Forest Road is in London and in Hackney district. E8 3BL is located in the London Fields electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Forest Road, London, E8 3BL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E8 3BN, E8 3GX, E8 3TD, E8 3BU, E8 3LH, E8 3BW, E8 3AT, E8 3BF, E8 3BT.

Forest Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Forest Road are based on 1403 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 3BL

Average Price
£771,200
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£305,584
Detached
£2,313,953
Flats/Maisonettes
£615,801
Other
£49,226

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£458,254
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1 93 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£591,2492023-07-22 £579,264
Flat 3 93 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£397,0002021-09-20 £399,415
Flat 4 93 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£675,0002021-05-13 £731,970
76 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£163,6932021-03-24 £170,644
93 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£44,0002019-12-06 £49,226

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		1,194 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		1,947 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road, Hackney E9 5BY 		2,299 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		2,759 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove, Stepney E1 4NQ 		3,406 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road, E8 3DY 		87 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Colvestone Primary School
Colvestone Crescent, Hackney E8 2LG 		607 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Queensbridge Primary School
Queensbridge Road, Haggerston E8 4ET 		616 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4De Beauvoir Primary School
80 Tottenham Road, Hackney N1 4BS 		619 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Buckingham Road, Hackney N1 4JB 		655 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWaterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, E8 4DL 		799 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney E8 2EY 		887 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street, Hackney E2 8BA 		1,069 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road, Hackney E5 8JY 		1,184 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Paragon Road, Hackney E9 6NR 		1,352 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		2,142 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, Highbury East N5 2AD 		2,218 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,544 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		4,134 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		4,734 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		2,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		4,480 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		4,737 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, E20 1BD 		4,922 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4George Mitchell School
Farmer Road, Leyton E10 5DN 		5,255 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedInspired Directions School
34 , London E8 3AZ 		211 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Children's House Upper School
King Henry's Walk, Islington N1 4PB 		843 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		1,262 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Garden School
Wordsworth Road, N16 8BZ 		1,288 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRosemary Works School
1 Branch Place, N1 5PH 		1,362 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
CHIP 'N' MIX @ The Victoria451 Queensbridge Road231 yd
Celik Food and Beverage Consultancy Ltd25 Laurel St254 yd
Ngopi London78 dalston lane267 yd
Littleduck - The Pickerley68 Dalston Lane268 yd
Ganges Tandoori78 Dalston Lane268 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Duke of Richmond316 Queensbridge Road118 yd
The VictoriaThe Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road231 yd
Junction House578 Kingsland Road437 yd
Visons Banqueting Suite588a Kingsland Road469 yd
The HaggerstonThe Haggerston, 438 Kingsland Road519 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Golden Crown348 Queensbridge Road126 yd
Avo Spice82 Dalston Lane268 yd
Masob Limited8a Richmond Road283 yd
The ProofDalston Square390 yd
Mr Man T/A Oriental Takeaway444 Kingsland Road434 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Dalston Co-Op FoodOcean House, Dalston Square433 yd
Tesco523 Kingsland Road496 yd
Yours Locally386 Kingsland Road519 yd
Sainsbury'sDalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street574 yd
Marks & Spencer51-57 Kingsland High Street645 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre
HOLLY STREET 		health and fitness suite192 yd
Kings Gym
Kingsland Road 		health and fitness suite420 yd
St Matthias Club
CECILIA ROAD 		558 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston)
6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD 		health and fitness suite594 yd
London Fields Lido
LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE 		swimming pool667 yd
London Fields
LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE 		tennis courts707 yd
Bridge Academy
LABURNUM STREET 		1,007 yd
Petchey Academy
SHACKLEWELL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts1,039 yd
Fit - This Gym
READING LANE 		health and fitness suite1,069 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy
DOWNS PARK ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,089 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed56.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed56.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1983 crimes were reported near Forest Road . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E8 3BL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1983
Violence And Sexual Offences 405
Other Theft 301
Anti Social Behaviour 281
Theft From The Person 220
Burglary 176
Vehicle Crime 107
Criminal Damage And Arson 105
Public Order 101
Bicycle Theft 83
Shoplifting 78
Drugs 51
Robbery 51
Other Crime 17
Possession Of Weapons 7

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of E8 3BL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Richmond Road366 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Ghent Way353 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dalston Junction (Station)467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dalston Junction (Station)467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dalston Junction (Station)467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dalston Junction (Station)467 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Graham Road360 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kingsland Passage539 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Kingsland Passage539 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Kingsland Passage539 yd

Employment

E8 3BL area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 Employee283
Self-Employed53
Part-Time Employee42
Retired34
Other27
Looking after home or family24
Unemployed22
Student (economically inactive)21
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities48
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Information and communication29
Education22
Human health and social work activities21
Other18
Transport and storage10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Financial and insurance activities10
Construction9
Real estate activities9
Administrative and support service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Manufacturing2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female316
Male307

Partnership Status

Single343
Married: Opposite sex124
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced31
Widowed17

Health

Very good health343
Good health182
Fair health73
Bad health17
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
Degree or Similar 352
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Chinese12
Indian5
Pakistani5
Other Asian10
Black African61
Black Caribbean52
Other Black15
Mixed White and Asian10
Mixed White and African9
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other11
White372
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma5
Other33

Country of Birth

United Kingdom368
European Union97
Rest of Europe23
Africa37
Middle East and Asia33
The Americas and the Caribbean34
Oceania28
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK368
10+ Years111
5-10 Years62
2-5 Years41
Less than 2 years42

Passport Held

United Kingdom440
Ireland21
France10
Germany7
Italy16
Portugal9
Spain4
Lithuania2
Poland2
Romania3
Other EU countries33
Turkey3
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean7
Central and South America9
Oceania22
No passport held19

Religion

No religion293
Christian200
Buddhist7
Hindu3
Jewish18
Muslim36
Other religion8
Not answered58
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