Helmsley Place, London, E8 3SB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 3SB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.5%	-1.5%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	47%	48.5%	1.5%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 3SB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.3% 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	63%	62.3%	-0.7%	37.9%	24.4%
Married: Opposite sex	21.5%	17%	-4.5%	44.2%	-27.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	7.3%	5.4%	-1.9%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	5.5%	11.7%	6.2%	9.1%	2.6%
Widowed	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	54.8%	51.5%	-3.3%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	30.2%	30.7%	0.5%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	9.6%	9.3%	-0.3%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	3.9%	7%	3.1%	4.0%	3.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.3%	17.8%	-0.5%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	8.4%	-3.5%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	10.7%	2.0%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.1%	3.1%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	15.6%	4.2%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	43.4%	37.8%	-5.6%	33.8%	4.0%
Other	6.4%	6.7%	0.3%	2.8%	3.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44% 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	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	16.7%	12.3%	-4.4%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	9.3%	15.3%	6.0%	1.0%	14.3%
Other Black	0.4%	5.2%	4.8%	0.5%	4.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	2.2%	-1.4%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
White	53%	44%	-9.0%	81.4%	-37.4%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	3.2%	6.3%	3.1%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.7% 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	61.9%	58.7%	-3.2%	83.2%	-24.5%
European Union	5.7%	10.7%	5.0%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	8.9%	7.4%	-1.5%	0.8%	6.6%
Africa	13.5%	9.2%	-4.3%	2.7%	6.5%
Middle East and Asia	5%	4.8%	-0.2%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	7.4%	3.5%	1.3%	6.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.0%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	59.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	-23.4%
10+ Years	1.8%	31.6%	29.8%	9.8%	21.8%
5-10 Years	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	5.7%	4.5%	-1.2%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	29.2%	1.9%	-27.3%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Turkey	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37%	37.2%	-0.2%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	13.3%	6.5%	6.8%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Helmsley Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Helmsley Place was 334.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 154.2% higher than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Helmsley Place has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 75th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 147.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 24.6%.

🔎 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. 94% 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 3SB, 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Helmsley Place are based on 7 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 Helmsley Place, London, E8 3SB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 3SB

Average Price
£829,158

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£340,537

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£975,001

Other
£734,406

Estimated Average Property Prices for Helmsley Place

Average Price
£753,594

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£390,378

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£945,545

Other
£712,219

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Helmsley PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Fabrik East Building, 9 - 15 Helmsley Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£990,000	2024-05-24	£941,135
Flat 6 Fabrik East Building, 9 - 15 Helmsley Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£940,000	2024-01-26	£910,684
Flat 7 Fabrik East Building, 9 - 15 Helmsley Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£900,000	2024-01-22	£871,932
Flat 2 Fabrik East Building, 9 - 15 Helmsley Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,092,500	2024-01-12	£1,058,428
5 Helmsley Place, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£710,000	2017-12-05	£712,219

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 3SB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	26
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Other	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Information and communication	15
Education	13
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	4
Construction	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	1,489 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,587 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,752 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,806 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,520 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Fields Primary School Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL	4out of 4	326 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Community School Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN	3out of 4	334 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	488 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School Kingshold Road , E9 7JF	3out of 4	776 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	842 yd	Community 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	732 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	913 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,087 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,264 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,264 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	2,363 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
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,228 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,317 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,477 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	- not rated	3,539 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,743 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,837 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,171 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,873 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	1,074 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,166 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	1,407 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	1,547 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	1,720 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Climpson & Sons	Railway Arch 374, Helmsley Place	34 yd
London Fields Kitchen	Railway Arch 376 To 377, Helmsley Place	34 yd
The IOL	Railway Arch 376 To 377, Helmsley Place	34 yd
Mean & Green, Mac Again	Kitchen 01, Arch 376, 10 Helmsley Place	35 yd
Kricket Delivery	369 Helmsley Place	50 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Helgi's	177 Mare Street	164 yd
The Dolphin	The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street	168 yd
Diddy's Bar	69 Mare Street	328 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	399 yd
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	409 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Limited	Arch 384 Mentmore Terrace	144 yd
Carolina Pizza	173 Mare Street	164 yd
New City Kebab	157b Mare Street	164 yd
MOLO	Unit F Netil Market,, 13-23 Westgate Street	233 yd
Pollo Feliz	Netil House, 1-7 Westgate Street	233 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	284 yd
Lidl Food Store	27-37 Well Street	404 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	899 yd
Tesco	180 Well Street	949 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	305 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	397 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	435 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	656 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	711 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	715 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	769 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,004 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	59.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	25.9%

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	11.1%

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

Overview of E8 3SB