Shaftesbury Road, London, E7 8PF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 8PF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	42.5%	49.9%	7.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	57.5%	50.1%	-7.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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 8PF there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.6% 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	39.2%	31.2%	-8.0%	37.9%	-6.7%
Married: Opposite sex	49.7%	53.6%	3.9%	44.2%	9.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.1%	3.3%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	4.1%	6.2%	2.1%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	2.9%	5.1%	2.2%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	50.6%	55%	4.4%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	33.8%	29.4%	-4.4%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	10.1%	12.3%	2.2%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.2%	1.6%	-2.6%	4.0%	-2.4%
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	19.7%	24.7%	5.0%	18.2%	6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	11.8%	1.3%	9.6%	2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	11.8%	3.8%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.9%	2.9%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	12.2%	3.0%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	32.8%	33%	0.2%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	19.7%	3.6%	-16.1%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.4% 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	17%	21.9%	4.9%	1.1%	20.8%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	34.8%	23%	-11.8%	3.1%	19.9%
Pakistani	8.4%	8.7%	0.3%	2.7%	6.0%
Other Asian	4%	4.1%	0.1%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	10.6%	7.9%	-2.7%	2.5%	5.4%
Black Caribbean	3%	3.6%	0.6%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	3.7%	0.8%	-2.9%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	3.2%	1.6%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	8.9%	22.4%	13.5%	81.4%	-59.0%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.3% 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	35.6%	43.3%	7.7%	83.2%	-39.9%
European Union	5.7%	12.6%	6.9%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	1%	3.3%	2.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	12.1%	11%	-1.1%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	44.7%	27.9%	-16.8%	5.6%	22.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.9%	0.9%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36.6% 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	34.6%	43.5%	8.9%	83.2%	-39.7%
10+ Years	13.1%	36.6%	23.5%	9.8%	26.8%
5-10 Years	13.6%	5.5%	-8.1%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	16.8%	10.2%	-6.6%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	22%	4.1%	-17.9%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.7%	76.7%	-14.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	11.2%	0.9%	10.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	9.3%	1.2%	8.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	26%	46.2%	-20.2%
Hindu	9.6%	1.7%	7.9%
Muslim	41.5%	6.5%	35.0%
Sikh	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shaftesbury Road was 69.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.5% lower than the Green Street East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Shaftesbury Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Green Street East and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.2%.

🔎 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 8PF, 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 396 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 8PF

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 8PF

Average Price
£474,433

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£474,433

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Road

Average Price
£615,648

Semi-Detached
£1,139,988

Terraced
£752,756

Detached
£954,131

Flats/Maisonettes
£411,803

Other
£1,812,069

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
41 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2021-02-26	£546,509
17 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£372,000	2016-03-11	£463,792
43 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£249,950	2014-02-04	£451,038
9 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£239,950	2013-09-27	£452,558
11 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£112,000	2009-01-15	£256,611

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 8PF

Employment

E7 8PF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 8PF 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	70
Looking after home or family	41
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	34
Student (economically inactive)	32
Retired	27
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	66
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	11
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	1,238 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	2,107 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	2,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	2,571 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	4out of 4	81 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Primary School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	336 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Davies Primary School Stafford Road , E7 8NL	3out of 4	500 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Primary School Upton Park Road , Forest Gate E7 8JY	4out of 4	569 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandringham Primary School Sandringham Road , E7 8ED	4out of 4	746 yd	Community school	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	609 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	877 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	949 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,029 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	1,169 yd	Foundation school	No	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	1,761 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	1,772 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,260 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,815 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,909 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
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,430 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	2,682 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,408 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,811 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	372 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	375 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	886 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	975 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	1,362 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
Asia Villa	409 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	222 yd
Khan Restaurant	379 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	236 yd
Olive Garden Restaurant	350 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	241 yd
Lahoori Spicy Biryani House	342 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	241 yd
Imaan Restaurant	45 Plashet Grove, East Ham	323 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Upton Park Snooker Centre	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	492 yd
Queens Public House	410 Green Street, Upton Park	702 yd
The Rising Sun	Rising Sun, 528 Romford Road	1,022 yd
The Meeting Point	200 - 202 High Street North, East Ham	1,038 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Azad Fresh Chapatis	373 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	221 yd
Chicago 30	369 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	222 yd
The Burgrill Co	401 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	222 yd
Grill Heist	401 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	222 yd
Pandas Kitchen	396 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	241 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	326 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	132 yd
Tesco	346 - 352 Green Street, Upton Park	454 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	492 yd
Lidl	374 - 378 Green Street, Upton Park	522 yd
Lidl UK	182 - 184 High Street North, East Ham	1,045 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	560 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		674 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		702 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	764 yd
Plashet School PLASHET GROVE	grass pitches	913 yd
Trinity Centre EAST AVENUE		1,040 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,051 yd
Easygym (London East Ham) 145-147 145-147 HIGH STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	1,072 yd
Dynamix Health Club CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	1,077 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	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.1%

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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	200 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 8PF