Fassett Square, London, E8 1BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 1BF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	48%	48.5%	0.5%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	52%	51.5%	-0.5%	49.0%	2.5%

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 E8 1BF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.5% 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	60.7%	58.5%	-2.2%	37.9%	20.6%
Married: Opposite sex	20.2%	28.7%	8.5%	44.2%	-15.5%
Married: Same sex	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.6%	2.3%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.3%	8.2%	-0.1%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	4.8%	2.3%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.5%	56.2%	1.7%	48.4%	7.8%
Good health	32.2%	25.9%	-6.3%	33.6%	-7.7%
Fair health	6.9%	11.4%	4.5%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	5.4%	5%	-0.4%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1%	1.5%	0.5%	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.

In the area around E8 1BF this area, 7.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 62.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.9%	7.6%	-4.3%	18.2%	-10.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3%	5.8%	2.8%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	8.8%	-2.5%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.9%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	9.9%	-0.2%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	60.1%	62.6%	2.5%	33.8%	28.8%
Other	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.3% 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	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0%	4%	4.0%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	5.4%	9.5%	4.1%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	4%	1.0%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	2.5%	3.5%	1.0%	0.8%	2.7%
White	76.2%	63.3%	-12.9%	81.4%	-18.1%
Arab	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	3%	5%	2.0%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.6% 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	81.2%	70.6%	-10.6%	83.2%	-12.6%
European Union	5.9%	4.9%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.2%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	5.9%	5.4%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	7.4%	3.9%	1.3%	6.1%
Oceania	1%	4.9%	3.9%	0.3%	4.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.7%	72%	-6.7%	83.2%	-11.2%
10+ Years	0.5%	19%	18.5%	9.8%	9.2%
5-10 Years	1%	3%	2.0%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	4%	2%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	4%	-11.8%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.5%	76.7%	4.8%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49%	37.2%	11.8%
Christian	28%	46.2%	-18.2%
Jewish	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Fassett Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fassett Square was 41.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 85.6% lower than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fassett Square has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston and the 79th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E8 1BF, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 Fassett Square are based on 80 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fassett Square, London, E8 1BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1BF

Average Price
£790,664

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£790,664

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fassett Square

Average Price
£925,647

Semi-Detached
£1,522,072

Terraced
£1,176,157

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£695,369

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fassett SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 Bruno Court, 10 Fassett Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2022-07-27	£589,496
Flat 1 Bruno Court, 10 Fassett Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£905,000	2022-04-05	£899,396
Flat 14 Bruno Court, 10 Fassett Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2021-09-30	£607,718
Flat 3 Bruno Court, 10 Fassett Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£945,000	2021-03-12	£933,369
Flat 5 Bruno Court, 10 Fassett Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£950,000	2021-02-26	£926,900

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 1BF

Employment

E8 1BF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	65
Self-Employed	36
Retired	13
Other	12
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Part-Time Employee	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	26
Other	20
Information and communication	14
Education	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Construction	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,050 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,364 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,865 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mossbourne Parkside Academy Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	2out of 4	428 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	527 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Beechwood Road , E8 3DY	4out of 4	541 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halley House School 52-58 Arcola Street , Hackney E8 2DJ	3out of 4	636 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Community School Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN	3out of 4	726 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	598 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	700 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,279 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	4out of 4	1,464 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,663 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,365 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,994 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,594 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,663 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,180 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,282 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,587 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,775 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,794 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	389 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	888 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	951 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	1,158 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	1,159 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
HASH E8	170c Dalston Lane	162 yd
The Blue Studios	160 Dalston Lane	186 yd
Healthy Stuff	168 Dalston Lane	186 yd
Grays Inn Kitchen	83 Dalston Lane	248 yd
People s wine	73 Dalston lane	248 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wolfies	51a, 51 Greenwood Road	111 yd
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	227 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road	330 yd
The Duke of Richmond	316 Queensbridge Road	553 yd
Ridley Road Market Bar	49 Ridley Road	558 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Avo Spice	82 Dalston Lane	351 yd
Coffee Lovers	Station Approach Hackney Downs Station, Dalston Lane	364 yd
Golden Crown	348 Queensbridge Road	367 yd
Ming Hai Take Away	172 Sandringham Road	428 yd
Getir	UNIT 449 AMHURST STREET LONDON HACKNEY	468 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	364 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	620 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	686 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	730 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	732 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		239 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	613 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	625 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	638 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	665 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	672 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	723 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	743 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	807 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	950 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	0.0%

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

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 1BF