Lee Street, London, E8 4HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 4HQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.7% 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	52.9%	53.7%	0.8%	51.0%	2.7%
Male	47.1%	46.3%	-0.8%	49.0%	-2.7%

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 4HQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.9% 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	53.8%	54.9%	1.1%	37.9%	17.0%
Married: Opposite sex	27.8%	22.1%	-5.7%	44.2%	-22.1%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Separated	3.8%	4.4%	0.6%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	6.6%	9.1%	2.5%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	7.5%	5.7%	-1.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.5%	48.4%	5.9%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	31.3%	31.3%	0.0%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	13.9%	11.3%	-2.6%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	8.6%	6.3%	-2.3%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	1.2%	1.4%

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 43.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.9%	20.8%	-5.1%	18.2%	2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	7.9%	-2.7%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	9.5%	-3.0%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	13.6%	3.6%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	28.8%	43.8%	15.0%	33.8%	10.0%
Other	11.6%	2.2%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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	10.2%	10.4%	0.2%	1.1%	9.3%
Chinese	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	8%	3.5%	-4.5%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	11.8%	11.4%	-0.4%	2.5%	8.9%
Black Caribbean	15.8%	16.8%	1.0%	1.0%	15.8%
Other Black	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
White	38.8%	38%	-0.8%	81.4%	-43.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.7%	7.4%	4.7%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.9% 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	54%	60.9%	6.9%	83.2%	-22.3%
European Union	12%	9.7%	-2.3%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	5.6%	4.5%	-1.1%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	7.8%	7.6%	-0.2%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	9.9%	8.1%	-1.8%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.4%	7.6%	-2.8%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.9%	60.9%	9.0%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	2.7%	29.9%	27.2%	9.8%	20.1%
5-10 Years	4.8%	3.7%	-1.1%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	34.8%	1.6%	-33.2%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.4%	76.7%	2.7%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.9%	37.2%	-4.3%
Christian	31.8%	46.2%	-14.4%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	18.7%	6.5%	12.2%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	11.1%	6.0%	5.1%

Safety

Is Lee Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lee Street was 40.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 69.1% lower than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lee Street has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 64th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.6%.

🔎 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 4HQ, 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 Lee Street are based on 117 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 Lee Street, London, E8 4HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 4HQ

Average Price
£377,847

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£377,847

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lee Street

Average Price
£578,052

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£578,052

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lee Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 Acton House Lee Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2025-03-11	£376,283
Flat 11 Acton House Lee Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£363,250	2023-09-14	£350,536
Flat 17 Acton House Lee Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2019-02-21	£342,385
Flat 20 Acton House Lee Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2016-06-29	£448,837
Flat 8 Acton House Lee Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2010-10-22	£311,882

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 4HQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Self-Employed	24
Other	21
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Transport and storage	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Information and communication	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Construction	8
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2

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	537 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,433 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	2,556 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,959 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	227 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	349 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	609 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	675 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5FR	4out of 4	701 yd	Free schools	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	206 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	206 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	349 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	736 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	736 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	996 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,506 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,788 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,032 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,503 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
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,896 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	4,448 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,448 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,566 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,238 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	531 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	604 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	852 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	869 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	869 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Better Health Bakery	13 Stean Street	113 yd
58 Gin	Arch 329, Stean St, Haggerston	114 yd
Rida Uk LTD	Railway Arches 330 To 331, Stean Street	120 yd
Shed	8 Lee Street	121 yd
Bay’s fish bar	240 Hagerston road	123 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	173 yd
Duke Of Wellington	The Duke Of Wellington, 260 Haggerston Road	226 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	330 yd
The Haggerston	The Haggerston, 438 Kingsland Road	409 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	410 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste Of Morocco	RAILWAY ARCH 311, FREDERICK TERRACE	150 yd
Golden Food Takeaway	368 Kingsland Road	263 yd
TokyoToKoi Ltd / Momen Ltd	376 Kingsland Road	345 yd
Keto Street	Unit 3, 404 Kingsland Road	408 yd
Super Macaroni	404 Kingsland Road	408 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	147 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	409 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	869 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	893 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	909 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		342 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	548 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	750 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	792 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	815 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		855 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	908 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	999 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,060 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,070 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	105.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 4HQ