Rochford Walk, London, E8 3HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 3HQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.8% of residents 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	52.3%	55.8%	3.5%	51.0%	4.8%
Male	47.7%	44.2%	-3.5%	49.0%	-4.8%

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 3HQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.3% 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	50%	54.3%	4.3%	37.9%	16.4%
Married: Opposite sex	29.2%	27.6%	-1.6%	44.2%	-16.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	5.3%	2.6%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	7.5%	8.2%	0.7%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	8%	6.5%	-1.5%	6.1%	0.4%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (61.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.5%	35.4%	-5.1%	48.4%	-13.0%
Good health	35%	26.4%	-8.6%	33.6%	-7.2%
Fair health	14.4%	22%	7.6%	12.7%	9.3%
Bad health	7.5%	12.3%	4.8%	4.0%	8.3%
Very bad health	2.6%	4%	1.4%	1.2%	2.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.8%	27%	2.2%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	6%	-4.2%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	7.7%	-3.4%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	13.7%	5.3%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	24.8%	39.1%	14.3%	33.8%	5.3%
Other	19.5%	4.3%	-15.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.4% 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	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	1.1%	1.1%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.2%	3.2%	-1.0%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	15.4%	12.9%	-2.5%	2.5%	10.4%
Black Caribbean	12.1%	11.5%	-0.6%	1.0%	10.5%
Other Black	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	0.5%	4.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.4%
White	44.4%	48.4%	4.0%	81.4%	-33.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	2.9%	11.1%	8.2%	1.6%	9.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% 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	57.8%	58.3%	0.5%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	8.8%	10.4%	1.6%	6.1%	4.3%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	10.1%	3.2%	0.8%	9.3%
Africa	12.1%	10.4%	-1.7%	2.7%	7.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	2.5%	-4.0%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	7.6%	0.7%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	57.9%	0.7%	83.2%	-25.3%
10+ Years	7.8%	33.9%	26.1%	9.8%	24.1%
5-10 Years	5.6%	3.9%	-1.7%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.9%	2.9%	-3.0%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	23.5%	1.4%	-22.1%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78%	76.7%	1.3%
Ireland	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.9%	37.2%	-4.3%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	21.7%	6.5%	15.2%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Rochford Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rochford Walk was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Haggerston average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E8 3HQ, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Rochford Walk are based on 65 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 Rochford Walk, London, E8 3HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 3HQ

Average Price
£480,795

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£480,795

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rochford Walk

Average Price
£491,688

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£489,677

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£491,752

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rochford WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Rochford Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£665,000	2025-11-17	£627,297
69 Rochford Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£535,000	2020-07-13	£508,145
67 Rochford Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£595,000	2016-12-16	£607,593
53 Rochford Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2016-09-08	£595,937
49 Rochford Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2012-07-11	£510,170

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 3HQ

Employment

E8 3HQ 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	57
Retired	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Self-Employed	26
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	19
Other	15
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	10
Education	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,502 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	1,587 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,761 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,658 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gayhurst Community School Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN	4out of 4	200 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Junior School Gayhurst Road , E8 3EN	- not rated	200 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Infants' School Gayhurst Road , E8 3EN	- not rated	200 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Fields Primary School Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL	- not rated	445 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 57a Brougham Rd , E8 4PB	4out of 4	474 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	761 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	948 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,036 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,159 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	1,159 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	542 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,783 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,287 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,991 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
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,673 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,695 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,897 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,897 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,267 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	593 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	638 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	929 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 ? 38 Dalston Lane , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,011 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	1,079 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
Fields Cafe	68 Lansdowne Drive	167 yd
Hoxton Beach	London Fields Lido, London Fields Park, London Fields West Side	196 yd
St Mungos - Lansdowne Drive	144-148 Lansdowne Drive	226 yd
Vegan Station	arch 376, 10 Helmsley place	305 yd
Honest Foods/Fyte Food	Railway Arch 376 To 377, 10 Helmsley Place	305 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Helgi's	177 Mare Street	438 yd
The Dolphin	The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street	439 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	479 yd
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	505 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	532 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Limited	Arch 384 Mentmore Terrace	327 yd
Carolina Pizza	173 Mare Street	438 yd
New City Kebab	157b Mare Street	438 yd
MOLO	Unit F Netil Market,, 13-23 Westgate Street	477 yd
Pollo Feliz	Netil House, 1-7 Westgate Street	477 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	411 yd
Lidl Food Store	27-37 Well Street	618 yd
Tesco Plc	230 Dalston Lane	938 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	981 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	213 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	228 yd
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	524 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	649 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	722 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	760 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	846 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	921 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		1,009 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		1,034 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	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.5%

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	118.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 3HQ