Dames Road, London, E7 0DW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E7 0DW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	51.2%	1.1%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	49.9%	48.8%	-1.1%	49.0%	-0.2%

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	41.9%	41.4%	-0.5%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40%	41.8%	1.8%	44.2%	-2.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	6.5%	6.8%	0.3%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	6.9%	6.1%	-0.8%	6.1%	0.0%

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	43%	46.5%	3.5%	48.4%	-1.9%
Good health	39.1%	36.4%	-2.7%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	10.7%	14.2%	3.5%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	6%	2%	-4.0%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	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	22.3%	22.6%	0.3%	18.2%	4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	6.4%	-1.7%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.9%	8.3%	-8.6%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0%	4.9%	4.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	11.3%	1.3%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	26.2%	42.3%	16.1%	33.8%	8.5%
Other	16.5%	4.2%	-12.3%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.7% 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	14.6%	18.7%	4.1%	1.1%	17.6%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	9%	3.2%	-5.8%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	4.8%	8.2%	3.4%	2.7%	5.5%
Other Asian	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	17%	13.1%	-3.9%	2.5%	10.6%
Black Caribbean	9%	6.1%	-2.9%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	3.3%	4.1%	0.8%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
White	28.4%	32.7%	4.3%	81.4%	-48.7%
Arab	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	5.1%	3.8%	-1.3%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.1% 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	50.1%	50.1%	0.0%	83.2%	-33.1%
European Union	10.1%	13.8%	3.7%	6.1%	7.7%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	4.9%	3.7%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	16.1%	9.2%	-6.9%	2.7%	6.5%
Middle East and Asia	17%	16.4%	-0.6%	5.6%	10.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.4%	4.9%	-0.5%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.4%	50.3%	1.9%	83.2%	-32.9%
10+ Years	6.3%	26%	19.7%	9.8%	16.2%
5-10 Years	7.5%	10.1%	2.6%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	12.5%	7.5%	-5.0%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	25.4%	6.1%	-19.3%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.9%	76.7%	-16.8%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	6.7%	1.2%	5.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13%	37.2%	-24.2%
Christian	43.6%	46.2%	-2.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	32.1%	6.5%	25.6%
Not answered	9%	6.0%	3.0%

Safety

Is Dames Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dames Road was 70.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.4% lower than the Forest Gate North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dames Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Forest Gate North and the 216th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.5%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E7 0DW, 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (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 Dames Road are based on 254 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 Dames Road, London, E7 0DW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 0DW

Average Price
£410,324

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£477,757

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£326,033

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dames Road

Average Price
£414,079

Semi-Detached
£519,836

Terraced
£509,764

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£257,687

Other
£831,502

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dames Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
86 Dames Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£595,000	2026-01-12	£572,187
Flat 6 Albert Court, 89 Dames Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2025-06-27	£300,762
67 Dames Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£652,000	2024-08-28	£606,269
63A Dames Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2021-09-30	£244,211
67 Dames Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£615,000	2021-04-07	£619,674

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 0DW

Employment

E7 0DW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 E7 0DW 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	87
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Student (economically inactive)	18
Retired	15
Unemployed	13
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	27
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	1,083 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	1,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,324 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	2,483 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Godwin Junior School Cranmer Road , Forest Gate E7 0JW	3out of 4	599 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrange Infant School Sebert Road , E7 0NJ	- not rated	609 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	651 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cann Hall Junior School Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	- not rated	707 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cann Hall Infants' School Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	- not rated	707 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	- not rated	546 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	546 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Tom Hood Community Science College Terling Close , Leytonstone E11 3NT	- not rated	842 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	1,528 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	1,607 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	4,417 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	5,055 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,558 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	2,925 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,273 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	3,632 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	3,662 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	707 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,328 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	2,381 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,210 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,210 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyceum Newham Bignold Hall , Bignold Road E7 0EX	- not rated	176 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sansom Road PRU 8 Sansom Road , Leytonstone E11 3HE	- not rated	1,116 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Laurel Leaf School 362 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8BS	- not rated	1,122 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	1,176 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	1,191 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
S&G's Culinary Kitchen at The Holly Tree	141 Dames Road	246 yd
The Can Club	Arch 361, Winchelsea Road	276 yd
Belas Food Mart	10 Woodford Road, Forest Gate	301 yd
Cups & Jars Limited	108 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	459 yd
Hummingbird Caribbean Restaurant	110 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	459 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Holly Tree Public House	141 Dames Road	246 yd
The Wanstead Tap Ltd	Arch 352, Winchelsea Road	276 yd
The Rookwood Village	314-316 Cann Hall Road	577 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	591 yd
Leytonstone Tavern/Tavern Events	119 Harrow Road	965 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rotisserie Company	Arch 360, Winchelsea Road	276 yd
The Wanstead Kitchen	93 Pevensey Road	346 yd
Tropical Tree Takeaway	64 Field Road, Forest Gate	388 yd
Odessa Tandoori	159 Odessa Road, Forest Gate	418 yd
Maxi Grill	107 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	476 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate		711 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate		943 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	519 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	527 yd
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		603 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		656 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		705 yd
Wanstead Flats (Capel Road) CAPEL ROAD	grass pitches	758 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	808 yd
Buxton School (Closed) TERLING CLOSE		843 yd
Wanstead Flats (Harrow Road) ACACIA ROAD	grass pitches	892 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	86.0%

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	117.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	34.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	200 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 0DW