Tower Hamlets Road, London, E7 9BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E7 9BZ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.2%	52.2%	-3.0%	51.0%	1.2%
Male	44.8%	47.8%	3.0%	49.0%	-1.2%

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 9BZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	55.3%	55.2%	-0.1%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	26.4%	29.5%	3.1%	44.2%	-14.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	7.3%	2%	-5.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.9%	9%	2.1%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	43.3%	47.4%	4.1%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	36.8%	35.8%	-1.0%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	15.6%	13%	-2.6%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	21.5%	17.5%	-4.0%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	6.6%	-5.6%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	15.3%	-0.6%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	5.2%	3.2%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	15.9%	6.1%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	28.5%	36.7%	8.2%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	10.2%	2.8%	-7.4%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37% 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	15.6%	10.4%	-5.2%	1.1%	9.3%
Indian	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	4.3%	3.1%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	15.6%	15.3%	-0.3%	2.5%	12.8%
Black Caribbean	13.2%	10.4%	-2.8%	1.0%	9.4%
Other Black	4%	3.5%	-0.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.4%	2.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.2%	3.3%	2.1%	0.8%	2.5%
White	29.4%	37%	7.6%	81.4%	-44.4%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.2%	3.8%	2.6%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.4% 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	58.9%	52.4%	-6.5%	83.2%	-30.8%
European Union	10.7%	18.4%	7.7%	6.1%	12.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	8.3%	12.2%	3.9%	2.7%	9.5%
Middle East and Asia	15%	8.7%	-6.3%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.3%	52.5%	-5.8%	83.2%	-30.7%
10+ Years	5.2%	27.3%	22.1%	9.8%	17.5%
5-10 Years	8.6%	9.2%	0.6%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	7.4%	6.6%	-0.8%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	4.3%	-16.3%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.9%	76.7%	-12.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.4%	37.2%	-17.8%
Christian	50.1%	46.2%	3.9%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Tower Hamlets Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tower Hamlets Road was 127.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.6% higher than the Forest Gate North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Tower Hamlets Road has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Forest Gate North and the 310th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.9%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E7 9BZ, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Tower Hamlets Road are based on 248 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 Tower Hamlets Road, London, E7 9BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9BZ

Average Price
£475,647

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£474,153

Detached
£502,530

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tower Hamlets Road

Average Price
£525,631

Semi-Detached
£743,215

Terraced
£511,227

Detached
£478,239

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,834

Other
£2,670,862

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tower Hamlets Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16A Tower Hamlets Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-03-13	£525,103
62 Tower Hamlets Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2022-09-14	£488,907
48 Tower Hamlets Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2019-03-28	£495,962
48 Tower Hamlets Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2016-02-19	£479,364
36 Tower Hamlets Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2014-04-14	£537,971

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9BZ

Employment

E7 9BZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

E7 9BZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	158
Self-Employed	76
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	40
Unemployed	35
Looking after home or family	33
Other	25
Student (economically inactive)	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	11
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	3
Transport and storage	3
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	689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	1,316 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	1,376 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	1,809 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,123 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	96 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	103 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	- not rated	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	4out of 4	310 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maryland Infant School Gurney Road , E15 1SL	- not rated	704 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	- not rated	450 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	450 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,004 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , E15 4LP	- not rated	1,004 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Tom Hood Community Science College Terling Close , Leytonstone E11 3NT	- not rated	1,110 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	4,441 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	5,415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	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	1,879 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	2,241 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,468 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,563 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,566 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	928 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	1,688 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	1,837 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,860 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,247 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyceum Newham Bignold Hall , Bignold Road E7 0EX	- not rated	572 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gurney School Knox Road , Forest Gate E7 9HW	- not rated	696 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	844 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	1,083 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Laurel Leaf School 362 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8BS	- not rated	1,114 yd	Other independent special school	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
Aromas Restaurant	172 Forest Lane, Forest Gate	369 yd
Querky Cafe	180 Forest Lane, Forest Gate	369 yd
Brasa Ltd	61 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	544 yd
Tasty Treats Tasty Ltd	1 - 2 Railway Station Bridge, Woodgrange Road	556 yd
Connies Special Authentic Ghanaian	Unit 6, 85 - 87 Woodgrange Road	575 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	369 yd
The Wanstead Tap Ltd	Arch 352, Winchelsea Road	697 yd
The Holly Tree Public House	141 Dames Road	794 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	855 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	874 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Go Peri Peri	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	219 yd
YoYo	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	219 yd
Stone Pizza	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	219 yd
Tropical Tree Takeaway	64 Field Road, Forest Gate	305 yd
Odessa Tandoori	159 Odessa Road, Forest Gate	434 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	605 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	651 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	729 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	890 yd
Tesco	99 - 105 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	918 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	132 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	450 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		516 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	586 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	684 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		924 yd
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		969 yd
Sarah Bonnell School DEANERY ROAD	tennis courts	1,005 yd
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	1,008 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	98.0%

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	159.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	172.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	32.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 9BZ