Ridley Road, London, E8 2NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 2NP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	35.5%	48.1%	12.6%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	64.5%	51.9%	-12.6%	49.0%	2.9%

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 2NP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 78.1% 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	77.1%	78.1%	1.0%	37.9%	40.2%
Married: Opposite sex	7.4%	7.6%	0.2%	44.2%	-36.6%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	2.2%	3.4%
Divorced	7.4%	6.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	6.1%	-5.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.2%	58.6%	11.4%	48.4%	10.2%
Good health	29.9%	24.3%	-5.6%	33.6%	-9.3%
Fair health	13.2%	12%	-1.2%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	7.1%	4.3%	-2.8%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 2NP this area, 6.4% 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 64.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.1%	6.4%	-11.7%	18.2%	-11.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	4%	-5.6%	9.6%	-5.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	4.4%	-2.5%	13.4%	-9.0%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.8%	15.8%	11.0%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	47.9%	64.2%	16.3%	33.8%	30.4%
Other	11.2%	2.9%	-8.3%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.7% 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%	1%	0.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.5%	3%	2.5%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	4.1%	1%	-3.1%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	13.2%	20.3%	7.1%	2.5%	17.8%
Black Caribbean	6.6%	3%	-3.6%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1%	3.2%	2.2%	0.8%	2.4%
White	60.4%	51.7%	-8.7%	81.4%	-29.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	3%	4.7%	1.7%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.3%	48%	-5.3%	83.2%	-35.2%
European Union	13.7%	20%	6.3%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	4.1%	2%	-2.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	9.1%	9.5%	0.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	9.1%	2.0%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.7%	6.1%	-4.6%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	2%	5.1%	3.1%	0.3%	4.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.8%	48.1%	-3.7%	83.2%	-35.1%
10+ Years	6.1%	22.9%	16.8%	9.8%	13.1%
5-10 Years	12.2%	8.3%	-3.9%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	12.7%	12.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	10.0%
Less than 2 years	17.3%	8.5%	-8.8%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.7%	76.7%	-19.0%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	4.4%	0.1%	4.3%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.5%	37.2%	12.3%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	5.3%	6.5%	-1.2%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Ridley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ridley Road was 505.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.8% higher than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Ridley Road has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston and the 36th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 163.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.6%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E8 2NP, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 Ridley Road are based on 544 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 Ridley Road, London, E8 2NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2NP

Average Price
£1,453,961

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£854,276

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,853,751

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ridley Road

Average Price
£579,994

Semi-Detached
£620,811

Terraced
£680,319

Detached
£1,353,305

Flats/Maisonettes
£481,424

Other
£998,734

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ridley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Ridley Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£528,000	2018-09-27	£552,026
51 - 63 Ridley Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£455	2016-11-04	£458
First And Second Floors 51 - 63 Ridley Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£4,500,000	2015-10-09	£4,851,955
3 Ridley Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2011-06-15	£322,611
3 Ridley Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2002-07-19	£487,019

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2NP

Employment

E8 2NP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

E8 2NP area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	233
Self-Employed	63
Unemployed	34
Other	27
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Retired	8
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Human health and social work activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Education	11
Other	9
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Manufacturing	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	1,590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,454 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	3,579 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	- not rated	136 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halley House School 52-58 Arcola Street , Hackney E8 2DJ	3out of 4	419 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School Beechwood Road , E8 3DY	- not rated	473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Junior School Tottenham Road , N1 4BZ	- not rated	480 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Infant School Tottenham Road , N1 4BZ	- not rated	480 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	412 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	548 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	955 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,134 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,221 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,616 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,803 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,960 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,193 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,904 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	2,793 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,685 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,973 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,074 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	5,074 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Supplementary School of Secondary Education Print House , Dalston E8 3DL	- not rated	220 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	280 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	549 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	660 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	719 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
Yes Please	25 Ridley Road	20 yd
Ayandastouch Catering	77-87 Ridley Road	27 yd
Almond Lane Coffee House	126 Ridley Road	36 yd
Corntucky Corn	Market Pitch Number 64, Ridley Road Market	38 yd
Code Red Fragrance Limited	96 Ridley Road	54 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ridley Road Market Bar	49 Ridley Road	20 yd
Alibi	91-93 Kingsland High Street	237 yd
Dalston Superstore	117 Kingsland High Street	248 yd
Jazz Bar	4 Bradbury Street	258 yd
Vortex Jazz Club	11 Gillett Square	279 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kashmir Kebabish	5 Ridley Road	20 yd
Passion Kitchen Ltd	Adjacent to, 65-67 Ridley Road	68 yd
Golden Dish	17 Ridley Road	72 yd
Donut Man	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	113 yd
Pizza Viva E Cucina	Winchester Place	157 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	113 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	198 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	216 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	348 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	415 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	120 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		340 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	449 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	544 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	731 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	860 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	79.6%

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	2.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	135.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2NP