Forest Road, London, E8 3BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 3BX has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.7% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	57.7%	3.3%	51.0%	6.7%
Male	45.6%	42.3%	-3.3%	49.0%	-6.7%

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 3BX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.2% 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	58.4%	62.2%	3.8%	37.9%	24.3%
Married: Opposite sex	19.1%	21.6%	2.5%	44.2%	-22.6%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	10.6%	8.1%	-2.5%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	7.5%	4.4%	-3.1%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	41.4%	50.2%	8.8%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	36.9%	30.5%	-6.4%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	15.4%	13.3%	-2.1%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	4.5%	5.1%	0.6%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 47.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.7%	21.3%	-8.4%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	6.8%	-3.8%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.5%	6.4%	-2.1%	13.4%	-7.0%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.4%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	13.2%	4.0%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	47.3%	15.2%	33.8%	13.5%
Other	8.2%	2.7%	-5.5%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.8% 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	0%	4.5%	4.5%	1.1%	3.4%
Chinese	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	5.7%	2.4%	-3.3%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	17.2%	12.1%	-5.1%	2.5%	9.6%
Black Caribbean	10.3%	10.6%	0.3%	1.0%	9.6%
Other Black	4.2%	3.6%	-0.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
White	47.1%	37.8%	-9.3%	81.4%	-43.6%
Arab	2.4%	3.6%	1.2%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	8.2%	16%	7.8%	1.6%	14.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.7% 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	50.2%	54.7%	4.5%	83.2%	-28.5%
European Union	12.1%	12.1%	0.0%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	4.2%	-2.7%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	11.8%	9.7%	-2.1%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	8.5%	3.1%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.5%	10.3%	-1.2%	1.3%	9.0%
Oceania	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48%	54.7%	6.7%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	6.6%	35.6%	29.0%	9.8%	25.8%
5-10 Years	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	7.9%	3.3%	-4.6%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	32.6%	3%	-29.6%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	22.1%	6.5%	15.6%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 73.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.3% lower than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forest Road has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston and the 144th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.0%.

🔎 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 3BX, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Forest Road are based on 1568 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 Forest Road, London, E8 3BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 3BX

Average Price
£470,517

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£470,517

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£479,326

Semi-Detached
£686,962

Terraced
£600,888

Detached
£1,332,496

Flats/Maisonettes
£357,635

Other
£687,716

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39B Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2013-03-22	£427,833
39A Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,000	2012-09-19	£486,667

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E8 3BX area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	33
Self-Employed	23
Looking after home or family	21
Other	19
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Information and communication	11
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,917 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	2,345 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,772 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,411 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	3out of 4	50 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School Beechwood Road , E8 3DY	- not rated	137 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Junior School Tottenham Road , N1 4BZ	- not rated	373 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Infant School Tottenham Road , N1 4BZ	- not rated	373 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	591 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	753 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	753 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	915 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	1,030 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,374 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,708 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,189 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,189 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,506 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	4out of 4	2,850 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,519 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,755 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,755 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,972 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	234 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	276 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Supplementary School of Secondary Education Print House , Dalston E8 3DL	- not rated	385 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	827 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	1,198 yd	Other independent school	No	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	184 yd
Donna Fugassa	Dalston Clr James Library And Archives Centre, Dalston Square	227 yd
Cafe Route	Unit A, Gaumont Tower, Dalston Square	227 yd
Stars N Stripes LTD	62 Beechwood Road	228 yd
Chips n Dat	542 Kingsland Road	252 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Duke of Richmond	316 Queensbridge Road	255 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road	267 yd
Junction House	578 Kingsland Road	270 yd
Visons Banqueting Suite	588a Kingsland Road	314 yd
The Haggerston	The Haggerston, 438 Kingsland Road	413 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Masob Limited	8a Richmond Road	187 yd
Golden Crown	348 Queensbridge Road	231 yd
The Proof	Dalston Square	239 yd
Pizza Club	550 Kingsland Road	270 yd
CIFCI Ltd	588 Kingsland Road	270 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	281 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	331 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	413 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	474 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	523 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	229 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	250 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	492 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		593 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	839 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	879 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		1,024 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,024 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%

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

Overview of E8 3BX