Langford Close, London, E8 2JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 2JW, 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 2JW, 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 Langford Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Langford Close was 165.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.4% lower than the Hackney Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Langford Close has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central and the 244th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -9.7%.

🔎 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 2JW, 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 Langford Close are based on 22 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 Langford Close, London, E8 2JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2JW

Average Price
£676,402

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£676,402

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Langford Close

Average Price
£1,379,820

Semi-Detached
£5,726,022

Terraced
£963,735

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£593,040

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Langford CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Langford Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£695,000	2024-12-12	£701,230
10 Langford Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2018-07-26	£645,370
13 Langford Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2015-06-26	£652,357
10 Langford Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£216,000	2005-02-17	£677,424
11 Langford Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£199,000	2002-11-22	£733,044

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2JW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E8 2JW 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
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,089 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	2,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,812 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,181 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,790 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	386 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook Community Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	386 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Junior School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Infant School Sigdon Road , E8 1AS	- not rated	386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Amherst Primary School Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS	- not rated	386 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	338 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	368 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	433 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	536 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,161 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,232 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,468 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,400 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,654 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,442 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	3,328 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,328 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,472 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,474 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,474 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	536 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	710 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	762 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	773 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	812 yd	Other independent 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
Casa Fofo	158 Sandringham Road	196 yd
Todays Studios Ltd	Unit 1, 4 Andre Street	201 yd
Casablanca	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 170 SANDRINGHAM ROAD	224 yd
Mossbourne Parkside Academy	Sigdon Road	235 yd
Elegant cakes	FIRST FLOOR, 16 ANDRE STREET	309 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Compasses	99 Dalston Lane	343 yd
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	397 yd
Wolfies	51a, 51 Greenwood Road	479 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	558 yd
The Pembury Tavern	90 Amhurst Road	558 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ming Hai Take Away	172 Sandringham Road	159 yd
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	401 yd
Getir	UNIT 449 AMHURST STREET LONDON HACKNEY	426 yd
Getir UK Limited	ARCH 449/449a AMHURST ROAD, London	426 yd
Coffee Lovers	Station Approach Hackney Downs Station, Dalston Lane	438 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	438 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	700 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	714 yd
The Co-Operative Food	Retail Unit B, Block E, Pembury Circus, Dalston Lane	751 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	808 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	268 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	328 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		367 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	535 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	720 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	1,011 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,026 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	1,074 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	1,084 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.3%

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	16.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2JW