Dames Road, London, E7 0EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E7 0EB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.3%	51.5%	6.2%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	54.7%	48.5%	-6.2%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	42.6%	40.6%	-2.0%	37.9%	2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	42.2%	46.1%	3.9%	44.2%	1.9%
Married: Same sex	2.8%	1.1%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	4.7%	4.7%	0.0%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	4%	5%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.1%

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 (85.3%) 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	47.8%	52.5%	4.7%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	35.8%	32.8%	-3.0%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	10%	8.5%	-1.5%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	4.4%	5.4%	1.0%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 54.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.9%	14%	2.1%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	8.8%	-2.4%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.7%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	9.9%	-2.3%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	44.3%	54.3%	10.0%	33.8%	20.5%
Other	12.2%	1.7%	-10.5%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.5% 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	11.8%	7.8%	-4.0%	1.1%	6.7%
Chinese	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	7.1%	6.5%	-0.6%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	4.8%	4.8%	0.0%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	8.5%	4.1%	-4.4%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	8.3%	7.8%	-0.5%	1.0%	6.8%
Other Black	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.8%	2.3%
White	43.4%	50.5%	7.1%	81.4%	-30.9%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.4%	5%	0.6%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	52.8%	60.6%	7.8%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	12.9%	13.2%	0.3%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	9.2%	3.2%	-6.0%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	17.3%	14.1%	-3.2%	5.6%	8.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	5%	-1.7%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52%	61%	9.0%	83.2%	-22.2%
10+ Years	7.1%	20.3%	13.2%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	12.1%	7.4%	-4.7%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	11.8%	4.8%	-7.0%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	17%	6.5%	-10.5%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.3%	76.7%	-4.4%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.5%	1.2%	4.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.4%	37.2%	-4.8%
Christian	38.1%	46.2%	-8.1%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	16.4%	6.5%	9.9%
Sikh	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Dames Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dames Road was 96.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.7% lower than the Forest Gate North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Dames Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North and the 359th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.1%.

🔎 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. 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 0EB, 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 251 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 0EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 0EB

Average Price
£341,786

Semi-Detached
£544,049

Terraced
£431,964

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£265,200

Other
£501,469

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dames Road

Average Price
£420,469

Semi-Detached
£518,021

Terraced
£509,010

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,241

Other
£879,182

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dames Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
118 Dames Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-04-05	£402,268
186 Dames Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£417,000	2023-03-17	£420,822
118 Dames Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£375,000	2022-05-16	£380,374
108 Dames Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£362,000	2021-11-29	£375,646
174 Dames Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£373,800	2019-12-20	£400,905

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 0EB

Employment

E7 0EB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Self-Employed	55
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	27
Looking after home or family	26
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	49
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	30
Education	28
Administrative and support service activities	24
Construction	22
Other	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Information and communication	16
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	787 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	1,030 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,779 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	2,604 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	794 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	851 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Godwin Junior School Cranmer Road , Forest Gate E7 0JW	3out of 4	887 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrange Infant School Sebert Road , E7 0NJ	3out of 4	905 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Jenny Hammond Primary School Elsham Road , Leytonstone E11 3JH	3out of 4	935 yd	Community school	No	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	4out of 4	798 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	1,696 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,739 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	1,796 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	1,837 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	2,576 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,979 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	3,930 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	3,960 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,183 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	429 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,199 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,443 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,919 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,491 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	1,217 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	1,443 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	1,474 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	1,514 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	1,565 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	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	79 yd
The Can Club	Arch 361, Winchelsea Road	165 yd
Belas Food Mart	10 Woodford Road, Forest Gate	468 yd
El Cafecito/Belle Juin	Cann Hall Park, 250 Cann Hall Road	499 yd
Cups & Jars Limited	108 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	632 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Holly Tree Public House	141 Dames Road	79 yd
The Wanstead Tap Ltd	Arch 352, Winchelsea Road	165 yd
The Rookwood Village	314-316 Cann Hall Road	406 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	741 yd
Leytonstone Tavern/Tavern Events	119 Harrow Road	802 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rotisserie Company	Arch 360, Winchelsea Road	165 yd
The Wanstead Kitchen	93 Pevensey Road	280 yd
Odessa Tandoori	159 Odessa Road, Forest Gate	416 yd
LDF Chicken	249 Cann Hall Road	440 yd
Tropical Tree Takeaway	64 Field Road, Forest Gate	481 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate		879 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		440 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		563 yd
Buxton School (Closed) TERLING CLOSE		685 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	687 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	693 yd
Wanstead Flats (Harrow Road) ACACIA ROAD	grass pitches	719 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		820 yd
Wanstead Flats (Capel Road) CAPEL ROAD	grass pitches	833 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	879 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	79.6%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	172.6 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	22 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 0EB