Alvington Crescent, London, E8 2NN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 2NN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	51.8%	49.8%	-2.0%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.2%	50.2%	2.0%	49.0%	1.2%

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 2NN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.8% 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	59.7%	69.8%	10.1%	37.9%	31.9%
Married: Opposite sex	27.9%	20.8%	-7.1%	44.2%	-23.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.9%	0.8%	-3.1%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (85.1%) 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	50.8%	55.7%	4.9%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	28.7%	29.4%	0.7%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	13.9%	12.2%	-1.7%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	3.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	3%	1%	-2.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 55.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.4%	14.5%	-4.9%	18.2%	-3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	6.3%	-3.4%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	7.4%	-4.2%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	10.5%	0.4%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	39.5%	55.5%	16.0%	33.8%	21.7%
Other	9.3%	1.6%	-7.7%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% 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	7.3%	6.8%	-0.5%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	9.2%	5.1%	-4.1%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	2%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	4.6%	1%	-3.6%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	6.3%	11.8%	5.5%	2.5%	9.3%
Black Caribbean	14.2%	11.5%	-2.7%	1.0%	10.5%
Other Black	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.6%
White	38.9%	44.3%	5.4%	81.4%	-37.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.3%	7.8%	3.5%	1.6%	6.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.7% 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	55.1%	52.7%	-2.4%	83.2%	-30.5%
European Union	13.2%	15.9%	2.7%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	3%	0.4%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	7.9%	11.8%	3.9%	2.7%	9.1%
Middle East and Asia	11.9%	6.1%	-5.8%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.6%	6.8%	-0.8%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	0.3%	3.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.1%	52.5%	-0.6%	83.2%	-30.7%
10+ Years	5.9%	27.6%	21.7%	9.8%	17.8%
5-10 Years	4.6%	12.1%	7.5%	2.9%	9.2%
2-5 Years	8.6%	4.7%	-3.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	27.7%	3%	-24.7%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	8.1%	1.5%	6.6%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.6%	37.2%	-5.6%
Christian	33%	46.2%	-13.2%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	18.9%	6.5%	12.4%
Sikh	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other religion	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Alvington Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alvington Crescent was 141.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.0% lower than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alvington Crescent has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston and the 283rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.4%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E8 2NN, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Alvington Crescent are based on 56 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 Alvington Crescent, London, E8 2NN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2NN

Average Price
£829,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,119,434

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£546,715

Other
£472,857

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alvington Crescent

Average Price
£895,187

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,051,386

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£507,763

Other
£458,571

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alvington CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
55 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,385,000	2025-01-29	£1,342,279
3 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,275,000	2024-07-01	£1,225,913
Flat 3 Elliott House, 79A Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£753,000	2024-04-03	£731,725
1 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£670,000	2023-05-05	£666,578
1 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2023-05-05	£716,323

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2NN

Employment

E8 2NN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	92
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	17
Other	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Information and communication	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance 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	1,814 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	2,703 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,710 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,513 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	205 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halley House School 52-58 Arcola Street , Hackney E8 2DJ	3out of 4	246 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	312 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	357 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	413 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	282 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,048 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,128 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,473 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,721 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	1,729 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,249 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,345 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,384 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	2,649 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,944 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,060 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,103 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,151 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	421 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	489 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	1,090 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,094 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
Survivor Caribbean Restaurant	4-6 Sandringham Road	94 yd
Kraft Dalston	130a Kingsland High Street	97 yd
Jack's Cafe	38 Shacklewell Lane	102 yd
Shaman coffee Dalston	130 Kingsland High St, Hackney Downs	114 yd
Le Bab	130a Kingsland High St, Hackney Downs, London	114 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dalston Social	8 Stoke Newington Road	139 yd
Earth Venue	11-17 Stoke Newington Road	167 yd
Dalston Superstore	117 Kingsland High Street	177 yd
Earth Theatre	17b, 17 Stoke Newington Road	179 yd
Alibi	91-93 Kingsland High Street	187 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ali Baba Kabab	144 Kingsland High Street	155 yd
Thainese Street Food	Ridley Road Market	155 yd
Pizza Hot Fried Chicken	Ground Floor, 24 Stoke Newington Road	164 yd
Voodoo Ray's	Basement And Ground Floor, 95 Kingsland High Street	177 yd
Golden Dish	17 Ridley Road	213 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	155 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	285 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	316 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	545 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	592 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	273 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	388 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		454 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	646 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	835 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	962 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,051 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.8%

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	6.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	148.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2NN