Ward Lane, London, E9 5QY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E9 5QY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% of residents 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	51.3%	49.9%	-1.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	48.7%	50.1%	1.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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 E9 5QY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.2% 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	54.3%	69.2%	14.9%	37.9%	31.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27%	20.2%	-6.8%	44.2%	-24.0%
Separated	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	9.8%	6.9%	-2.9%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	5.5%	0.6%	-4.9%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 (89.2%) 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	49%	55.2%	6.2%	48.4%	6.8%
Good health	31.3%	34%	2.7%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	12.9%	6.9%	-6.0%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	5.2%	2.8%	-2.4%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 E9 5QY this area, 9.4% 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 64.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.9%	9.4%	-12.5%	18.2%	-8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.2%	6.7%	-1.5%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	7.1%	-2.7%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	9%	-1.9%	16.9%	-7.9%
Degree or Similar	35.2%	64.8%	29.6%	33.8%	31.0%
Other	12.5%	1.4%	-11.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.2% 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	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	5.5%	2%	-3.5%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	16.1%	18.9%	2.8%	2.5%	16.4%
Black Caribbean	9.7%	6.4%	-3.3%	1.0%	5.4%
Other Black	7.1%	2.6%	-4.5%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	6.4%	2.5%	0.9%	5.5%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	48.4%	49.2%	0.8%	81.4%	-32.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	2.9%	5.2%	2.3%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	61.3%	62.7%	1.4%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	10.3%	13.3%	3.0%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	11.6%	11%	-0.6%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9%	5.3%	-3.7%	1.3%	4.0%
Oceania	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	62.6%	2.6%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	4.8%	22.5%	17.7%	9.8%	12.7%
5-10 Years	5.2%	10.2%	5.0%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	9.4%	3.1%	-6.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	1.6%	-19.0%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.5%	37.2%	7.3%
Christian	30%	46.2%	-16.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	14.1%	6.5%	7.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Ward Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ward Lane was 58.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.1% lower than the Hackney Wick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ward Lane has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick and the 116th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.9%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E9 5QY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 Ward Lane are based on 2 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 Ward Lane, London, E9 5QY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E9 5QY

Average Price
£367,368

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,368

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ward Lane

Average Price
£356,269

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,269

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ward LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 11 Aldermans House, 1 Ward Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2018-03-01	£471,545
Flat 19 Aldermans House, 1 Ward Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£247,500	2017-10-23	£240,993

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E9 5QY

Employment

E9 5QY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	208
Self-Employed	77
Part-Time Employee	67
Unemployed	28
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	18
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Other	21
Education	18
Information and communication	17
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	639 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,585 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	2,948 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	3,328 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School Ballance Road , E9 5SR	3out of 4	385 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Berger Primary School Anderson Road , Hackney E9 6HB	3out of 4	470 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Daubeney Primary School Daubeney Road , Clapton E5 0EG	3out of 4	541 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsmead Primary School Kingsmead Way , E9 5PP	4out of 4	718 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John and St James CofE Primary School Isabella Road , Hackney E9 6DX	4out of 4	758 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	3out of 4	587 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	4out of 4	643 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Victoria Park Road , Hackney E9 7HD	3out of 4	1,148 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	1,161 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,188 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,138 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,731 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,275 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,458 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,487 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,108 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,541 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,800 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ickburgh School Kenworthy Road , Hackney E9 5RB	3out of 4	212 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	1,571 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	1,851 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	2,044 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	2,112 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
OCS Group UK Ltd	John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road, East Londong	61 yd
ZINGO	203 Homerton High Street	162 yd
Ickburgh School	Kenworthy Road, Hackney, London	196 yd
Karamay Uyghur Cuisine	151 Homerton High Street	205 yd
KEFIL FOOD UYGHUR CUISINE	151 Homerton High Street	205 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spread Eagle (RDHC Ltd)	224 Homerton High Street	209 yd
The Adam & Eve	The Adam And Eve, 155 Homerton High Street	209 yd
Tiger	The Tiger Public House, Wick Road	314 yd
The Eagle	The Eagle, 103 Wick Road	384 yd
The Prince Edward	The Prince Edward, 97 Wick Road	409 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Souvlakiland	199 Homerton High Street	157 yd
Star Kebab & Pizza	169 Homerton High Street	158 yd
Great Wall	87 Kenworthy Road	194 yd
Imperial Flavors East	35 Marsh Hill	278 yd
Rose Garden	37 Marsh Hill	278 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	Silanyo Apartments, 112 Homerton High Street	548 yd
Co-op	21-23 Chatsworth Road	710 yd
Tesco	180 Well Street	911 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	1,092 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ickburgh School KENWORTHY ROAD	tennis courts	103 yd
Love Your Body Health Hub (Closed) 150-152 150-152 Cassland Road	health and fitness suite	476 yd
Mabley Green MABLEY GREEN SPORTS GREEN MABLEY GREEN SPORTS GREEN LEE CONSERVANCY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	523 yd
Cardinal Pole Catholic School MORNING LANE		647 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	784 yd
Well Street Common MEYNELL CRESCENT	grass pitches	911 yd
Victoria Park CRICKET PAVILION BUILDING VICTORIA PARK EAST CRICKET PAVILION BUILDING VICTORIA PARK EAST ST MARKS GATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	983 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	72.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	72.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	72.0%

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	75.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E9 5QY