Margery Park Road, London, E7 9LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E7 9LA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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	48.6%	52.3%	3.7%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	51.4%	47.7%	-3.7%	49.0%	-1.3%

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	35.3%	37.9%	2.6%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	48.1%	41.5%	-6.6%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	4.5%	4.2%	-0.3%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	7.7%	8.2%	0.5%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	3.3%	7%	3.7%	6.1%	0.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.4%	47.2%	1.8%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	38.8%	35.4%	-3.4%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	10.5%	12.8%	2.3%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%	0.0%

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	18.7%	19.6%	0.9%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	8.5%	-1.0%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	10.6%	-0.7%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	5.7%	5.4%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	17.2%	6.5%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	35.6%	5.0%	33.8%	1.8%
Other	19%	2.7%	-16.3%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 24.2% 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	13.9%	25.7%	11.8%	1.1%	24.6%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	10.7%	7.4%	-3.3%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	5.3%	9.8%	4.5%	2.7%	7.1%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	19.2%	12%	-7.2%	2.5%	9.5%
Black Caribbean	6.2%	6.2%	0.0%	1.0%	5.2%
Other Black	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
White	29.7%	24.2%	-5.5%	81.4%	-57.2%
Roma	0%	3.6%	3.6%	0.2%	3.4%
Arab	3.7%	0.5%	-3.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.3%	4.8%	2.5%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.7% 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	42.2%	42.7%	0.5%	83.2%	-40.5%
European Union	17.4%	20.5%	3.1%	6.1%	14.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	16%	8%	-8.0%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	19.6%	21.9%	2.3%	5.6%	16.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	5.3%	2.3%	1.3%	4.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 28.9% 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	40.4%	42.7%	2.3%	83.2%	-40.5%
10+ Years	8.7%	28.9%	20.2%	9.8%	19.1%
5-10 Years	11.4%	10.6%	-0.8%	2.9%	7.7%
2-5 Years	11.9%	11.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	8.9%
Less than 2 years	27.6%	6.7%	-20.9%	1.9%	4.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.1%	76.7%	-15.6%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	6.8%	0.6%	6.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	6.5%	0.9%	5.6%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.3%	1.2%	5.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.1%	37.2%	-27.1%
Christian	32.5%	46.2%	-13.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	38.3%	6.5%	31.8%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Margery Park Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Margery Park Road was 159.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.2% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Margery Park Road has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 247th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.4%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E7 9LA, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 6/10 (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 Margery Park Road are based on 99 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 Margery Park Road, London, E7 9LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9LA

Average Price
£663,823

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£694,748

Detached
£738,527

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,496

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Margery Park Road

Average Price
£512,909

Semi-Detached
£737,539

Terraced
£612,959

Detached
£539,333

Flats/Maisonettes
£283,722

Other
£27,791

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Margery Park Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Margery Park Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£665,000	2025-08-28	£636,863
11 Margery Park Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2025-03-13	£477,366
15A Margery Park Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£700,000	2024-10-02	£643,168
1C Margery Park Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£670,000	2023-06-06	£621,760
35 Margery Park Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-06-15	£916,750

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9LA

Employment

E7 9LA 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 9LA 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	46
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	33
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Construction	26
Human health and social work activities	24
Administrative and support service activities	22
Education	11
Transport and storage	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	8
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	5
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	694 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	1,341 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,521 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	1,723 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,030 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	- not rated	437 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	4out of 4	437 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Infant School Eleanor Road , E15 4AB	- not rated	445 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue , E15 4AE	3out of 4	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Upton Avenue , Forest Gate E7 9PN	- not rated	520 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	430 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	- not rated	430 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	644 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	700 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	- not rated	725 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	3,934 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	5,208 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	1,744 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	2,042 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,756 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	2,988 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	3,014 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	1,426 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,640 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,159 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,774 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,903 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	236 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	345 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laurel Leaf School 362 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8BS	- not rated	884 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	948 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	1,074 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
Clapton Football Club	Upton Lane, Forest Gate	319 yd
Bobashop Ltd	88B Upton Lane, Forest Gate	391 yd
Eastern Palace	278 Romford Road, Forest Gate	400 yd
Curry In A Box	90A Upton Lane, Forest Gate	407 yd
Ayans Grill And Catering	311 Romford Road, Forest Gate	409 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	449 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	457 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	660 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasta Evangelists	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	378 yd
Filifiesta / Flame Grill	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	378 yd
Crave Joint	183 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	378 yd
Lahori Zaiqa	297B Romford Road, Forest Gate	409 yd
Tasty Vybz	26 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	411 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	460 yd
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	516 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	655 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	693 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	301 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	425 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	626 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	635 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		648 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	681 yd
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	719 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		739 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	742 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		767 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	78.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	49 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 9LA