Atkins Square, London, E8 1FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 1FL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	51.8%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	48.1%	48.2%	0.1%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 1FL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.1% 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	51.4%	56.1%	4.7%	37.9%	18.2%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	23.7%	-0.8%	44.2%	-20.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5%	3.1%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	12.6%	12.1%	-0.5%	9.1%	3.0%
Widowed	5.8%	4.4%	-1.4%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	32.4%	48.2%	15.8%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	37.9%	31.6%	-6.3%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	16.9%	11.7%	-5.2%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	10.2%	7%	-3.2%	4.0%	3.0%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	0.4%

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	30.9%	25.2%	-5.7%	18.2%	7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	6.3%	-8.1%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	9.1%	-3.5%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	12.6%	4.3%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	20.1%	40.9%	20.8%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	12.6%	4.1%	-8.5%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.2% 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	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2%	2.8%	0.8%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	19%	18.6%	-0.4%	2.5%	16.1%
Black Caribbean	15.5%	11.1%	-4.4%	1.0%	10.1%
Other Black	10.5%	4.1%	-6.4%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.3%
White	32.9%	38.2%	5.3%	81.4%	-43.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	6.1%	10.1%	4.0%	1.6%	8.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% 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	55.4%	55.4%	0.0%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	6.4%	10.9%	4.5%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	6.7%	5.4%	-1.3%	0.8%	4.6%
Africa	15.5%	14%	-1.5%	2.7%	11.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	4.7%	0.0%	5.6%	-0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.4%	8.3%	-3.1%	1.3%	7.0%
British Overseas	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.6%	55.4%	1.8%	83.2%	-27.8%
10+ Years	3.2%	35.8%	32.6%	9.8%	26.0%
5-10 Years	1.2%	3.9%	2.7%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	8.7%	2.3%	-6.4%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	33.2%	2.6%	-30.6%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.1%	37.2%	-9.1%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	20.3%	6.5%	13.8%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Atkins Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Atkins Square was 613.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 203.6% higher than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Atkins Square has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central and the 24th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 158.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 552.2%.

🔎 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 1FL, 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 Atkins Square are based on 189 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 Atkins Square, London, E8 1FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1FL

Average Price
£315,022

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£315,022

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Atkins Square

Average Price
£458,092

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£499,612

Flats/Maisonettes
£458,340

Other
£370,178

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Atkins SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 15 21 Atkins Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2025-12-10	£402,892
Flat 14 21 Atkins Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2020-12-11	£413,850
Flat 12 21 Atkins Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,500	2020-08-03	£178,117
Flat 15 21 Atkins Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,500	2020-06-05	£139,876
Flat 11 21 Atkins Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£259,995	2015-04-30	£295,867

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 1FL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E8 1FL 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	104
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	37
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Unemployed	16
Other	15
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	8
Transport and storage	6
Construction	5
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	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	1,429 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	2,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,790 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,570 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Olive School, Hackney 32 St Johns Church Road , Hackney E9 6EJ	- not rated	350 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Parkside Academy Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	3out of 4	413 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook Community Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	413 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Junior School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	413 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Infant School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	413 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	388 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	403 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	675 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	3out of 4	675 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	687 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,059 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,164 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,086 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,581 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	3,655 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,794 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,977 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,977 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,982 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	403 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	642 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	666 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	779 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queensgate College Morningside Centre , Cresset Road E9 6SJ	- not rated	900 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Vincent	2 Atkins Square	18 yd
Connecting All Communities	1 Atkins Square, Dalston Lane, Lower Clapton	127 yd
ACE Pizza	The Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road	153 yd
SIMONS	417 MARE STREET	155 yd
Palaette	415 Mare Street	156 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	153 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	153 yd
The Wishing Well	The Crown, 418 Mare Street	210 yd
Hackney Church Brewery Co	17 Bohemia Place	395 yd
The Cock Tavern	The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street	457 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Fellas	Basement And Ground Floor, 65 Amhurst Road	189 yd
Dixy Chicken	67-69 Amhurst Road	210 yd
Yum Yum Caribbean	1-1a Downs Court Parade, Amhurst Road	239 yd
Perfect Chicken	350 Mare Street	253 yd
Paper Dress Vintage	352a Mare Street	253 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	100 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	215 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	297 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	389 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	481 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	392 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	465 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	609 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	627 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	661 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	678 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	723 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	724 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		858 yd
Cardinal Pole Catholic School MORNING LANE		871 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	67.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	200.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	164.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 1FL