Chaucer Road, London, E7 9LZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 9LZ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	47%	49.6%	2.6%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	53%	50.4%	-2.6%	49.0%	1.4%

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 vicinity of E7 9LZ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.3%	37.9%	4.6%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	57.9%	52.5%	-5.4%	44.2%	8.3%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	4.3%	4.7%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	49.6%	56.4%	6.8%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	32.4%	26%	-6.4%	33.6%	-7.6%
Fair health	9.9%	10.1%	0.2%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	6.4%	5.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

In the area around E7 9LZ this area, 29.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.3%	29.7%	0.4%	18.2%	11.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	6.4%	-6.9%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	10.6%	-0.7%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.2%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	15.3%	4.3%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	33.7%	15.2%	33.8%	-0.1%
Other	15.5%	2%	-13.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.1% 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	18.1%	25.8%	7.7%	1.1%	24.7%
Chinese	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	36%	41.3%	5.3%	3.1%	38.2%
Pakistani	16.5%	11.7%	-4.8%	2.7%	9.0%
Other Asian	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	8.2%	4.3%	-3.9%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	8.2%	8.1%	-0.1%	81.4%	-73.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.4% 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	50.4%	58.4%	8.0%	83.2%	-24.8%
European Union	4.8%	4.1%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.0%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	35.6%	31.6%	-4.0%	5.6%	26.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50%	58.4%	8.4%	83.2%	-24.8%
10+ Years	6%	30.1%	24.1%	9.8%	20.3%
5-10 Years	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	8.9%	2.6%	-6.3%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	29.6%	5.4%	-24.2%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81%	76.7%	4.3%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	9.2%	1.2%	8.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.4%	37.2%	-31.8%
Christian	11.8%	46.2%	-34.4%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	69.3%	6.5%	62.8%
Sikh	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Chaucer Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chaucer Road was 69.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.5% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chaucer Road has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 238th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 102.9%.

🔎 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 9LZ, 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 Chaucer Road are based on 502 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 Chaucer Road, London, E7 9LZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9LZ

Average Price
£474,823

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£529,580

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,961

Other
£98,164

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chaucer Road

Average Price
£681,874

Semi-Detached
£1,157,695

Terraced
£793,183

Detached
£1,009,586

Flats/Maisonettes
£452,360

Other
£95,309

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chaucer Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Chaucer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£603,000	2021-01-22	£628,534
51 Chaucer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£698,000	2021-01-08	£727,557
9 Chaucer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2020-10-28	£484,305
11 Chaucer Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£90,000	2019-07-05	£96,317
47 Chaucer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£495,000	2017-01-12	£593,258

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9LZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E7 9LZ 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	91
Part-Time Employee	68
Looking after home or family	56
Retired	40
Self-Employed	38
Student (economically inactive)	34
Other	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	48
Transport and storage	23
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	20
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	12
Construction	9
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4

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	544 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,408 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	1,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,872 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Upton Avenue , Forest Gate E7 9PN	- not rated	487 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	3out of 4	518 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	647 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	677 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue , E15 4AE	3out of 4	684 yd	Community 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	432 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	513 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	634 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	702 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,127 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	1,931 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,777 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	2,870 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	2,888 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,424 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	1,611 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,642 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,316 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,961 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,795 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	163 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	252 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	890 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	1,134 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,356 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
Bobashop Ltd	88B Upton Lane, Forest Gate	96 yd
Kaspas	88 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	114 yd
Curry In A Box	90A Upton Lane, Forest Gate	117 yd
Cafe @ 48	48 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	153 yd
Al Harmain	42 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	153 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	178 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	199 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	671 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tasty Vybz	26 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	153 yd
Gallo Peri Peri	50 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	153 yd
Lazeez	20 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	153 yd
Perfect Pizza	132 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	166 yd
Al Farooq Kebabish	84 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	166 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	342 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	557 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	758 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	990 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	276 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	366 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		450 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		570 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		592 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	637 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	685 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	718 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	719 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	807 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	208.9 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	105.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 9LZ