Upton Lane, London, E7 9NN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E7 9NN has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	46.4%	47.6%	1.2%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	53.6%	52.4%	-1.2%	49.0%	3.4%

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	42.4%	40.2%	-2.2%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	46.8%	49.7%	2.9%	44.2%	5.5%
Separated	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	4.2%	5.5%	1.3%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	56.9%	55.6%	-1.3%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	28%	27.8%	-0.2%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	9.9%	11.4%	1.5%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	3.9%	3.8%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	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	21.1%	21.6%	0.5%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	9.8%	-2.9%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	14.8%	-2.7%	13.4%	1.4%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	18%	6.1%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	22.7%	30.9%	8.2%	33.8%	-2.9%
Other	13.6%	4.9%	-8.7%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 10.3% 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	6.2%	21.6%	15.4%	1.1%	20.5%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	43.1%	28.7%	-14.4%	3.1%	25.6%
Pakistani	7.8%	14.3%	6.5%	2.7%	11.6%
Other Asian	3.3%	1.3%	-2.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	12.4%	9.4%	-3.0%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	5.6%	2.9%	-2.7%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
White	8%	10.3%	2.3%	81.4%	-71.1%
Arab	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.4% 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	44.5%	53.4%	8.9%	83.2%	-29.8%
European Union	4.9%	7.6%	2.7%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	11.3%	7.6%	-3.7%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	36.5%	27.8%	-8.7%	5.6%	22.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	3%	0.3%	1.3%	1.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	44.3%	53.3%	9.0%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	7.4%	29.3%	21.9%	9.8%	19.5%
5-10 Years	11.1%	5.9%	-5.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	10.5%	6.3%	-4.2%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	26.6%	5.3%	-21.3%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	9.7%	1.2%	8.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.9%	37.2%	-32.3%
Christian	18.4%	46.2%	-27.8%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	65.8%	6.5%	59.3%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Upton Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upton Lane was 53.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.3% lower than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Upton Lane has the 19th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 160th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.9%.

🔎 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 9NN, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Upton Lane are based on 250 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 Upton Lane, London, E7 9NN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E7 9NN

Average Price
£502,898

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£589,079

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£244,355

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upton Lane

Average Price
£401,633

Semi-Detached
£569,314

Terraced
£593,621

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£286,131

Other
£440,135

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upton LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
170 Upton Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2019-04-05	£558,007
174 Upton Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£559,000	2018-01-30	£692,439
158B Upton Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2008-10-07	£248,638
158A Upton Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£130,000	2008-10-07	£230,878
168 Upton Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2007-01-31	£626,526

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E7 9NN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E7 9NN 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	89
Looking after home or family	52
Part-Time Employee	51
Student (economically inactive)	37
Retired	32
Other	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Unemployed	22
Self-Employed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	21
Transport and storage	19
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	759 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,258 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	1,357 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,272 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	256 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Primary School Upton Park Road , Forest Gate E7 8JY	4out of 4	504 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue , E15 4AE	3out of 4	626 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	3out of 4	701 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Selwyn Road , E13 0ES	4out of 4	787 yd	Academy converter	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	188 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	407 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	461 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	875 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,151 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	1,887 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,535 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	2,725 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	2,756 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,274 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	1,536 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,875 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,403 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,911 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,684 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	279 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	462 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	993 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	1,069 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,296 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
Crunchys	128 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd
MBR Aashish Chinese	118 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd
Bloom Cafe	80 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd
Cookies And Cream - Basement	80 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd
Indiano Pizza	126 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hudson Bay	Hudson Bay, 1 - 5 Upton Lane	377 yd
Silver Avenue	19 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	405 yd
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	912 yd
Upton Park Snooker Centre	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	1,004 yd
The Lamb Public House	The Lamb, 85 Pelly Road	1,036 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasta Evangelists	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	68 yd
Filifiesta / Flame Grill	173 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	68 yd
Crave Joint	183 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	68 yd
Perfect Pizza	132 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd
Al Farooq Kebabish	84 Upton Lane, Forest Gate	138 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland - Woodgrange	4 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	574 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	797 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	834 yd
Tesco	346 - 352 Green Street, Upton Park	983 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	358 - 362 Green Street, Upton Park	1,004 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Spotted Dog Ground UPTON LANE	grass pitches	148 yd
St Angelas Ursuline School ST. GEORGES ROAD	grass pitches	257 yd
Elmhurst Primary School UPTON PARK ROAD		365 yd
Saint Bonaventure'S School BOLEYN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	400 yd
Stratford School Academy STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY GROSVENOR ROAD		411 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	483 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	813 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		835 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	963 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	1,045 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	86.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	86.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	86.2%

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	107.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E7 9NN