Sylvester Road, London, E8 1EP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 1EP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	48.8%	49.5%	0.7%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	51.2%	50.5%	-0.7%	49.0%	1.5%

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 1EP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 75.6% 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	75.2%	75.6%	0.4%	37.9%	37.7%
Married: Opposite sex	16.3%	15.3%	-1.0%	44.2%	-28.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	3.9%	4.6%	0.7%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	6.1%	-5.7%

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 (90.8%) 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	54.2%	63.5%	9.3%	48.4%	15.1%
Good health	34.8%	27.3%	-7.5%	33.6%	-6.3%
Fair health	7.7%	7.2%	-0.5%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 1EP this area, 5.4% 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 68.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.9%	5.4%	-1.5%	18.2%	-12.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	2.7%	-6.1%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.3%	5%	-1.3%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	14.2%	4.6%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	58.7%	68.6%	9.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Other	8.8%	2.3%	-6.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.5% 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	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	2%	1%	-1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	3.7%	0.3%	-3.4%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	6.7%	11.1%	4.4%	2.5%	8.6%
Black Caribbean	6%	1%	-5.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	5%	2.7%	-2.3%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	3%	0.8%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.9%
White	61.7%	62.5%	0.8%	81.4%	-18.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2%	2.0%	0.2%	1.8%
Arab	0.2%	2.7%	2.5%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	3.5%	4.4%	0.9%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.2% 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	61.4%	51.2%	-10.2%	83.2%	-32.0%
European Union	12.9%	25.4%	12.5%	6.1%	19.3%
Rest of Europe	6.5%	3.4%	-3.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	4.2%	7.5%	3.3%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	5.1%	-0.1%	5.6%	-0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8%	3.4%	-4.6%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	0.3%	3.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.4%	51.5%	-8.9%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	4.5%	11.9%	7.4%	9.8%	2.1%
5-10 Years	8.2%	16.7%	8.5%	2.9%	13.8%
2-5 Years	9%	12.6%	3.6%	2.2%	10.4%
Less than 2 years	17.9%	7.2%	-10.7%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	8.8%	0.6%	8.2%
Portugal	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	6.8%	1.5%	5.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	57.4%	37.2%	20.2%
Christian	23.4%	46.2%	-22.8%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Sylvester Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sylvester Road was 972.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 399.8% higher than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Sylvester Road has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central and the 7th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 342.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.6%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E8 1EP, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Sylvester Road are based on 217 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 Sylvester Road, London, E8 1EP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1EP

Average Price
£667,904

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£899,050

Detached
£1,023,488

Flats/Maisonettes
£620,344

Other
£766,993

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sylvester Road

Average Price
£619,878

Semi-Detached
£844,618

Terraced
£664,698

Detached
£894,190

Flats/Maisonettes
£475,155

Other
£2,589,345

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sylvester Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2A Sylvester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£935,000	2025-03-28	£911,602
Flat 3 Apex House, 2 Sylvester Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-12-02	£456,512
Flat E Coopers Yard, 5 - 7 Sylvester Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£523,000	2024-07-22	£498,662
Apartment 15 Colonnades Apartments, 35 Sylvester Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£687,500	2024-07-11	£655,507
7A Sylvester Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,028,500	2023-12-15	£972,364

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 1EP

Employment

E8 1EP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 E8 1EP 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	137
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Retired	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	53
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Accommodation and food service activities	38
Other	37
Information and communication	25
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	8
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	1,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,134 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,552 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,249 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	403 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Olive School Hackney 32 St Johns Church Road , Hackney E9 6EJ	4out of 4	555 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Morningside Primary School Chatham Place , Hackney E9 6LL	4out of 4	593 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John and St James CofE Primary School Isabella Road , Hackney E9 6DX	4out of 4	633 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Community School Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN	3out of 4	642 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	430 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	628 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	4out of 4	764 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	3out of 4	811 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,062 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,515 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,084 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,249 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,402 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,598 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
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,575 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,865 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,906 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,235 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,258 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	719 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	1,295 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	1,373 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ickburgh School Kenworthy Road , Hackney E9 5RB	3out of 4	1,576 yd	Community special 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
Sutton and Sons	218 Graham Road	17 yd
Kome Express	222 Graham Road	26 yd
Banh Mi Hoi-an	242 Graham Road	42 yd
Peck Peck	240 Graham Road	42 yd
Great Indian Food	230 Graham Road, Hackney	44 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Ship Hackney	The Old Ship, 2 Sylvester Path	75 yd
The Cock Tavern	The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street	86 yd
General Browning Club	Hackney Trades Hall, 83 Valette Street	176 yd
The Globe	The Globe, 20 Morning Lane	212 yd
Hackney Church Brewery Co	17 Bohemia Place	228 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sylvie's Kitchen	216 Graham Road	42 yd
KFC	311 Mare Street	86 yd
Pizza Go Go	18 Morning Lane	211 yd
Dixy Chicken	67-69 Amhurst Road	215 yd
Paper Dress Vintage	352a Mare Street	263 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	182 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	263 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	295 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	477 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	488 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	214 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	293 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	369 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	594 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	596 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	650 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	659 yd
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	717 yd
Cardinal Pole Catholic School MORNING LANE		742 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	781 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	76.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 1EP