Alvington Crescent, London, E8 2NW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E8 2NW 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 2NW, 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 171.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.6% lower than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alvington Crescent has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston and the 231st highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.2%.

🔎 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 2NW, 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 58 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 2NW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 2NW

Average Price
£925,130

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,107,576

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,607

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alvington Crescent

Average Price
£945,018

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,140,944

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£511,340

Other
£480,476

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alvington CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2023-01-17	£1,215,600
38 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,030,000	2020-04-22	£1,113,543
4 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£561,000	2013-01-14	£1,020,275
46 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£750,000	2013-01-04	£1,364,004
56 Alvington Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£673,500	2010-08-16	£1,421,366

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 2NW

Employment

E8 2NW 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	1,824 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	2,569 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,414 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	174 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	- not rated	174 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Junior School Barretts Grove , Stoke Newington N16 8AJ	- not rated	292 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Infants' School Barrett's Grove , Stoke Newington N16 8AJ	- not rated	292 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Junior School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	318 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	188 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	355 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	919 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,077 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,234 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	1,650 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,802 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,864 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,441 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,083 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	2,777 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,810 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,992 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,992 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,017 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	441 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	460 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	533 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	544 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	- not rated	592 yd	Community special 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
Jack's Cafe	38 Shacklewell Lane	68 yd
Ginette Frech Cafe	21 Shacklewell Lane	91 yd
Ginette French Cafe Ltd TA Cafe at the Factory	21-31 Shacklewell Lane	91 yd
Nandos	148 Kingsland High Street	119 yd
Kraft Dalston	130a Kingsland High Street	120 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dalston Social	8 Stoke Newington Road	126 yd
Earth Venue	11-17 Stoke Newington Road	160 yd
Earth Theatre	17b, 17 Stoke Newington Road	168 yd
Marquis Of Lansdowne	The Marquis Of Lansdowne, 48 Stoke Newington Road	171 yd
The Nest	36-44 Stoke Newington Road	188 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hot Fried Chicken	Ground Floor, 24 Stoke Newington Road	144 yd
Ali Baba Kabab	144 Kingsland High Street	189 yd
Thainese Street Food	Ridley Road Market	189 yd
Voodoo Ray's	Basement And Ground Floor, 95 Kingsland High Street	206 yd
Golden Dish	17 Ridley Road	250 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	189 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	322 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	353 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	582 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	629 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	310 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	356 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		464 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	684 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	818 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	995 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,025 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	183.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 2NW