Amhurst Road, London, E8 1LW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 1LW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	50.8%	47.2%	-3.6%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	49.2%	52.8%	3.6%	49.0%	3.8%

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 1LW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.6% 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	54.2%	60.6%	6.4%	37.9%	22.7%
Married: Opposite sex	28.8%	23.8%	-5.0%	44.2%	-20.4%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	5.6%	3.7%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	5.6%	6.7%	1.1%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	4.4%	4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	48.3%	54.8%	6.5%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	35.5%	30.1%	-5.4%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	9.3%	9.8%	0.5%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	5.3%	3.9%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

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 55.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.7%	20.5%	-4.2%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	5.2%	-2.0%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	5.7%	-3.4%	13.4%	-7.7%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	10.6%	3.9%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	45.3%	55.3%	10.0%	33.8%	21.5%
Other	6.3%	1.2%	-5.1%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.6% 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	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	5.3%	3.7%	-1.6%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	3.1%	3.5%	0.4%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	14.8%	14.1%	-0.7%	2.5%	11.6%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	9.4%	3.0%	1.0%	8.4%
Other Black	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	0.8%	1.6%
White	45.9%	48.6%	2.7%	81.4%	-32.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	4.8%	7.6%	2.8%	1.6%	6.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.2% 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	57%	58.2%	1.2%	83.2%	-25.0%
European Union	11.2%	14.5%	3.3%	6.1%	8.4%
Rest of Europe	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	11.3%	7.6%	-3.7%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	5.9%	0.0%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	7.6%	-0.1%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.4%	58.2%	2.8%	83.2%	-25.0%
10+ Years	3.5%	27%	23.5%	9.8%	17.2%
5-10 Years	8.6%	5.7%	-2.9%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	10.1%	5.3%	-4.8%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	22.5%	3.7%	-18.8%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73%	76.7%	-3.7%
Ireland	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38%	37.2%	0.8%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	9.4%	6.5%	2.9%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Amhurst Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Amhurst Road was 92.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.3% lower than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Amhurst Road has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central and the 197th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E8 1LW, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Amhurst Road are based on 973 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 Amhurst Road, London, E8 1LW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1LW

Average Price
£427,230

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£427,230

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Amhurst Road

Average Price
£553,868

Semi-Detached
£1,104,741

Terraced
£871,087

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,511

Other
£1,167,926

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Amhurst Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 67 Marcon Court Amhurst Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2022-08-30	£388,057
Flat 79 Marcon Court Amhurst Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£471,950	2022-07-26	£446,064
Flat 70 Marcon Court Amhurst Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2022-04-04	£383,411
Flat 76 Marcon Court Amhurst Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2021-04-22	£451,551
Flat 79 Marcon Court Amhurst Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2016-08-05	£449,335

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 1LW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	155
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	43
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Retired	32
Looking after home or family	25
Unemployed	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	45
Human health and social work activities	35
Education	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Other	24
Information and communication	23
Administrative and support service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,495 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	2,224 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,722 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,722 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,491 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	3out of 4	251 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook Community Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	251 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Junior School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	251 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Infant School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	251 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	251 yd	Community school	Yes	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	387 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	482 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	654 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	808 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	3out of 4	808 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	980 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,294 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,665 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,960 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,407 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	3,735 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,830 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,936 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,163 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,163 yd	Community school	Yes	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	482 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	567 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	579 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	876 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queensgate College Morningside Centre , Cresset Road E9 6SJ	- not rated	945 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
ACE Pizza	The Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road	80 yd
Connecting All Communities	1 Atkins Square, Dalston Lane, Lower Clapton	133 yd
vegan village	77 Amhurst Road	138 yd
Yori Sushi	79 Amhurst Road	145 yd
Tahsin Food Centre	10-11 Downs Court Parade, Amhurst Road London	151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	80 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	80 yd
The Wishing Well	The Crown, 418 Mare Street	365 yd
The Cock Tavern	The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street	424 yd
Old Ship Hackney	The Old Ship, 2 Sylvester Path	426 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Fellas	Basement And Ground Floor, 65 Amhurst Road	50 yd
Noodle Xpress	85 Amhurst Road	145 yd
Dixy Chicken	67-69 Amhurst Road	152 yd
Yum Yum Caribbean	1-1a Downs Court Parade, Amhurst Road	153 yd
Getir	UNIT 449 AMHURST STREET LONDON HACKNEY	168 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	217 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	287 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	291 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	327 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	534 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	429 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	553 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	575 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	645 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	668 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		698 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	713 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	768 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	784 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	794 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.5 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	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

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