Duncan Road, London, E8 4RA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E8 4RA has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.2% of the population 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	52.2%	56.2%	4.0%	51.0%	5.2%
Male	47.8%	43.8%	-4.0%	49.0%	-5.2%

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 4RA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.3% 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	68.3%	59.3%	-9.0%	37.9%	21.4%
Married: Opposite sex	18.6%	26.5%	7.9%	44.2%	-17.7%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.1%	6.6%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.2%	4.2%	2.0%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	48.8%	57.7%	8.9%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	38.1%	26.8%	-11.3%	33.6%	-6.8%
Fair health	8.7%	10.7%	2.0%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 60.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.7%	14.2%	-2.5%	18.2%	-4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	3.6%	-4.1%	9.6%	-6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.1%	8.5%	2.4%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	8.8%	1.4%	16.9%	-8.1%
Degree or Similar	53.2%	60.4%	7.2%	33.8%	26.6%
Other	7.4%	3.3%	-4.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.3% 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	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1%	2.2%	1.2%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	8.4%	12.9%	4.5%	2.5%	10.4%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	8.6%	-0.6%	1.0%	7.6%
Other Black	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
White	61.9%	53.3%	-8.6%	81.4%	-28.1%
Arab	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.8%	4.5%	3.7%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64% 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	59.8%	64%	4.2%	83.2%	-19.2%
European Union	16.5%	11.2%	-5.3%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	7.1%	6.2%	-0.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	6%	0.8%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.6%	7.1%	-0.5%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.3%	1.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.8%	64.5%	5.7%	83.2%	-18.7%
10+ Years	7.6%	24.2%	16.6%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	7.3%	6.5%	-0.8%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	8.1%	2.6%	-5.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	18.1%	2.2%	-15.9%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.4%	76.7%	-0.3%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.6%	37.2%	6.4%
Christian	33.8%	46.2%	-12.4%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	15.5%	6.5%	9.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Duncan Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Duncan Road was 86.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.4% lower than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Duncan Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 180th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.8%.

🔎 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 4RA, 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 Duncan Road are based on 28 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 Duncan Road, London, E8 4RA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 4RA

Average Price
£467,941

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£467,941

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Duncan Road

Average Price
£434,663

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,663

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Duncan Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 17 Alden House Duncan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2026-02-24	£575,000
Flat 58 Alden House Duncan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-12-03	£435,994
Flat 72 Alden House Duncan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-03-11	£526,538
Flat 69 Alden House Duncan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2021-09-28	£445,024
Flat 2 Alden House Duncan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2019-08-13	£366,958

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 4RA

Employment

E8 4RA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

E8 4RA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	124
Self-Employed	59
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	29
Retired	25
Other	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Information and communication	21
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Other	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Education	12
Construction	8
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,460 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	1,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,522 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	1,641 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,194 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	- not rated	64 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	375 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	540 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mowlem Primary School Mowlem Street , Bishops Way E2 9HE	4out of 4	619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gayhurst Community School Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN	4out of 4	678 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	604 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Raine's Foundation School Approach Road , Bethnal Green E2 9LY	- not rated	869 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	936 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	946 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	1,016 yd	Community school	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	669 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,180 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,926 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 Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,507 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,507 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,525 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,926 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,294 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	523 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	749 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	942 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	980 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	1,201 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
Buen Ayre	50 Broadway Market	60 yd
Route Broadway Ltd	70 Broadway Market	62 yd
Pavilion Bakery	18 Broadway Market	85 yd
The Bach	12 Broadway Market	85 yd
Franco Manca	52 Broadway Market	85 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	85 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	98 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	104 yd
Diddy's Bar	69 Mare Street	252 yd
Viktor Wynd Limited T/A The Last Tuesday Society	11 Mare Street	342 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
S-C Broadway Market	Broadway Market	97 yd
Broadway BBQ	51 Broadway Market	100 yd
Waking Dreams	6b Ada Street	161 yd
Wing Avenue - Hackney	Unit 8 Regent Sudios 8 Andrews Road	174 yd
Diwine Grapes	Car Park Side Of 13 To 23, Westgate Street	191 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	68 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	602 yd
Lidl Food Store	27-37 Well Street	691 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	943 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	448 yd
Titan Fitness Centre Ltd 164-170 164-170 MARE STREET	health and fitness suite	602 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	668 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	695 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	858 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		867 yd
Town Hall Hotel TOWN HALL HOTEL TOWN HALL HOTEL PATRIOT SQUARE	swimming pool	873 yd
Beatrice Tate School (Closed) St. Jude's Road		903 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		923 yd
York Hall Leisure Centre YORK HALL YORK HALL OLD FORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	940 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 4RA