Blakeney Close, London, E8 2HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 2HQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	52.9%	1.1%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	48.2%	47.1%	-1.1%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 2HQ, 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	48.4%	59.6%	11.2%	37.9%	21.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.2%	19.5%	-4.7%	44.2%	-24.7%
Separated	6.6%	2.9%	-3.7%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	14.2%	13%	-1.2%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	6.6%	5.1%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	42.9%	45.8%	2.9%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	29.8%	27.4%	-2.4%	33.6%	-6.2%
Fair health	17.5%	17.8%	0.3%	12.7%	5.1%
Bad health	6%	5.8%	-0.2%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	1.2%	1.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	23.6%	-4.7%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	8%	-2.4%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	8.7%	-4.2%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	3.3%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	15.2%	4.8%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	27.4%	39.5%	12.1%	33.8%	5.7%
Other	9.1%	1.8%	-7.3%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.4% 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	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%
Indian	1%	3.4%	2.4%	3.1%	0.3%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	20.2%	17.6%	-2.6%	2.5%	15.1%
Black Caribbean	19.4%	15.7%	-3.7%	1.0%	14.7%
Other Black	8.1%	8.6%	0.5%	0.5%	8.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	32.2%	32.4%	0.2%	81.4%	-49.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	3.9%	0.3%	-3.6%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	4.2%	11.7%	7.5%	1.6%	10.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.5% 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	59.4%	62.5%	3.1%	83.2%	-20.7%
European Union	5.2%	6.5%	1.3%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	4.5%	6.8%	2.3%	0.8%	6.0%
Africa	15.4%	10.5%	-4.9%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12%	9.8%	-2.2%	1.3%	8.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.1%	62.7%	5.6%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	2.9%	29.6%	26.7%	9.8%	19.8%
5-10 Years	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	7.1%	2.8%	-4.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	30.6%	3.1%	-27.5%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.9%	76.7%	4.2%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.4%	37.2%	-13.8%
Christian	47.7%	46.2%	1.5%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	18.2%	6.5%	11.7%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Blakeney Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blakeney Close was 130.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.9% lower than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Blakeney Close has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 23.9%.

🔎 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 2HQ, 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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Blakeney Close are based on 30 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 Blakeney Close, London, E8 2HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2HQ

Average Price
£853,955

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£853,955

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blakeney Close

Average Price
£623,519

Semi-Detached
£616,198

Terraced
£634,348

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£345,779

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blakeney CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Blakeney Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£893,000	2017-08-30	£976,186
9 Blakeney Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2012-10-19	£687,853
18 Blakeney Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2010-03-23	£679,041

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2HQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E8 2HQ 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	72
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Other	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	9
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	6
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

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	1,966 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	2,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,884 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	305 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	439 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Parkside Academy Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	2out of 4	529 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	713 yd	Community 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	256 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	577 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	1,351 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,367 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,484 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	1,394 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,204 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,337 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,284 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,747 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	3,121 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,496 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,673 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,677 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,987 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	614 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	743 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	814 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	860 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	869 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
Casa Fofo	158 Sandringham Road	229 yd
The Blue Studios	160 Dalston Lane	240 yd
Healthy Stuff	168 Dalston Lane	240 yd
Filthy Buns	The Three Compasses Kitchen, 99 Dalston Lane, Dalston	244 yd
Mossbourne Parkside Academy	Sigdon Road	246 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	214 yd
Wolfies	51a, 51 Greenwood Road	406 yd
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	418 yd
Ridley Road Market Bar	49 Ridley Road	494 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road	571 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ming Hai Take Away	172 Sandringham Road	215 yd
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	406 yd
Passion Kitchen Ltd	Adjacent to, 65-67 Ridley Road	419 yd
Coffee Lovers	Station Approach Hackney Downs Station, Dalston Lane	442 yd
Getir	UNIT 449 AMHURST STREET LONDON HACKNEY	465 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	442 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	591 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	596 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	689 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	787 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		235 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	342 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	382 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	598 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	668 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	878 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	983 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	1,005 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	1,042 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	1,073 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	103.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2HQ