Ponsford Street, London, E9 6FD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E9 6FD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.5% 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	52.3%	55.5%	3.2%	51.0%	4.5%
Male	47.7%	44.5%	-3.2%	49.0%	-4.5%

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 6FD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.4% 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	51.7%	57.4%	5.7%	37.9%	19.5%
Married: Opposite sex	30.4%	34.7%	4.3%	44.2%	-9.5%
Separated	5.4%	1%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	8.1%	6.4%	-1.7%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	4.4%	0.5%	-3.9%	6.1%	-5.6%

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 (86.2%) 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	40.7%	64.1%	23.4%	48.4%	15.7%
Good health	38.6%	22.1%	-16.5%	33.6%	-11.5%
Fair health	12.9%	10%	-2.9%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

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 56.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.7%	16.7%	-9.0%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	4.9%	-11.3%	9.6%	-4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	5.4%	-4.1%	13.4%	-8.0%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.9%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	11.8%	4.0%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	25.7%	56.2%	30.5%	33.8%	22.4%
Other	13.2%	1%	-12.2%	2.8%	-1.8%

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	2%	3.9%	1.9%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	8.6%	0.4%	-8.2%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	6.1%	3.2%	-2.9%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	14.6%	8.5%	-6.1%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	11.6%	15.3%	3.7%	1.0%	14.3%
Other Black	7.1%	3.9%	-3.2%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	30.8%	42.7%	11.9%	81.4%	-38.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.1%	1.0%
Arab	3%	0.7%	-2.3%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	6.3%	11.4%	5.1%	1.6%	9.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.4% 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	57.6%	65.4%	7.8%	83.2%	-17.8%
European Union	7.3%	10.4%	3.1%	6.1%	4.3%
Rest of Europe	4.5%	7.5%	3.0%	0.8%	6.7%
Africa	12.9%	6.4%	-6.5%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	5%	-7.9%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.3%	65.4%	10.1%	83.2%	-17.8%
10+ Years	3.5%	26.4%	22.9%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	3.3%	5%	1.7%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	9.3%	1.4%	-7.9%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	28.5%	1.8%	-26.7%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	76.7%	1.0%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.3%	37.2%	-5.9%
Christian	38.1%	46.2%	-8.1%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	19.9%	6.5%	13.4%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2%

Safety

Is Ponsford Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ponsford Street was 173.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.8% lower than the Hackney Wick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ponsford Street has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick and the 225th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 101.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E9 6FD, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (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 Ponsford Street are based on 6 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 Ponsford Street, London, E9 6FD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E9 6FD

Average Price
£355,228

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£355,228

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ponsford Street

Average Price
£378,492

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,492

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ponsford Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Chervil House Ponsford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£542,500	2024-08-07	£520,390
Flat 2 Chervil House Ponsford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£167,500	2020-06-17	£163,270
Flat 12 Chervil House Ponsford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£332,500	2018-06-11	£338,106
Flat 5 Chervil House Ponsford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2017-05-05	£515,184
Flat 11 Chervil House Ponsford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£335,000	2015-08-21	£359,594

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E9 6FD

Employment

E9 6FD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

E9 6FD 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	85
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	7
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Retired	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Administrative and support service activities	16
Other	14
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Education	12
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Real estate activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	2

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	674 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,408 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	2,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,083 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,204 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John and St James CofE Primary School Isabella Road , Hackney E9 6DX	4out of 4	216 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Free and Parochial Junior School Isabella Road , E9 6DX	- not rated	216 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rams Episcopal Church of England Primary School Mehetabel Road , Hackney E9 6DU	- not rated	243 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Free and Parochial Infant School Mehetabel Road , E9 6DU	- not rated	243 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Berger Junior School Anderson Road , E9 6HB	- not rated	252 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	- not rated	52 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG	3out of 4	52 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Homerton College of Technology Homerton Row , E9 6EB	- not rated	176 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The City Academy, Hackney Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA	3out of 4	176 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR	3out of 4	620 yd	Voluntary aided 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	960 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,607 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,158 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	3,565 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,625 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
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,860 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,044 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,569 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,895 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queensgate College Morningside Centre , Cresset Road E9 6SJ	- not rated	344 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Sixth Form Centre Cassland Building , Cassland Road E9 5BX	- not rated	654 yd	Sixth form centres	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ickburgh School Kenworthy Road , Hackney E9 5RB	3out of 4	754 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane , Hackney Central Station E8 1GQ	- not rated	758 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy 23 Hackney Grove , Hackney E8 3NR	- not rated	803 yd	Other independent school	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
I will Kill Again	Railway Arch 216, Ponsford Street	96 yd
HOT 4 U FOOD LTD	23-25 homerton high street	106 yd
The Plough	23-25 homerton high street	106 yd
The Prince Arthur	95 Forest Road	107 yd
World Peace Limited	1-5 Rosina street	110 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Duke Of Wellington	90 Morning Lane	317 yd
The Gun Public House	The Gun, 235 Well Street	351 yd
Every Cloud	11 Morning Lane	415 yd
The Prince Edward	The Prince Edward, 97 Wick Road	470 yd
Chats Palace	Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksbys Walk	470 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peloton Pizza	179 Morning Lane	89 yd
Swift Caribbean Delights	Basement And Ground Floor, 27 Homerton High Street	109 yd
Marinara Woodfire Oven Pizzeria	228 Morning Lane	243 yd
Pukka Chicken	236 Morning Lane	264 yd
Sun On Chinese Take Away	222 Well Street	399 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	Silanyo Apartments, 112 Homerton High Street	136 yd
Tesco	55 Morning Lane	415 yd
Tesco	180 Well Street	495 yd
Marks & Spencer	351 Mare Street	600 yd
Iceland	333-337 Mare Street	620 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cardinal Pole Catholic School MORNING LANE		90 yd
The City Academy HOMERTON ROW	artificial grass pitch	184 yd
The Urswick School PARAGON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	539 yd
Kings Hall Leisure Centre KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE KINGS HALL LEISURE CENTRE LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	596 yd
The Urswick School (Closed) Paragon Road	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Fit - This Gym READING LANE	health and fitness suite	750 yd
Well Street Common MEYNELL CRESCENT	grass pitches	750 yd
Ickburgh School KENWORTHY ROAD	tennis courts	781 yd
Love Your Body Health Hub (Closed) 150-152 150-152 Cassland Road	health and fitness suite	789 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	950 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	47.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	45.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E9 6FD