Shaftesbury Road, London, E7 8PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E7 8PL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.2%	50.8%	8.6%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	57.8%	49.2%	-8.6%	49.0%	0.2%

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 8PL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.1% 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	53.3%	43.1%	-10.2%	37.9%	5.2%
Married: Opposite sex	32.3%	36.5%	4.2%	44.2%	-7.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	3.6%	6%	2.4%	2.2%	3.8%
Divorced	8.7%	12%	3.3%	9.1%	2.9%
Widowed	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (88.7%) 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	55.5%	53.6%	-1.9%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	35%	35.1%	0.1%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	4.9%	7.5%	2.6%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	17.1%	1.7%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	11%	2.3%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	9.1%	1.9%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	4.3%	4.3%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	12.2%	2.5%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	43.6%	44.5%	0.9%	33.8%	10.7%
Other	15.4%	1.8%	-13.6%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.9% 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	8%	20.9%	12.9%	1.1%	19.8%
Chinese	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	17.9%	8.1%	-9.8%	3.1%	5.0%
Pakistani	19%	9.8%	-9.2%	2.7%	7.1%
Other Asian	7.2%	3%	-4.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	7.2%	9.4%	2.2%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	4.2%	3%	-1.2%	0.8%	2.2%
White	22.1%	32.9%	10.8%	81.4%	-48.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.7%	6%	3.3%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.8% 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	49%	50.8%	1.8%	83.2%	-32.4%
European Union	6.1%	13.6%	7.5%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	8%	5.1%	-2.9%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	33.8%	25%	-8.8%	5.6%	19.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	3%	1.5%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	47.5%	50.8%	3.3%	83.2%	-32.4%
10+ Years	8.4%	18.6%	10.2%	9.8%	8.8%
5-10 Years	11.8%	11.9%	0.1%	2.9%	9.0%
2-5 Years	16.3%	14.4%	-1.9%	2.2%	12.2%
Less than 2 years	16%	4.2%	-11.8%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.5%	76.7%	-18.2%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	9.7%	0.6%	9.1%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	12.3%	1.2%	11.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.3%	37.2%	-11.9%
Christian	23.2%	46.2%	-23.0%
Hindu	5.1%	1.7%	3.4%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	39.7%	6.5%	33.2%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shaftesbury Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Green Street East average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 8PL, 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 8PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 8PL

Average Price
£371,935

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£370,752

Other
£428,705

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
Flat 22 Bridgepoint Lofts, 6 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-05-09	£350,000
Flat 9 Bridgepoint Lofts, 6 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-06-18	£203,282
Flat 14 Bridgepoint Lofts, 6 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-07-05	£351,142
Flat 16 Bridgepoint Lofts, 6 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2023-02-10	£303,164
Flat 28 Bridgepoint Lofts, 6 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-11-03	£316,691

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 8PL

Employment

E7 8PL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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 8PL 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	45
Looking after home or family	26
Part-Time Employee	22
Self-Employed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Unemployed	7
Retired	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2

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	404 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	1,215 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	2,172 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	2,382 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	105 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Primary School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	378 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Davies Primary School Stafford Road , E7 8NL	3out of 4	423 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Primary School Upton Park Road , Forest Gate E7 8JY	4out of 4	625 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandringham Primary School Sandringham Road , E7 8ED	4out of 4	688 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	633 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	939 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	991 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	993 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	1,251 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	1,765 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	1,767 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,336 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,866 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,983 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	2,485 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,583 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,664 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,867 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	302 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grangewood Independent School Chester Road , Forest Gate E7 8QT	- not rated	349 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	832 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	984 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	1,372 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	165 yd
Olive Garden Restaurant	350 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	174 yd
Lahoori Spicy Biryani House	342 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	174 yd
Khan Restaurant	379 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	179 yd
LME Coffee	186 Plashet Grove, East Ham	390 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Upton Park Snooker Centre	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	574 yd
Queens Public House	410 Green Street, Upton Park	780 yd
The Rising Sun	Rising Sun, 528 Romford Road	948 yd
The Meeting Point	200 - 202 High Street North, East Ham	996 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	1,068 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Azad Fresh Chapatis	373 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	163 yd
Chicago 30	369 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	165 yd
The Burgrill Co	401 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	165 yd
Grill Heist	401 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	165 yd
Pandas Kitchen	396 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	174 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	326 Katherine Road, Forest Gate	63 yd
Tesco	346 - 352 Green Street, Upton Park	537 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	574 yd
Lidl	374 - 378 Green Street, Upton Park	603 yd
Lidl UK	182 - 184 High Street North, East Ham	1,006 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Plashet Park Plashet Grove	tennis courts	487 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		683 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		751 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	788 yd
Plashet School PLASHET GROVE	grass pitches	869 yd
Trinity Centre EAST AVENUE		990 yd
Easygym (London East Ham) 145-147 145-147 HIGH STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	1,049 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	92.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	327.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	327.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.91 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 8PL