Dunston Road, London, E8 4FA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 4FA is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	39.6%	46.3%	6.7%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	60.4%	53.7%	-6.7%	49.0%	4.7%

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 4FA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.5% 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	74.4%	74.5%	0.1%	37.9%	36.6%
Married: Opposite sex	14.1%	15.4%	1.3%	44.2%	-28.8%
Married: Same sex	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Separated	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.3%	5.1%	-0.2%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	0.4%	1%	0.6%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (94.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	67.8%	66.3%	-1.5%	48.4%	17.9%
Good health	28.6%	28.1%	-0.5%	33.6%	-5.5%
Fair health	1.8%	4%	2.2%	12.7%	-8.7%
Bad health	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around E8 4FA this area, 3.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 78.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.4%	3.5%	0.1%	18.2%	-14.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	9.6%	-7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.1%	4.3%	-1.8%	13.4%	-9.1%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.3%	0.3%	5.3%	-5.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	9%	0.2%	16.9%	-7.9%
Degree or Similar	71.4%	78.1%	6.7%	33.8%	44.3%
Other	7.6%	2.3%	-5.3%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.5% 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%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	6%	10.1%	4.1%	2.5%	7.6%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	3.2%	2.5%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	0.8%	1.2%
White	74.9%	65.5%	-9.4%	81.4%	-15.9%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.6% 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	47.3%	51.6%	4.3%	83.2%	-31.6%
European Union	16.6%	16.9%	0.3%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	8.8%	5%	-3.8%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	5.3%	6.5%	1.2%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	6%	6.8%	0.8%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.2%	8.1%	-1.1%	1.3%	6.8%
Oceania	6.7%	5.2%	-1.5%	0.3%	4.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	44.5%	51.3%	6.8%	83.2%	-31.9%
10+ Years	11%	22%	11.0%	9.8%	12.2%
5-10 Years	10.6%	8.3%	-2.3%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	19.1%	10.3%	-8.8%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	8.1%	-6.7%	1.9%	6.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.1%	76.7%	-12.6%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	3.8%	0.1%	3.7%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.2%	37.2%	19.0%
Christian	23.6%	46.2%	-22.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	8.1%	6.5%	1.6%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	10.1%	6.0%	4.1%

Safety

Is Dunston Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dunston Road was 100.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.0% lower than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Dunston Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 219th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.5%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E8 4FA, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 Dunston Road are based on 121 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 Dunston Road, London, E8 4FA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 4FA

Average Price
£225,661

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,661

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dunston Road

Average Price
£561,380

Semi-Detached
£621,004

Terraced
£621,751

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£437,558

Other
£643,208

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dunston Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 31 1 Dunston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,500	2024-11-15	£126,459
Flat 27 1 Dunston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£144,500	2024-08-01	£138,186
Flat 19 1 Dunston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£545,000	2023-12-15	£510,540
Flat 13 1 Dunston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2023-12-14	£131,148
Flat 2 1 Dunston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£224,000	2023-10-11	£210,862

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 4FA

Employment

E8 4FA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	226
Self-Employed	67
Student (economically inactive)	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	9
Retired	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	72
Information and communication	39
Financial and insurance activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	16
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Human health and social work activities	2
Real estate activities	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	241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,110 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,601 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	2,848 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,068 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	471 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5TR	4out of 4	485 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	534 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	662 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	179 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	423 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	734 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	992 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	1,350 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,423 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,116 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,871 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	2,707 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,611 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,829 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,153 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	590 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	1,059 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,147 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	1,322 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,380 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	Distance
Stour Cafe	258 Kinglsand Road	69 yd
Tonkotsu	Railway Arch 334, Dunston Street	75 yd
The Sea, The Sea	Arch 337 Acton Mews	80 yd
The Glory	The Oarsman, 281 Kingsland Road	99 yd
U7 LOUNGE	Unit 7, Canalside Studios, 2-4 Orsman Road	102 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	77 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	172 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	205 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	319 yd
Duke Of Wellington	The Duke Of Wellington, 260 Haggerston Road	434 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste Of Morocco	RAILWAY ARCH 311, FREDERICK TERRACE	308 yd
Shoreditch Chicken & Cod	202 Kingsland Road	322 yd
Golden Food Takeaway	368 Kingsland Road	409 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	460 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	492 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	192 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	582 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	742 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	864 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	896 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		299 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	584 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	639 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		673 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	769 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	785 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	841 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	880 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	944 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	954 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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	182.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	150.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 4FA