5 Years	15.5%	15.1%	-0.4%	2.2%	12.9%
Less than 2 years	22.3%	11.6%	-10.7%	1.9%	9.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.8%	76.7%	-32.9%
Italy	8.1%	0.6%	7.5%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	11.2%	0.9%	10.3%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	11.8%	1.2%	10.6%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.8%	37.2%	-31.4%
Christian	36.8%	46.2%	-9.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Muslim	47.2%	6.5%	40.7%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Dickens Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dickens Road was 32.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.9% lower than the Boleyn average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dickens Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boleyn and the 66th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.6%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E6 3BX, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 Dickens Road are based on 64 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 Dickens Road, London, E6 3BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E6 3BX

Average Price
£416,264

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£485,209

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,919

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickens Road

Average Price
£376,553

Semi-Detached
£513,031

Terraced
£409,671

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,586

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dickens Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Dickens Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-02-24	£414,213
15 Dickens Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£282,500	2022-01-17	£287,593
15 Dickens Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-01-17	£239,236
37B Dickens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£211,000	2020-07-31	£214,683
37B Dickens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2020-05-15	£185,813

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E6 3BX

Employment

E6 3BX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E6 3BX 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	44
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	34
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Retired	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	68
Accommodation and food service activities	47
Administrative and support service activities	31
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	21
Transport and storage	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	13
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	8
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	4
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	895 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	1,678 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	2,181 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,468 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	2,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Park Primary School Central Park Road , E6 3DW	3out of 4	228 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Green Street , Upton Park E13 9AX	4out of 4	457 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cleves Primary School Arragon Road , East Ham E6 1QP	4out of 4	467 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Primary School Hartley Avenue , East Ham E6 1NT	2out of 4	672 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New City Primary School Tunmarsh Lane , Plaistow E13 9NE	2out of 4	786 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brampton Manor Academy Roman Road , E6 3SQ	4out of 4	1,001 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	1,147 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,196 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Cumberland Community School Oban Close , E13 8SJ	2out of 4	1,342 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	1,653 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	953 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	1,082 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	1,406 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,438 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,952 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	2,027 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,034 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,817 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,887 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,180 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children New Tunmarsh Centre , Tunmarsh Lane E13 9NB	- not rated	1,021 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Tunmarsh School The Tunmarsh Centre , Tunmarsh Lane E13 9NB	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,354 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,719 yd	Academy special converter	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
Arte D Cozinha Ltd TA Sabor & Arte	148 Barking Road, East Ham	128 yd
Peri Peri Chicken	132 Barking Road, East Ham	128 yd
Bread Club / Central Park Cafe	Central Park Cafe, High Street South	226 yd
Banjos	47 Barking Road, East Ham	289 yd
Mother Hubbards - Fish & Chips	51 Barking Road, East Ham	289 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Boleyn	Boleyn Tavern, 1 Barking Road	441 yd
Denmark Arms	381 Barking Road, East Ham	741 yd
Queens Public House	410 Green Street, Upton Park	815 yd
Red Lion E6	80 High Street South, East Ham	877 yd
Upton Park Snooker Centre	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	1,025 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	136 Barking Road, East Ham	128 yd
Papa Johns Pizza	146 Barking Road, East Ham	128 yd
ND Takeaway	42 Barking Road, East Ham	272 yd
Top Favourite	12 Barking Road, East Ham	275 yd
Ercan Fish Bar	59 Barking Road, East Ham	289 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	36 - 40 Barking Road, East Ham	309 yd
Londis	32 - 34 Barking Road, East Ham	331 yd
Sainsbury's	2 - 10 Myrtle Road, East Ham	827 yd
Tesco	1 Pilgrims Way, East Ham	861 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	66 High Street North, East Ham	876 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dynamix Health Club CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	382 yd
Brampton Park Masterman Road	grass pitches	787 yd
Central Park High Street	tennis courts	810 yd
Newham College Of Further Education EAST HAM CAMPUS EAST HAM CAMPUS HIGH STREET SOUTH	health and fitness suite	840 yd
Barking Road Community Centre 627-633 627-633 BARKING ROAD		892 yd
Muscle Mania Fitness (Closed) Unit 1 Unit 1 Kempton Road	health and fitness suite	911 yd
East Ham Leisure Centre BARKING ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	982 yd
Brampton Manor Academy ROMAN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	983 yd
Easygym (London East Ham) 145-147 145-147 HIGH STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	1,014 yd
Lister Community School (Southern Road Playing Fields) Southern Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,087 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	161.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	100.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E6 3BX