Mare Street, London, E8 1JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 1JB 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 1JB, 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 1JB 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 Mare Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mare Street was 991.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 390.7% higher than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Mare Street has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central and the 8th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 418.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.4%.

🔎 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 1JB, 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 Mare Street are based on 391 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 Mare Street, London, E8 1JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1JB

Average Price
£8,606,717

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£8,606,717

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mare Street

Average Price
£938,085

Semi-Detached
£973,846

Terraced
£1,013,276

Detached
£2,362,401

Flats/Maisonettes
£486,683

Other
£2,611,736

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mare Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
351 - 357 Mare Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£8,000,000	2018-09-28	£8,364,030
351 - 357 Mare Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£8,000,000	2018-09-28	£8,364,030
347 - 357 Mare Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£8,000,000	2018-09-28	£8,364,030
351 - 357 Mare Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£6,500,000	2015-02-27	£7,612,257
351 - 357 Mare Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£6,500,000	2015-02-27	£7,612,257

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Employment

E8 1JB 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 1JB 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	1,170 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	2,363 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,741 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,289 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	339 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rams Episcopal Church of England Primary School Mehetabel Road , Hackney E9 6DU	- not rated	359 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Free and Parochial Infant School Mehetabel Road , E9 6DU	- not rated	359 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morningside Primary School Chatham Place , Hackney E9 6LL	4out of 4	398 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John and St James CofE Primary School Isabella Road , Hackney E9 6DX	4out of 4	403 yd	Voluntary aided 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	397 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	530 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	3out of 4	530 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	- not rated	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	3out of 4	598 yd	Academy converter	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	789 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,423 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,740 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,275 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,445 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	3,410 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,644 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,007 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,007 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,121 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	387 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	421 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queensgate College Morningside Centre , Cresset Road E9 6SJ	- not rated	623 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	699 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	1,067 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
Dija	13 Amhurst Rd, Hackney	16 yd
Black Sheep Coffee	1c, 1 Amhurst Road	49 yd
SEAWEED	358 Mare Street	71 yd
The Quarter Store	358 Mare Street (Ground Floor and Basement)	71 yd
Costa	7-19 Amhurst Road	73 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hackney Church Brewery Co	17 Bohemia Place	115 yd
The Cock Tavern	The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street	181 yd
Every Cloud	11 Morning Lane	209 yd
Old Ship Hackney	The Old Ship, 2 Sylvester Path	209 yd
The Globe	The Globe, 20 Morning Lane	236 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paper Dress Vintage	352a Mare Street	84 yd
Perfect Chicken	350 Mare Street	84 yd
Sylvie's Kitchen	216 Graham Road	143 yd
Dixy Chicken	67-69 Amhurst Road	179 yd
KFC	311 Mare Street	181 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	2 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	95 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	209 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	332 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	520 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	371 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	389 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	427 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	470 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	516 yd
Cardinal Pole Catholic School MORNING LANE		653 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	734 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	774 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	775 yd
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	864 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%

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

Overview of E8 1JB