Dalston Lane, London, E8 1NZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 1NZ is primarily male, with 54.4% of the population 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	46.6%	45.6%	-1.0%	51.0%	-5.4%
Male	53.4%	54.4%	1.0%	49.0%	5.4%

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 1NZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% 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	52.7%	57.3%	4.6%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	22.1%	26.4%	4.3%	44.2%	-17.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	7.3%	4%	-3.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	10.7%	7%	-3.7%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	7.3%	4.4%	-2.9%	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	42.1%	39.7%	-2.4%	48.4%	-8.7%
Good health	36%	39%	3.0%	33.6%	5.4%
Fair health	11.3%	12.1%	0.8%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	7.4%	6%	-1.4%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	1.2%	2.0%

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	25.6%	26.3%	0.7%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16%	10.5%	-5.5%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	11%	-3.1%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	16.7%	4.1%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	23.7%	31.1%	7.4%	33.8%	-2.7%
Other	7.6%	1.8%	-5.8%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.6% 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	4.5%	5.7%	1.2%	1.1%	4.6%
Indian	3.2%	0.7%	-2.5%	3.1%	-2.4%
Other Asian	9.6%	2.5%	-7.1%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	30.9%	21.8%	-9.1%	2.5%	19.3%
Black Caribbean	13.8%	17.5%	3.7%	1.0%	16.5%
Other Black	3.2%	3.6%	0.4%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	2.9%	1.9%	0.8%	2.1%
White	26.4%	28.6%	2.2%	81.4%	-52.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	13.9%	12.6%	1.6%	12.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.8% 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	54.3%	56.8%	2.5%	83.2%	-26.4%
European Union	2.9%	7.4%	4.5%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	9.8%	4.3%	0.8%	9.0%
Africa	17.7%	13.7%	-4.0%	2.7%	11.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.9%	4.9%	-7.0%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	5.3%	-2.4%	1.3%	4.0%
British Overseas	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.1%	57.4%	4.3%	83.2%	-25.8%
10+ Years	0.3%	34%	33.7%	9.8%	24.2%
5-10 Years	5.8%	4.6%	-1.2%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	6.1%	1.1%	-5.0%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	34.7%	2.8%	-31.9%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
No passport held	11.7%	13.5%	-1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	43.3%	46.2%	-2.9%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	20.9%	6.5%	14.4%
Other religion	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Dalston Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dalston Lane was 98.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.1% lower than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dalston Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central and the 208th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.3%.

🔎 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 1NZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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 Dalston Lane are based on 607 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 Dalston Lane, London, E8 1NZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 1NZ

Average Price
£376,855

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£376,855

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dalston Lane

Average Price
£652,849

Semi-Detached
£1,172,451

Terraced
£1,114,140

Detached
£1,671,411

Flats/Maisonettes
£524,678

Other
£2,334,245

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dalston LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Grafton Court, 119 Dalston Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£357,500	2021-11-03	£366,229
Flat 3 Grafton Court, 119 Dalston Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2008-02-29	£401,340

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 1NZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E8 1NZ 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	48
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	18
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	16
Self-Employed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	5
Construction	5
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Information and communication	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	1,862 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	1,934 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,866 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,604 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	157 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook Community Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	157 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Junior School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	157 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Infant School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	157 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	157 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	439 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	622 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	624 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	661 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	946 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	1,163 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,427 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,439 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,564 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,212 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	4out of 4	3,423 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,103 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,343 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,514 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,514 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	624 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	667 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Supplementary School of Secondary Education Print House , Dalston E8 3DL	- not rated	797 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	799 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	810 yd	Pupil referral unit	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	79 yd
Silk Stockings	80 Dalston Lane	80 yd
Mossbourne Parkside Academy	Sigdon Road	118 yd
Casa Fofo	158 Sandringham Road	164 yd
Casablanca	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 170 SANDRINGHAM ROAD	175 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wolfies	51a, 51 Greenwood Road	175 yd
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	259 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	415 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	415 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road	541 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffee Lovers	Station Approach Hackney Downs Station, Dalston Lane	193 yd
Ming Hai Take Away	172 Sandringham Road	205 yd
Getir	UNIT 449 AMHURST STREET LONDON HACKNEY	265 yd
Getir UK Limited	ARCH 449/449a AMHURST ROAD, London	265 yd
Noodle Xpress	85 Amhurst Road	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	193 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	658 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	695 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	713 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	732 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		291 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	612 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	718 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	746 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	760 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	794 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	800 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	905 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	932 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	158.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 1NZ