Downs Park Road, London, E8 2HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 2HY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.6% 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	57.3%	54.6%	-2.7%	51.0%	3.6%
Male	42.7%	45.4%	2.7%	49.0%	-3.6%

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 2HY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	57.1%	57.5%	0.4%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26.3%	28%	1.7%	44.2%	-16.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.1%	4.1%	1.0%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	10.3%	8.6%	-1.7%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	49.6%	51.6%	2.0%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	33.1%	29%	-4.1%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	12.2%	14.4%	2.2%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	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 43.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.1%	17.9%	-2.2%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	8.6%	-0.8%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	9.5%	-1.8%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	14.3%	4.0%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	38.2%	43.5%	5.3%	33.8%	9.7%
Other	10%	4.2%	-5.8%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35% 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)
Chinese	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	17%	17.6%	0.6%	2.5%	15.1%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	9.8%	1.4%	1.0%	8.8%
Other Black	6.7%	2.7%	-4.0%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	0.8%	3.1%
White	44.6%	35%	-9.6%	81.4%	-46.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	4.4%	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Other	5.5%	12.7%	7.2%	1.6%	11.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.5% 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	60.7%	58.5%	-2.2%	83.2%	-24.7%
European Union	7.2%	11.4%	4.2%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	5.3%	5.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	11.5%	11.9%	0.4%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	5.6%	-1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.3%	7.3%	-3.0%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	1%	1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.2%	58.6%	-0.6%	83.2%	-24.6%
10+ Years	1.4%	31.6%	30.2%	9.8%	21.8%
5-10 Years	4.8%	6.1%	1.3%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	5.8%	1.7%	-4.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	28.8%	1.9%	-26.9%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.6%	76.7%	0.9%
Ireland	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.5%	37.2%	-11.7%
Christian	41%	46.2%	-5.2%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	20.4%	6.5%	13.9%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Downs Park Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downs Park Road was 84.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.5% lower than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Downs Park Road has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 72.4%.

🔎 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 2HY, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 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 2HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2HY

Average Price
£873,580

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,090,733

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£692,620

Other
no sales

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
First Floor Flat 55 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-03-27	£434,654
51 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,600,000	2021-03-23	£1,677,503
First Floor Flat 55 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-03-03	£434,585
First Floor Flat 55 Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,500	2019-03-05	£333,968
61B Downs Park Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£785,000	2019-02-14	£825,278

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2HY

Employment

E8 2HY area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E8 2HY 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	108
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Retired	25
Looking after home or family	22
Unemployed	20
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Education	22
Administrative and support service activities	15
Information and communication	15
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	7
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	6
Transport and storage	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	2,106 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	2,373 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,416 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,755 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	224 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	286 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	620 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Parkside Academy Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	2out of 4	663 yd	Academy converter	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	180 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,359 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	1,495 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	1,301 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,140 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,495 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,819 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	3,101 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,612 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,643 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,734 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,818 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	681 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	743 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	750 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	762 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	880 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
Meezban cuisine	87 Shacklewell Lane	251 yd
Papos Bagels LTD	89a Shacklewell Lane Unit A004	289 yd
Shacklewell Arms	71 Shacklewell Lane	295 yd
Todays Studios Ltd	Unit 1, 4 Andre Street	326 yd
Casa Fofo	158 Sandringham Road	341 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	251 yd
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	384 yd
The Nest	36-44 Stoke Newington Road	519 yd
Marquis Of Lansdowne	The Marquis Of Lansdowne, 48 Stoke Newington Road	525 yd
Ruby House 3	76 Stoke Newington Road	529 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	253 yd
Ming Hai Take Away	172 Sandringham Road	306 yd
Newington Takeway Ltd T/A Tiffins Club	249 Amhurst Road	410 yd
Chicken Klub	235 Amhurst Road	410 yd
Passion Kitchen Ltd	Adjacent to, 65-67 Ridley Road	501 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	581 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	605 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	654 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	735 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	884 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	181 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	391 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		398 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	594 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	655 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	981 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.3%

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	1.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed	56.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	84.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.01 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2HY