Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC2A 3QL is primarily male, with 53.3% of the population 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	39.3%	46.7%	7.4%	51.0%	-4.3%
Male	60.7%	53.3%	-7.4%	49.0%	4.3%

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 EC2A 3QL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 86.9% 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	81.2%	86.9%	5.7%	37.9%	49.0%
Married: Opposite sex	10.9%	7.8%	-3.1%	44.2%	-36.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.8%	2%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	9.1%	-7.1%
Widowed	0%	0.4%	0.4%	6.1%	-5.7%

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 (95.9%) 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	66.2%	65.7%	-0.5%	48.4%	17.3%
Good health	27.4%	30.2%	2.8%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	5.1%	4.1%	-1.0%	12.7%	-8.6%
Bad health	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	4.0%	-4.0%

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 EC2A 3QL this area, 4.1% 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 78.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	18.2%	-14.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	9.6%	-6.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.4%	3.7%	-0.7%	13.4%	-9.7%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	8.2%	-2.3%	16.9%	-8.7%
Degree or Similar	69%	78.7%	9.7%	33.8%	44.9%
Other	10.5%	0%	-10.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.1% 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	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	3%	5.7%	2.7%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	6%	2.8%	-3.2%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	0.9%	4.1%	3.2%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	2%	1.1%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	76.9%	69.1%	-7.8%	81.4%	-12.3%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 28.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.1%	28.3%	-20.8%	83.2%	-54.9%
European Union	17.5%	34.4%	16.9%	6.1%	28.3%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	2.6%	4.9%	2.3%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	9%	10.7%	1.7%	5.6%	5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.1%	9.4%	-1.7%	1.3%	8.1%
Oceania	8.1%	8.2%	0.1%	0.3%	7.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 28.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.2% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.7%	28%	-17.7%	83.2%	-55.2%
10+ Years	14.5%	14.2%	-0.3%	9.8%	4.4%
5-10 Years	19.2%	14.2%	-5.0%	2.9%	11.3%
2-5 Years	11.5%	20.7%	9.2%	2.2%	18.5%
Less than 2 years	9%	22.8%	13.8%	1.9%	20.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	39.8%	76.7%	-36.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	6.1%	0.3%	5.8%
Germany	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Italy	7.8%	0.6%	7.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	4.5%	0.4%	4.1%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	11.5%	1.5%	10.0%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	6.1%	0.1%	6.0%
No passport held	0.8%	13.5%	-12.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.1%	37.2%	20.9%
Christian	22%	46.2%	-24.2%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	4.5%	1.7%	2.8%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	3.7%	6.5%	-2.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Curtain Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Curtain Road was 1479.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 341.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Curtain Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 9th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 475.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.4%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC2A 3QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Curtain Road are based on 160 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 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC2A 3QL

Average Price
£1,559,058

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,559,058

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Curtain Road

Average Price
£2,804,014

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,250,585

Detached
£3,664,791

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,016,937

Other
£13,252,389

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Curtain Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Top Floor Flat 151 - 153 Curtain Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,300,000	2014-10-31	£1,511,957

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC2A 3QL

Employment

EC2A 3QL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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.

EC2A 3QL area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC2A 3QL 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	140
Self-Employed	39
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Part-Time Employee	10
Other	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Looking after home or family	0
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	59
Information and communication	30
Financial and insurance activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	7
Human health and social work activities	5
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Construction	1

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	625 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	1,095 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,658 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,791 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,917 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	195 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	471 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	531 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	732 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	821 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	358 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	958 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,239 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	1,425 yd	Free schools	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	377 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,759 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,084 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,334 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 Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,213 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,891 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,474 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,277 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	621 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	656 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Mencap Society 123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT	- not rated	1,089 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT	- not rated	1,209 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,241 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
Hache	147-149 Curtain Road	10 yd
YORI Shoreditch	Ground Floor, 147 Curtain Road, London	12 yd
Be at One Shoreditch	348 Old Street	19 yd
Tramontana Brindisa	152 Curtain Road	43 yd
Busaba Eathai Ltd	313-319 Old Street	46 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Barley Mow	The Barley Mow, 127 Curtain Road	56 yd
Trafik	331 Old Street	56 yd
The Bricklayers Arms	The Bricklayers Arms, 63 Charlotte Road	56 yd
The LightHouse	66-68 Rivington Street	133 yd
Cargo	83 Rivington Street	149 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
British Express	329 Old Street	55 yd
Keu (Banh Mi Deli)	332-334 Old Street	73 yd
Artist Cafe	311 Old Street	77 yd
Oozy Burgers	1 Hoxton Square (basement)	122 yd
Butchies	22 Rivington Street	147 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	353 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	447 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	517 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 79 City Road	553 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	642 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	88 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	160 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	209 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		294 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		367 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	417 yd
Central Foundation Boys School COWPER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	426 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	499 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	501 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	526 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%

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

Overview of EC2A 3QL