Independent Place, London, E8 2HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 2HE has a slightly higher male population, with 52% 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	45.2%	48%	2.8%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	54.8%	52%	-2.8%	49.0%	3.0%

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 2HE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.4% 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	72.1%	67.4%	-4.7%	37.9%	29.5%
Married: Opposite sex	15.2%	22%	6.8%	44.2%	-22.2%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Separated	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	7.8%	3.6%	-4.2%	9.1%	-5.5%
Widowed	0.7%	1%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.1%) 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	62.4%	65.3%	2.9%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	26.1%	27.8%	1.7%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	9.9%	5.4%	-4.5%	12.7%	-7.3%
Bad health	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 2HE this area, 3% 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 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.4%	3%	-3.4%	18.2%	-15.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	9.6%	-8.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	13.4%	-9.5%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	8.9%	2.9%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	71.7%	83.2%	11.5%	33.8%	49.4%
Other	8.1%	0%	-8.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.6%	3%	1.4%	0.8%	2.2%
White	81.2%	81.6%	0.4%	81.4%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.8% 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	64%	59.8%	-4.2%	83.2%	-23.4%
European Union	18.2%	17.1%	-1.1%	6.1%	11.0%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	4.8%	3.2%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	9.6%	3.5%	1.3%	8.3%
Oceania	3.8%	5.1%	1.3%	0.3%	4.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.4%	59.9%	-2.5%	83.2%	-23.3%
10+ Years	6.4%	17.8%	11.4%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	8.6%	10.5%	1.9%	2.9%	7.6%
2-5 Years	7.3%	6.6%	-0.7%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	15.3%	5.1%	-10.2%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.5%	76.7%	-5.2%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Spain	4.5%	0.4%	4.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Oceania	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
No passport held	0.9%	13.5%	-12.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	63.4%	37.2%	26.2%
Christian	21.1%	46.2%	-25.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	11.8%	6.0%	5.8%

Safety

Is Independent Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Independent Place was 149.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.8% higher than the Clissold average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Independent Place has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold and the 278th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.3%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E8 2HE, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Independent Place are based on 136 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 Independent Place, London, E8 2HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2HE

Average Price
£805,996

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£784,730

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£810,870

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Independent Place

Average Price
£824,286

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£819,369

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£825,340

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Independent PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Independent Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2025-10-20	£937,095
43A Independent Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2025-03-28	£557,280
63 Independent Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£940,000	2024-09-10	£904,387
15 Independent Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-01-18	£776,660
53 Independent Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£940,000	2022-08-12	£878,973

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2HE

Employment

E8 2HE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 23% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	159
Self-Employed	69
Student (economically inactive)	17
Retired	15
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	11
Other	6
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	62
Information and communication	33
Other	29
Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Financial and insurance activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Construction	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	3

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	2,015 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	2,458 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,836 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,433 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,438 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	104 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Junior School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	185 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Infants' School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	185 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	231 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Junior School Barretts Grove , Stoke Newington N16 8AJ	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	54 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	130 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	731 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	874 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Community 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	1,422 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,767 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,024 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,617 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,303 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,975 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,699 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,771 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,771 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,847 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	455 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Supplementary School of Secondary Education Print House , Dalston E8 3DL	- not rated	636 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	- not rated	652 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	687 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	751 yd	Other independent 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
Harrison Catering Services Ltd	Halley House School, 52-58 Arcola Street	102 yd
Shacklewell Arms	71 Shacklewell Lane	107 yd
Papos Bagels LTD	89a Shacklewell Lane Unit A004	133 yd
Jack's Cafe	38 Shacklewell Lane	160 yd
Meezban cuisine	87 Shacklewell Lane	164 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	164 yd
The Nest	36-44 Stoke Newington Road	278 yd
Marquis Of Lansdowne	The Marquis Of Lansdowne, 48 Stoke Newington Road	284 yd
Ruby House 3	76 Stoke Newington Road	296 yd
Dalston Social	8 Stoke Newington Road	298 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	122 yd
Pizza Hot Fried Chicken	Ground Floor, 24 Stoke Newington Road	286 yd
Super Kebab	54 Stoke Newington Road	298 yd
Passion Kitchen Ltd	Adjacent to, 65-67 Ridley Road	410 yd
Ali Baba Kabab	144 Kingsland High Street	414 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	414 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	515 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	569 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	771 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	785 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	129 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		454 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	631 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	805 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	873 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	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.2%

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	211.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2HE