Curwen Avenue, London, E7 0HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 0HB has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% 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	51.3%	48.4%	-2.9%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	48.7%	51.6%	2.9%	49.0%	2.6%

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 area around E7 0HB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.9%	43.6%	-5.3%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	36%	41.5%	5.5%	44.2%	-2.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	6.8%	2.1%	-4.7%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	5.7%	6.6%	0.9%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.7%	5.8%	3.1%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	46.7%	57.2%	10.5%	48.4%	8.8%
Good health	34.2%	22.4%	-11.8%	33.6%	-11.2%
Fair health	14.2%	14.1%	-0.1%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	3.8%	4.6%	0.8%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%	0.4%

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	14.8%	16.7%	1.9%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	11.7%	-1.2%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	10.4%	-0.6%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.1%	2.1%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	18.3%	8.1%	16.9%	1.4%
Degree or Similar	27.7%	36.7%	9.0%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	23.5%	4.2%	-19.3%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.1% 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	13.9%	17.9%	4.0%	1.1%	16.8%
Indian	8.4%	8.3%	-0.1%	3.1%	5.2%
Pakistani	9%	8.3%	-0.7%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	13.3%	15.2%	1.9%	2.5%	12.7%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	4.6%	0.7%	-3.9%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	1%	-3.9%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
White	29.9%	37.1%	7.2%	81.4%	-44.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.5%	4%	-1.5%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.3% 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	48.4%	52.3%	3.9%	83.2%	-30.9%
European Union	5.2%	11.4%	6.2%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	14.2%	9.5%	-4.7%	2.7%	6.8%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	19.3%	-3.9%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.2%	2.9%	-4.3%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.4%	52.6%	4.2%	83.2%	-30.6%
10+ Years	8.4%	30.3%	21.9%	9.8%	20.5%
5-10 Years	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	13%	6.9%	-6.1%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	24.3%	4.3%	-20.0%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.5%	76.7%	-9.2%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	7.9%	1.2%	6.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.5%	37.2%	-23.7%
Christian	37.8%	46.2%	-8.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	37.8%	6.5%	31.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Curwen Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Curwen Avenue was 108.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.3% higher than the Forest Gate North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Curwen Avenue has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North and the 347th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.8%.

🔎 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 0HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Curwen Avenue are based on 33 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 Curwen Avenue, London, E7 0HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 0HB

Average Price
£525,000

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£525,000

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Curwen Avenue

Average Price
£478,656

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£478,656

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Curwen AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Curwen Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£683,000	2025-03-03	£655,025
17 Curwen Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£523,500	2024-10-10	£496,111
10 Curwen Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£538,500	2024-07-08	£532,400
18 Curwen Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2022-03-29	£540,701
17 Curwen Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2020-01-20	£291,589

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 0HB

Employment

E7 0HB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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 0HB 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	74
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	23
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2

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	653 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	1,226 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,994 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,208 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	2,488 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	453 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrange Infant School Sebert Road , E7 0NJ	3out of 4	467 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	675 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	737 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	3out of 4	976 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	491 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	1,436 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	1,547 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	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 Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	1,807 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	2,614 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,400 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	3,496 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	3,529 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,866 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	853 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,416 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,355 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,587 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	992 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	1,040 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	1,119 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	1,735 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	1,774 yd	Free schools alternative provision	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
Belas Food Mart	10 Woodford Road, Forest Gate	75 yd
Fiore Truck	Railway Arch 429, Avenue Road	199 yd
Tracks	Railway Arch 437, Avenue Road	267 yd
Tromso Cafe	Railway Arch 432, Avenue Road	267 yd
Bagel Eats	Unit 3, 118 Woodgrange Road	286 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Holly Tree Public House	141 Dames Road	517 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	549 yd
The Wanstead Tap Ltd	Arch 352, Winchelsea Road	559 yd
The Rookwood Village	314-316 Cann Hall Road	841 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	970 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maxi Grill	107 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	330 yd
Pam Pams Diner	105 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	330 yd
Pizza Haven	14 Sebert Road, Forest Gate	361 yd
Zingo	74 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	416 yd
Tropical Tree Takeaway	64 Field Road, Forest Gate	523 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate		566 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate		790 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	320 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	453 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		545 yd
Wanstead Flats (Capel Road) CAPEL ROAD	grass pitches	558 yd
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		879 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	922 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		988 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	163.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	400 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	400 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	50.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 0HB