Shrewsbury Road, London, E7 8AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 8AL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	41.5%	47.4%	5.9%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	58.5%	52.6%	-5.9%	49.0%	3.6%

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	38.6%	38.9%	0.3%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	51.6%	49.7%	-1.9%	44.2%	5.5%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3.3%	4.9%	1.6%	6.1%	-1.2%

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%	50%	4.0%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	38.1%	32.9%	-5.2%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	11%	13.2%	2.2%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	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	18.7%	23.4%	4.7%	18.2%	5.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	14.4%	1.3%	9.6%	4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	13.1%	3.6%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.8%	9.3%	2.5%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	32.9%	35.4%	2.5%	33.8%	1.6%
Other	17.8%	3.1%	-14.7%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.3% 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	10.1%	23.2%	13.1%	1.1%	22.1%
Chinese	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	22.5%	14.8%	-7.7%	3.1%	11.7%
Pakistani	22.3%	15.3%	-7.0%	2.7%	12.6%
Other Asian	7.4%	5.8%	-1.6%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	6.5%	6.6%	0.1%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	4%	0.6%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	17%	19.3%	2.3%	81.4%	-62.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.7%	6.6%	4.9%	1.6%	5.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.6% 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	37.2%	38.6%	1.4%	83.2%	-44.6%
European Union	6.7%	16%	9.3%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	7%	6.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	43.6%	32.4%	-11.2%	5.6%	26.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	1.9%	-1.9%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32% 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	36.7%	38.4%	1.7%	83.2%	-44.8%
10+ Years	16.1%	32%	15.9%	9.8%	22.2%
5-10 Years	12.7%	12.7%	0.0%	2.9%	9.8%
2-5 Years	9.4%	8.5%	-0.9%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	25.2%	8.5%	-16.7%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62%	76.7%	-14.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	7.1%	0.6%	6.5%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	8.2%	0.9%	7.3%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.4%	37.2%	-28.8%
Christian	27.4%	46.2%	-18.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	7.4%	1.7%	5.7%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	46.4%	6.5%	39.9%
Sikh	4.2%	0.9%	3.3%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Shrewsbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shrewsbury Road was 101.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.9% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Shrewsbury Road has the 39th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.8%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E7 8AL, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Shrewsbury Road are based on 438 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 Shrewsbury Road, London, E7 8AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 8AL

Average Price
£477,282

Semi-Detached
£606,265

Terraced
£517,945

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£288,832

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shrewsbury Road

Average Price
£513,265

Semi-Detached
£635,746

Terraced
£571,704

Detached
£695,192

Flats/Maisonettes
£313,193

Other
£27,695

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shrewsbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Shrewsbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£518,000	2023-12-08	£497,778
90 Shrewsbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2023-08-18	£229,735
44 Shrewsbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-01-31	£480,000
32 Shrewsbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£386,000	2022-08-19	£373,926
72 Shrewsbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2021-04-13	£505,537

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 8AL

Employment

E7 8AL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E7 8AL 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	73
Self-Employed	43
Looking after home or family	39
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	29
Retired	27
Other	21
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Transport and storage	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	4
Education	3
Other	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,142 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	1,801 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,613 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	2,655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandringham Primary School Sandringham Road , E7 8ED	4out of 4	345 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monega Primary School Monega Road , Manor Park E12 6TT	1out of 4	367 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davies Primary School Stafford Road , E7 8NL	3out of 4	555 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salisbury Primary School 495 High Street North , E12 6TH	3out of 4	674 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Primary School Shaftesbury Road , Forest Gate E7 8PF	4out of 4	861 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	988 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,203 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	1,247 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	1,387 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,389 yd	Community school	No	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	2,146 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	2,201 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,191 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,550 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
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,234 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,854 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,888 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,492 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,775 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	416 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	903 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	1,106 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	1,420 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
Gujarat Junction	526 Romford Road, Forest Gate	205 yd
Alnuur Cafe & Restaurant Ltd	466 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	323 yd
Century Bar & Restaurant	454 Romford Road, Forest Gate	406 yd
Cafiteria Ltd	552A Romford Road, Manor Park	468 yd
Cafe 621	621 Romford Road, Manor Park	475 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rising Sun	Rising Sun, 528 Romford Road	207 yd
Blakesley Arms	53 Station Road, Manor Park	743 yd
William The Conqueror	630 Romford Road, Manor Park	815 yd
Golden Fleece	166 Capel Road, Manor Park	1,013 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Everest Fish & Chips Kebab	327 Romford Road, Forest Gate	253 yd
Roast	491 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	359 yd
Bismillah Fried Chicken Ltd T/A BFC	396 Romford Road, Forest Gate	484 yd
Yong Xiang / The Great Chinese Takeaway	615 Romford Road, Manor Park	557 yd
Spice House	433 High Street North, Manor Park	585 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	542A Romford Road, Forest Gate		355 yd
Tesco	326 Katherine Road, Forest Gate		749 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	607 yd
Manor Park Fitness Centre High Street North	health and fitness suite	653 yd
Avenue Primary School MEANLEY ROAD		816 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		921 yd
Plashet School PLASHET GROVE	grass pitches	1,070 yd
Trinity Centre EAST AVENUE		1,086 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	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	95.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.7%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	145.3 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	101.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 8AL