Aitken Close, London, E8 4SQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E8 4SQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.5%	50.2%	-5.3%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	44.5%	49.8%	5.3%	49.0%	0.8%

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 4SQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.7% 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	56.1%	57.7%	1.6%	37.9%	19.8%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	25.2%	0.7%	44.2%	-19.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	5.2%	2.2%	-3.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10%	10.2%	0.2%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	4.1%	4%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.9%	48.6%	4.7%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	30.2%	28%	-2.2%	33.6%	-5.6%
Fair health	15.4%	13.1%	-2.3%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	7%	7.3%	0.3%	4.0%	3.3%
Very bad health	3.5%	3%	-0.5%	1.2%	1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.6%	27.2%	-4.4%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.1%	6.2%	-0.9%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	9.1%	-3.5%	13.4%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	12%	3.1%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	30.5%	42%	11.5%	33.8%	8.2%
Other	9.3%	3.6%	-5.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.1% 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	4.7%	4%	-0.7%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	0.6%	3%	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	13.7%	15.9%	2.2%	2.5%	13.4%
Black Caribbean	16.9%	12.5%	-4.4%	1.0%	11.5%
Other Black	6.1%	2.4%	-3.7%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	40.1%	38.1%	-2.0%	81.4%	-43.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	3%	3.0%	0.1%	2.9%
Arab	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	8.1%	10.4%	2.3%	1.6%	8.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.4% 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	63.1%	56.4%	-6.7%	83.2%	-26.8%
European Union	5.5%	11.3%	5.8%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	5.5%	0.0%	0.8%	4.7%
Africa	7%	8.5%	1.5%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	4.9%	6.4%	1.5%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.4%	9.8%	-3.6%	1.3%	8.5%
Oceania	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.2%	56.4%	-5.8%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	2%	31.1%	29.1%	9.8%	21.3%
5-10 Years	2.3%	4%	1.7%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	28.5%	4.6%	-23.9%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.8%	76.7%	0.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.4%	37.2%	-7.8%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	21.2%	6.5%	14.7%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Aitken Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Aitken Close was 208.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.4% higher than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Aitken Close has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 174th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.6%.

🔎 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. 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 4SQ, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Aitken Close are based on 5 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 Aitken Close, London, E8 4SQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E8 4SQ

Average Price
£690,538

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£720,284

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£601,298

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Aitken Close

Average Price
£702,095

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£731,836

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£583,131

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Aitken CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Aitken Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£406,000	2016-01-15	£452,971
5 Aitken Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2012-08-03	£863,736
5 Aitken Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£278,000	2005-08-30	£833,145
11 Aitken Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2001-12-14	£583,131
9 Aitken Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£182,000	2001-11-29	£777,491

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E8 4SQ

Employment

E8 4SQ 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E8 4SQ 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	90
Retired	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	31
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	25
Self-Employed	22
Other	13
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Other	16
Information and communication	15
Education	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	780 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,130 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,120 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	2,301 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,670 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	254 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	369 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	534 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	780 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	293 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	523 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	573 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	611 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	1,186 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	1,790 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,798 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,854 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,873 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,373 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	3,216 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	4,136 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,264 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,980 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,305 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	709 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,065 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,156 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	1,593 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,750 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
The Bridge Academy , Hackney	The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street	300 yd
green and fresh	197 haggerston road , hackney	333 yd
Haggerston Graze	218 Haggerston Road	352 yd
All Saints Church Hall	All Saints Church Hall, Haggerston Road	353 yd
Bay’s fish bar	240 Hagerston road	370 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Acorn	The Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road	268 yd
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	499 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	518 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	538 yd
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	541 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Broadway BBQ	51 Broadway Market	517 yd
S-C Broadway Market	Broadway Market	527 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	527 yd
Waking Dreams	6b Ada Street	562 yd
Taste Of Morocco	RAILWAY ARCH 311, FREDERICK TERRACE	594 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	594 yd
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	612 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	717 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	786 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	944 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		328 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	581 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	617 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	697 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	881 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	885 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	906 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		1,010 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		1,073 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	1,094 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	79.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	169.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E8 4SQ