Knox Road, London, E7 9HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 9HP has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	52.8%	50%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	47.2%	50%	2.8%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.2%	40.5%	-2.7%	37.9%	2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40%	47.9%	7.9%	44.2%	3.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Separated	4.7%	1.9%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	6.3%	4.7%	-1.6%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	5.8%	3.3%	-2.5%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (90.4%) 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	57.9%	58.1%	0.2%	48.4%	9.7%
Good health	31.5%	32.3%	0.8%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	7.5%	8.6%	1.1%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.2%	14%	0.8%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	13.1%	2.0%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	9.8%	-2.8%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	8.9%	-1.1%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	35.8%	46.3%	10.5%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	16.3%	5.1%	-11.2%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.3% 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	21.7%	28.1%	6.4%	1.1%	27.0%
Chinese	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	6.3%	0.7%	-5.6%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	8.7%	12.2%	3.5%	2.5%	9.7%
Black Caribbean	11.4%	6.8%	-4.6%	1.0%	5.8%
Other Black	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	3.6%	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	32.3%	35.3%	3.0%	81.4%	-46.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.9% 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	52.4%	43.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	-39.3%
European Union	12.6%	20.4%	7.8%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	5.9%	8.2%	2.3%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	21.3%	17.9%	-3.4%	5.6%	12.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	6.1%	-0.6%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.1% 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	50%	44.1%	-5.9%	83.2%	-39.1%
10+ Years	11%	25.1%	14.1%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	10.2%	16.5%	6.3%	2.9%	13.6%
2-5 Years	7.1%	11.1%	4.0%	2.2%	8.9%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	3.2%	-18.5%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.6%	76.7%	-17.1%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	6.5%	0.6%	5.9%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Romania	7.9%	0.9%	7.0%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.6%	37.2%	-19.6%
Christian	43.5%	46.2%	-2.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	32.7%	6.5%	26.2%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Knox Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Knox Road was 51.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.0% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Knox Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 129th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.1 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 higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E7 9HP, 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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) - 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 Knox Road are based on 79 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 Knox Road, London, E7 9HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9HP

Average Price
£490,954

Semi-Detached
£713,380

Terraced
£540,053

Detached
£692,236

Flats/Maisonettes
£310,082

Other
£103,340

Estimated Average Property Prices for Knox Road

Average Price
£448,216

Semi-Detached
£624,715

Terraced
£526,717

Detached
£658,774

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,127

Other
£95,257

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Knox Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Knox Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£256,000	2024-04-03	£233,367
64 Knox Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£595,000	2024-03-08	£532,973
33 Knox Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2019-09-30	£653,521
33 Knox Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£595,000	2017-08-16	£686,766
42 Knox Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£570,000	2017-02-10	£654,653

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9HP

Employment

E7 9HP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 9HP 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	55
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	24
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	16
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	7
Human health and social work activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Information and communication	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical 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	797 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	1,240 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	1,633 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,032 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Infant School Eleanor Road , E15 4AB	- not rated	326 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue , E15 4AE	3out of 4	386 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	- not rated	423 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	4out of 4	423 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Upton Avenue , Forest Gate E7 9PN	- not rated	572 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	469 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	- not rated	469 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	723 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	740 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	- not rated	801 yd	Community school	No	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	4,025 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	5,324 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	1,624 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	1,924 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,749 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,066 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	3,098 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	- not rated	1,308 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,650 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,062 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,654 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,861 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gurney School Knox Road , Forest Gate E7 9HW	- not rated	124 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	463 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	831 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School Block F, Tennyson Road , Forest Gate E15 4DR	- not rated	958 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laurel Leaf School 362 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8BS	- not rated	1,003 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
Clapton Football Club	Upton Lane, Forest Gate	352 yd
Costa Compass Group UK & Ireland	Cafe, Atherton Leisure Centre	354 yd
Bobashop Ltd	88B Upton Lane, Forest Gate	502 yd
Eastern Palace	278 Romford Road, Forest Gate	513 yd
Curry In A Box	90A Upton Lane, Forest Gate	516 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	568 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	577 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	728 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasta Evangelists	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	440 yd
Filifiesta / Flame Grill	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	440 yd
Crave Joint	183 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	440 yd
Lahori Zaiqa	297B Romford Road, Forest Gate	518 yd
Perfect Pizza	132 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	522 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	357 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	576 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	630 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	753 yd
Morrisons	15 The Grove, Stratford	1,090 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	333 yd
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	353 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	613 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	695 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	706 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	719 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		736 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	817 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		834 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		843 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	75.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	147.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	71.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 9HP