Laurel Street, London, E8 3AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 3AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	51.4%	-0.3%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	48.3%	48.6%	0.3%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 3AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.5% 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	60.8%	56.5%	-4.3%	37.9%	18.6%
Married: Opposite sex	23%	22.8%	-0.2%	44.2%	-21.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	10.3%	9.9%	-0.4%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	5.2%	6.8%	1.6%	6.1%	0.7%

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	38.2%	45.9%	7.7%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	33.8%	27.9%	-5.9%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	18.8%	18.3%	-0.5%	12.7%	5.6%
Bad health	7.1%	6%	-1.1%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.6%

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 44.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.1%	24.8%	-0.3%	18.2%	6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	7.8%	-2.2%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	8.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.8%	9.2%	3.4%	16.9%	-7.7%
Degree or Similar	40.5%	44.9%	4.4%	33.8%	11.1%
Other	6.5%	2%	-4.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.9% 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	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	9.8%	11.1%	1.3%	2.5%	8.6%
Black Caribbean	7.7%	7.8%	0.1%	1.0%	6.8%
Other Black	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	3%	1.5%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	0.8%	3.1%
White	52.9%	47.9%	-5.0%	81.4%	-33.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	5.5%	7.5%	2.0%	1.6%	5.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.8% 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	53.5%	49.8%	-3.7%	83.2%	-33.4%
European Union	14.5%	17.4%	2.9%	6.1%	11.3%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	6.3%	0.8%	0.8%	5.5%
Africa	8.9%	7.5%	-1.4%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	8.7%	2.9%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.1%	7.5%	-3.6%	1.3%	6.2%
Oceania	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.3%	1.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.7% 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	50.5%	49.8%	-0.7%	83.2%	-33.4%
10+ Years	4.9%	32.7%	27.8%	9.8%	22.9%
5-10 Years	5.8%	5.7%	-0.1%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	5.8%	5.7%	-0.1%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	32.9%	6%	-26.9%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.6%	76.7%	-10.1%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	3%	0.4%	2.6%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.2%	37.2%	-4.0%
Christian	35.3%	46.2%	-10.9%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	16.5%	6.5%	10.0%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Laurel Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Laurel Street was 118.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.1% lower than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Laurel Street has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston and the 265th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.3%.

🔎 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 3AY, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Laurel Street are based on 11 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 Laurel Street, London, E8 3AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 3AY

Average Price
£805,116

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£805,116

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Laurel Street

Average Price
£749,152

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£749,152

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Laurel Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Laurel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£825,000	2025-01-06	£799,552
29 Laurel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2016-09-23	£826,874
7 Laurel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£701,000	2014-12-17	£914,021
12 Laurel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2011-07-28	£685,483
7 Laurel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2010-05-04	£818,850

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 3AY

Employment

E8 3AY 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	96
Retired	60
Self-Employed	33
Unemployed	25
Part-Time Employee	20
Looking after home or family	19
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Human health and social work activities	19
Information and communication	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Other	16
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	4
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
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	1,329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,142 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	2,401 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,964 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,619 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Beechwood Road , E8 3DY	4out of 4	197 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	391 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School 80 Tottenham Road , Hackney N1 4BS	2out of 4	516 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School 10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ	3out of 4	534 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Buckingham Road , Hackney N1 4JB	4out of 4	584 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	692 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	949 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,106 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,266 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	1,446 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	2,022 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,056 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,172 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,794 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	2,793 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,607 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,932 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,986 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,217 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	40 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	653 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,152 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	1,293 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
Celik Food and Beverage Consultancy Ltd	25 Laurel St	56 yd
Angelina Hospitality Limited	56 Dalston Lane	73 yd
JIN JIN	FLAT 24 66 DALSTON LANE	81 yd
Ganges Tandoori	78 Dalston Lane	87 yd
CHIP 'N' MIX @ The Victoria	451 Queensbridge Road	98 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road	98 yd
Visons Banqueting Suite	588a Kingsland Road	319 yd
Junction House	578 Kingsland Road	324 yd
The Duke of Richmond	316 Queensbridge Road	335 yd
Ridley Road Market Bar	49 Ridley Road	373 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Avo Spice	82 Dalston Lane	87 yd
Golden Crown	348 Queensbridge Road	154 yd
The Proof	Dalston Square	246 yd
Caray	584 Kingsland Road	315 yd
Dusty Knuckle	Car Park Adjacent, Fitzroy House, Abbot Street	316 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	283 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	362 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	367 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	443 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	538 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	320 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	377 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	382 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		405 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	812 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	845 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	854 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	976 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	112 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	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 3AY