Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E7 9HA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E7 9HA 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	42.4%	50.4%	8.0%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	57.6%	49.6%	-8.0%	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 area around E7 9HA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.4% 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	54.2%	42.4%	-11.8%	37.9%	4.5%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	42.1%	9.6%	44.2%	-2.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	7.5%	9.6%	2.1%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	2.4%	3.5%	1.1%	6.1%	-2.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.1%) 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	48.3%	52.1%	3.8%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	37.3%	35%	-2.3%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	10.7%	9.7%	-1.0%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	13.6%	23.9%	10.3%	18.2%	5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	10.6%	0.8%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	9.8%	-0.4%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.8%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.6%	13.3%	-0.3%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	28.5%	34.6%	6.1%	33.8%	0.8%
Other	23.4%	2.9%	-20.5%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28% 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	18.4%	26.6%	8.2%	1.1%	25.5%
Indian	11%	4.5%	-6.5%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	8.2%	7.2%	-1.0%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	4.2%	2.9%	-1.3%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	15.3%	17.3%	2.0%	2.5%	14.8%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	31.4%	28%	-3.4%	81.4%	-53.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.3%	3.9%	3.6%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.4% 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	38.7%	33.4%	-5.3%	83.2%	-49.8%
European Union	15.8%	28.7%	12.9%	6.1%	22.6%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2.9%	2.3%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	14.1%	10.1%	-4.0%	2.7%	7.4%
Middle East and Asia	25.4%	22.5%	-2.9%	5.6%	16.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.4%	2.1%	-3.3%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20% 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	37.9%	33.4%	-4.5%	83.2%	-49.8%
10+ Years	15.5%	20%	4.5%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	11.3%	17.5%	6.2%	2.9%	14.6%
2-5 Years	15%	21.2%	6.2%	2.2%	19.0%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	7.8%	-12.5%	1.9%	5.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	39.8%	76.7%	-36.9%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	8%	0.6%	7.4%
Portugal	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	11.1%	0.9%	10.2%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	8.4%	1.2%	7.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.3%	37.2%	-26.9%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	39.7%	6.5%	33.2%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Romford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Romford Road was 137.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.0% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Romford Road has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 268th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.1%.

🔎 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 9HA, 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 Romford Road are based on 1443 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 Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E7 9HA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9HA

Average Price
£405,586

Semi-Detached
£877,402

Terraced
£648,204

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£190,040

Other
£152,785

Estimated Average Property Prices for Romford Road

Average Price
£452,109

Semi-Detached
£687,755

Terraced
£577,676

Detached
£1,095,392

Flats/Maisonettes
£308,319

Other
£1,572,630

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Romford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
321A Romford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-06-20	£441,098
323 Romford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£117,123	2021-10-07	£121,793
325 Romford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2019-09-03	£10,443
323 Romford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2018-06-08	£5,221
315 Romford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£24,000	2018-02-13	£26,310

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9HA

Employment

E7 9HA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 9HA 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	81
Self-Employed	63
Part-Time Employee	54
Looking after home or family	51
Student (economically inactive)	29
Unemployed	25
Other	24
Retired	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	9
Education	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
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
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,625 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	1,726 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	1,760 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,787 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	400 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	406 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrange Infant School Sebert Road , E7 0NJ	3out of 4	696 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Upton Avenue , Forest Gate E7 9PN	- not rated	788 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	332 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	738 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	1,007 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,174 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	2,033 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	3,065 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	3,069 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,082 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,632 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	1,356 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	1,755 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,244 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,057 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,746 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	212 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	358 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	841 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	1,283 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	1,479 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ayans Grill And Catering	311 Romford Road, Forest Gate	3 yd
Ronak Restaurant	317 Romford Road, Forest Gate	3 yd
Candy Floss Crepeire	Ground Floor, 315 Romford Road	21 yd
Bronze Royale	319 Romford Road, Forest Gate	34 yd
Eastern Palace	278 Romford Road, Forest Gate	54 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	222 yd
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	244 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	375 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lahori Zaiqa	297B Romford Road, Forest Gate	3 yd
Papas Chicken	37A Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	150 yd
KFC	31 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	150 yd
Ala Pizza	28 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	192 yd
Ala Pizza	28 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	192 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	124 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	259 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	775 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	1,045 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		286 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	414 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	514 yd
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	561 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	620 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		639 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	715 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	715 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		855 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	941 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	78.4%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	327.9 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	327.9 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.91 Mbit/s

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