Shaftesbury Road, London, E7 8PD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 8PD has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	41.3%	48.1%	6.8%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	58.7%	51.9%	-6.8%	49.0%	2.9%

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 8PD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.4% 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	44.9%	38.4%	-6.5%	37.9%	0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	45.7%	53.4%	7.7%	44.2%	9.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.7%	1.8%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	59.2%	50.5%	-8.7%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	23.7%	31.5%	7.8%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	11.7%	11.5%	-0.2%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.2%	0.7%

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	20.7%	24.3%	3.6%	18.2%	6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	10.3%	1.1%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	7.6%	-2.0%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	12.4%	3.8%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	31.1%	33.6%	2.5%	33.8%	-0.2%
Other	20.5%	7.6%	-12.9%	2.8%	4.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 11.9% 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	13.2%	18.6%	5.4%	1.1%	17.5%
Chinese	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	41.1%	36.1%	-5.0%	3.1%	33.0%
Pakistani	16.8%	16.6%	-0.2%	2.7%	13.9%
Other Asian	9.2%	3.4%	-5.8%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	5.6%	4.3%	-1.3%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	9.3%	11.9%	2.6%	81.4%	-69.5%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.1%	4.3%	3.2%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.4% 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	34.7%	38.4%	3.7%	83.2%	-44.8%
European Union	3.4%	12.7%	9.3%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	10.3%	8.6%	-1.7%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	49.7%	39.7%	-10.0%	5.6%	34.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36% 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	34.3%	38.2%	3.9%	83.2%	-45.0%
10+ Years	17.9%	36%	18.1%	9.8%	26.2%
5-10 Years	10.9%	8.2%	-2.7%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	12.9%	8.7%	-4.2%	2.2%	6.5%
Less than 2 years	24%	8.9%	-15.1%	1.9%	7.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.1%	76.7%	-13.6%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	16.5%	1.2%	15.3%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.8%	37.2%	-32.4%
Christian	15.4%	46.2%	-30.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	27.9%	1.7%	26.2%
Muslim	44.8%	6.5%	38.3%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shaftesbury Road was 225.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 149.2% higher than the Green Street East average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Shaftesbury Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Green Street East and the 150th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 189.6%.

🔎 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. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E7 8PD, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Shaftesbury Road are based on 406 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 Shaftesbury Road, London, E7 8PD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 8PD

Average Price
£531,341

Semi-Detached
£652,311

Terraced
£525,581

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Road

Average Price
£631,697

Semi-Detached
£1,168,996

Terraced
£778,250

Detached
£990,922

Flats/Maisonettes
£409,485

Other
£1,980,197

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
53A Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2025-07-11	£301,078
42 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-08-23	£401,629
65 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-08-25	£479,056
62 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-12-16	£403,917
57A Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2016-09-30	£303,341

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 8PD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E7 8PD 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	110
Looking after home or family	55
Part-Time Employee	55
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	35
Retired	34
Other	34
Unemployed	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	82
Accommodation and food service activities	43
Administrative and support service activities	24
Construction	21
Transport and storage	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Manufacturing	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	346 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	1,247 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	1,981 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	2,597 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	2,617 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shaftesbury Primary School Shaftesbury Road , Forest Gate E7 8PF	- not rated	188 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Primary School Shaftesbury Road , Forest Gate E7 8PF	4out of 4	188 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Primary School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	346 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Primary School Upton Park Road , Forest Gate E7 8JY	- not rated	463 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Primary School Upton Park Road , Forest Gate E7 8JY	4out of 4	463 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	553 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	757 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St John's Catholic School Green Street , E13 9AX	- not rated	850 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	853 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	- not rated	853 yd	Foundation school	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	2,753 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	4,270 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	1,804 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	1,827 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,158 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,704 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	2,910 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	2,316 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,604 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,753 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,332 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,694 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cedar School 5-7 Stafford Road , Forest Gate E7 8NL	- not rated	390 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alif Academy 313-319 Katherine Road , Forest Gate E7 8PJ	- not rated	435 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	471 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	510 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Connaught Special School Kirton Road , E13 9BT	- not rated	867 yd	Free schools special	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
Chotpotiwala	Unit 6, 277A Green Street	123 yd
Brown Sugar	Unit 5, Bawa Chownk	125 yd
Bubble Station	Unit 5, Bawa Chownk	125 yd
Vegetarian Pound Foods	4 To 6 Carlton Terrace, Green Street	127 yd
Himalaya	9 - 10 Carlton Terrace, Green Street	138 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Upton Park Snooker Centre	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	405 yd
Queens Public House	410 Green Street, Upton Park	657 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	906 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	928 yd
Plaistow Park Community Centre	63 Queens Road West, Plaistow	1,071 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
NST Fuchka & Biryani House	Unit EU3 To EU4, 277A Green Street	123 yd
Nepal Momo	4 To 6 Carlton Terrace, Green Street	127 yd
Super Taste	4 To 6 Carlton Terrace, Green Street	127 yd
Mona Foods Chaat House	253 Green Street, Forest Gate	165 yd
Himalaya Express	255 Green Street, Forest Gate	165 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	326 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	353 yd
Tesco	346 - 352 Green Street, Upton Park	366 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	405 yd
Lidl	374 - 378 Green Street, Upton Park	444 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		473 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		511 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	567 yd
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	778 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	820 yd
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	932 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,025 yd
Lister Community School ST. MARY'S ROAD	tennis courts	1,025 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	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	111.7 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	27.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 8PD