Pownall Road, London, E8 4QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 4QA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	51.3%	2.8%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	51.5%	48.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	-0.3%

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 4QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61% 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	52.6%	61%	8.4%	37.9%	23.1%
Married: Opposite sex	28.7%	22.1%	-6.6%	44.2%	-22.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	6.7%	5.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	7.5%	8.5%	1.0%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.5%	2.9%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	48.8%	41.3%	-7.5%	48.4%	-7.1%
Good health	29.8%	34%	4.2%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	13%	19.2%	6.2%	12.7%	6.5%
Bad health	6%	3.5%	-2.5%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.7%

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	25.4%	19.6%	-5.8%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	11.1%	1.4%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	8.1%	-5.3%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	12.9%	1.7%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	28.4%	42.1%	13.7%	33.8%	8.3%
Other	10.8%	3%	-7.8%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.7% 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%	3.8%	0.8%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.2%	1.6%	-2.6%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	21.4%	16.6%	-4.8%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	11.7%	10.5%	-1.2%	1.0%	9.5%
Other Black	5.7%	8%	2.3%	0.5%	7.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	38%	42.7%	4.7%	81.4%	-38.7%
Arab	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	7.5%	8.9%	1.4%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.1% 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	59%	61.1%	2.1%	83.2%	-22.1%
European Union	4.2%	7.7%	3.5%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	8.1%	5.8%	-2.3%	0.8%	5.0%
Africa	14.8%	12.5%	-2.3%	2.7%	9.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.1%	6.1%	-2.0%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%
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	56.9%	60.9%	4.0%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	3%	27.9%	24.9%	9.8%	18.1%
5-10 Years	3.9%	2.9%	-1.0%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	9.9%	5.1%	-4.8%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	26.2%	3.2%	-23.0%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	76.7%	1.0%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	39.4%	46.2%	-6.8%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Muslim	11.9%	6.5%	5.4%
Other religion	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Pownall Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pownall Road was 59.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.9% lower than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Pownall Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 120th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 31.7%.

🔎 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 4QA, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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 Pownall Road are based on 199 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 Pownall Road, London, E8 4QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 4QA

Average Price
£428,418

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£428,418

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pownall Road

Average Price
£437,794

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£672,770

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£420,012

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pownall Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 119 Regents Court Pownall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£535,000	2024-10-09	£501,660
Flat 117 Regents Court Pownall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£337,000	2022-05-30	£334,223
Flat 130 Regents Court Pownall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£432,000	2022-03-30	£412,714
Flat 119 Regents Court Pownall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£399,500	2021-11-05	£408,406
Flat 123 Regents Court Pownall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£452,000	2021-06-25	£456,743

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 4QA

Employment

E8 4QA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E8 4QA 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	92
Self-Employed	34
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Retired	20
Unemployed	16
Other	13
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	19
Transport and storage	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Other	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Manufacturing	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	862 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,999 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	2,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,550 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 57a Brougham Rd , E8 4PB	4out of 4	290 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	367 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	591 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Fields Primary School Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL	4out of 4	690 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	321 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	459 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	564 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	637 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	1,070 yd	Community school	No	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	1,767 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,895 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,920 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,937 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,422 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	3,332 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	4,015 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,168 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,912 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	603 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,158 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,251 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	1,706 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	1,707 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
Sebright School Children'S Centre	Haggerston Park, Queensbridge Road	335 yd
Mama Backyard Jerk n Spices	36 Brougham Road	344 yd
The Bridge Academy , Hackney	The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street	358 yd
Zeytona	Ground Floor Shop, 85 Goldsmiths Row	362 yd
Little Georgia Cafe And Restaurant Ltd	87 Goldsmiths Row	362 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Acorn	The Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road	268 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	430 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	441 yd
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	448 yd
Perseverance	Perseverance Public House, 110-112 Pritchards Road	459 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Broadway BBQ	51 Broadway Market	428 yd
S-C Broadway Market	Broadway Market	435 yd
Waking Dreams	6b Ada Street	455 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	517 yd
Wing Avenue - Hackney	Unit 8 Regent Sudios 8 Andrews Road	559 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	535 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	644 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	708 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	822 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	907 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		394 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	543 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	554 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	788 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	800 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	891 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	893 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		896 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		960 yd
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	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	79 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.5 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 4QA