Downs Park Road, London, E8 2HD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 2HD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.4%	51.5%	-1.9%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	46.6%	48.5%	1.9%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 2HD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.6% 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	57.2%	59.6%	2.4%	37.9%	21.7%
Married: Opposite sex	28.8%	28.3%	-0.5%	44.2%	-15.9%
Separated	4.1%	4.3%	0.2%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.5%	4.8%	-2.7%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	2.4%	3%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	44.6%	54.1%	9.5%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	35.5%	25.7%	-9.8%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	12.4%	14.7%	2.3%	12.7%	2.0%
Bad health	4.4%	3.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	1.2%	0.5%

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 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.9%	25.4%	4.5%	18.2%	7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	3.9%	-5.3%	9.6%	-5.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	8.3%	-2.7%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	10.5%	0.6%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	41.1%	50%	8.9%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	7.5%	1.8%	-5.7%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3%	5.6%	2.6%	3.1%	2.5%
Pakistani	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	3.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	8.8%	16.4%	7.6%	2.5%	13.9%
Black Caribbean	13.5%	9.4%	-4.1%	1.0%	8.4%
Other Black	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	50.4%	38%	-12.4%	81.4%	-43.4%
Arab	3.6%	3.1%	-0.5%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	2.8%	9.8%	7.0%	1.6%	8.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55% 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	64.5%	55%	-9.5%	83.2%	-28.2%
European Union	4.4%	11.7%	7.3%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	7.2%	0.3%	0.8%	6.4%
Africa	8.3%	10.7%	2.4%	2.7%	8.0%
Middle East and Asia	8%	8.2%	0.2%	5.6%	2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.4%	4.5%	-2.9%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.2%	54.6%	-9.6%	83.2%	-28.6%
10+ Years	1.7%	29.4%	27.7%	9.8%	19.6%
5-10 Years	5%	7.2%	2.2%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	5.5%	5.8%	0.3%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	23.7%	3.1%	-20.6%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29%	37.2%	-8.2%
Christian	27.6%	46.2%	-18.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Muslim	23.4%	6.5%	16.9%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	10.7%	6.0%	4.7%

Safety

Is Downs Park Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downs Park Road was 295.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.5% higher than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Downs Park Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston and the 103rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E8 2HD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Downs Park Road are based on 105 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 Downs Park Road, London, E8 2HD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2HD

Average Price
£679,678

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,067,157

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£616,676

Other
£21,251

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downs Park Road

Average Price
£658,112

Semi-Detached
£1,349,741

Terraced
£1,050,877

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£545,109

Other
£17,693

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downs Park Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4C Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£622,500	2024-01-12	£603,086
8 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£22,000	2023-12-14	£20,609
8B Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£586,500	2021-03-22	£614,910
12B Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£628,500	2020-09-17	£586,478
Flat 1 10 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£590,000	2019-10-11	£591,844

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2HD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	77
Self-Employed	24
Other	24
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Information and communication	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Other	13
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,948 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,406 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,670 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Halley House School 52-58 Arcola Street , Hackney E8 2DJ	3out of 4	97 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	265 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	316 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	495 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	624 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	60 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	772 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,539 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	1,563 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	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	1,490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	1,991 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,354 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,239 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,629 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	3out of 4	2,927 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,713 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,831 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,883 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,949 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	625 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	646 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	692 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	860 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	923 yd	Community special school	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
Jack's Cafe	38 Shacklewell Lane	212 yd
Harrison Catering Services Ltd	Halley House School, 52-58 Arcola Street	228 yd
Shacklewell Arms	71 Shacklewell Lane	248 yd
Ginette Frech Cafe	21 Shacklewell Lane	265 yd
Ginette French Cafe Ltd TA Cafe at the Factory	21-31 Shacklewell Lane	265 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	276 yd
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	315 yd
Ridley Road Market Bar	49 Ridley Road	370 yd
Dalston Social	8 Stoke Newington Road	372 yd
Marquis Of Lansdowne	The Marquis Of Lansdowne, 48 Stoke Newington Road	383 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	245 yd
Passion Kitchen Ltd	Adjacent to, 65-67 Ridley Road	324 yd
Kashmir Kebabish	5 Ridley Road	370 yd
Pizza Hot Fried Chicken	Ground Floor, 24 Stoke Newington Road	373 yd
Golden Dish	17 Ridley Road	399 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	417 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	466 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	544 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	658 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	705 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	209 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		312 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	466 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	557 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	785 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	805 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,010 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	88.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.2%

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	118 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2HD