Nursery Lane, London, E7 8BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E7 8BL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	36.9%	50.4%	13.5%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	63.1%	49.6%	-13.5%	49.0%	0.6%

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 vicinity of E7 8BL 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	46.9%	37.2%	-9.7%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.6%	52%	8.4%	44.2%	7.8%
Separated	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	4.3%	4.4%	0.1%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	1%	2.3%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (86.6%) 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	52.4%	51.4%	-1.0%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	34.2%	35.2%	1.0%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	8.8%	10.5%	1.7%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	4%	2.6%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	16.5%	25.2%	8.7%	18.2%	7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	9.7%	1.8%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	7.4%	-0.2%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	3.7%	3.4%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	10.4%	0.8%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	36.3%	37.2%	0.9%	33.8%	3.4%
Other	21.8%	6.4%	-15.4%	2.8%	3.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.2% 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	12.3%	28.1%	15.8%	1.1%	27.0%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	22.2%	13.6%	-8.6%	3.1%	10.5%
Pakistani	18.4%	10.7%	-7.7%	2.7%	8.0%
Other Asian	7%	2.4%	-4.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	13.1%	11%	-2.1%	2.5%	8.5%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	4.5%	1%	-3.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	12.8%	20.2%	7.4%	81.4%	-61.2%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 28.7% 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	29.1%	28.7%	-0.4%	83.2%	-54.5%
European Union	7.8%	20%	12.2%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	16%	8.8%	-7.2%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	44.1%	37.8%	-6.3%	5.6%	32.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 28.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.6% 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	28.3%	28.7%	0.4%	83.2%	-54.5%
10+ Years	11.8%	26.6%	14.8%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	23%	11.9%	-11.1%	2.9%	9.0%
2-5 Years	17.1%	22.1%	5.0%	2.2%	19.9%
Less than 2 years	19.8%	10.7%	-9.1%	1.9%	8.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.1%	76.7%	-35.6%
Italy	12.3%	0.6%	11.7%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Southern Asia	16.3%	1.2%	15.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.7%	37.2%	-30.5%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	51.3%	6.5%	44.8%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Nursery Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Nursery Lane was 269.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.4% higher than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Nursery Lane has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 106th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 138.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E7 8BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 Nursery Lane are based on 49 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 Nursery Lane, London, E7 8BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 8BL

Average Price
£501,378

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£387,869

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£254,317

Other
£861,948

Estimated Average Property Prices for Nursery Lane

Average Price
£446,924

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£367,213

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£440,134

Other
£845,733

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Nursery LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1A Nursery Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£850,000	2023-08-02	£845,733
20A Nursery Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2011-09-23	£249,532
20A Nursery Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2007-01-08	£171,750
10A Nursery Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2000-01-24	£367,213

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 8BL

Employment

E7 8BL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Part-Time Employee	56
Self-Employed	39
Looking after home or family	30
Other	24
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Administrative and support service activities	19
Construction	15
Information and communication	9
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	6
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	6
Human health and social work activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	305 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,518 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	1,729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	1,859 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,883 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	3out of 4	491 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	515 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	523 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrange Infant School Sebert Road , E7 0NJ	3out of 4	690 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Upton Avenue , Forest Gate E7 9PN	- not rated	709 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	393 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	638 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	671 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	934 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,238 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	2,084 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	2,956 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	2,960 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,644 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	1,454 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	1,791 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,339 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,111 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,839 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	261 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	261 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	760 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	1,315 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,374 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
Dnister Restaurant	298 - 300 Romford Road, Forest Gate	29 yd
Eastern Palace	278 Romford Road, Forest Gate	63 yd
Bronze Royale	319 Romford Road, Forest Gate	90 yd
Candy Floss Crepeire	Ground Floor, 315 Romford Road	99 yd
Ayans Grill And Catering	311 Romford Road, Forest Gate	108 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	116 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	141 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	472 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ala Pizza	28 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	93 yd
Ala Pizza	28 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	93 yd
Lahori Zaiqa	297B Romford Road, Forest Gate	108 yd
Tasty Vybz	26 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	123 yd
Gallo Peri Peri	50 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	123 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	92 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	313 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	843 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		364 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	498 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	523 yd
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	524 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		532 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	559 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		766 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	787 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	822 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	885 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	77.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	63.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	63.6%

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%

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

Overview of E7 8BL