East Bank, London, N16 5QS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N16 5QS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	50.8%	49.1%	-1.7%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	49.2%	50.9%	1.7%	49.0%	1.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	54.9%	41%	-13.9%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	45.8%	13.3%	44.2%	1.6%
Separated	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.8%	10%	2.2%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.1%) 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	59.2%	66.3%	7.1%	48.4%	17.9%
Good health	23.8%	19.8%	-4.0%	33.6%	-13.8%
Fair health	9.9%	8.5%	-1.4%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	4.6%	4.5%	-0.1%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	22.7%	27.1%	4.4%	18.2%	8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	7.7%	-1.5%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	12.6%	1.1%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	6.9%	0.0%	16.9%	-10.0%
Degree or Similar	40.8%	38.9%	-1.9%	33.8%	5.1%
Other	8%	3.2%	-4.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.5% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	5.7%	6%	0.3%	1.0%	5.0%
Other Black	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
White	69.1%	63.5%	-5.6%	81.4%	-17.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	9.1%	11.4%	2.3%	1.6%	9.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.4% 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	71.5%	63.4%	-8.1%	83.2%	-19.8%
European Union	8.2%	13.1%	4.9%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	4.2%	5.7%	1.5%	2.7%	3.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	7.1%	1.4%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	5.4%	-1.0%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.9%	63.4%	-7.5%	83.2%	-19.8%
10+ Years	3.1%	20.6%	17.5%	9.8%	10.8%
5-10 Years	3.5%	6.3%	2.8%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	5.7%	2.9%	-2.8%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	16.8%	6.9%	-9.9%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	8.3%	1.5%	6.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.8%	37.2%	-20.4%
Christian	23.6%	46.2%	-22.6%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Jewish	42.9%	0.5%	42.4%
Muslim	10.5%	6.5%	4.0%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is East Bank Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around East Bank was 104.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.7% higher than the Stamford Hill West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

East Bank has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Stamford Hill West and the 219th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.3%.

🔎 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. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in N16 5QS, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 East Bank are based on 64 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 East Bank, London, N16 5QS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 5QS

Average Price
£801,901

Semi-Detached
£1,351,928

Terraced
£1,192,365

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£590,713

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for East Bank

Average Price
£625,978

Semi-Detached
£1,211,865

Terraced
£1,009,374

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£468,627

Other
£221,233

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on East BankStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 East Bank, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,230,000	2019-09-13	£1,359,967
39 East Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£749,000	2016-02-25	£757,636
39A East Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2016-02-25	£328,747
40A East Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£540,000	2015-01-16	£646,526
23 East Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2013-05-22	£509,959

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 5QS

Employment

N16 5QS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

N16 5QS 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 N16 5QS 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

Part-Time Employee	64
Full-Time Employee	55
Self-Employed	36
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	20
Retired	15
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Information and communication	22
Other	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Manufacturing	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	1,885 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,339 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,747 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,379 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,620 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmleigh Primary School Fairholt Road , Stoke Newington N16 5ED	- not rated	272 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir Thomas Abney School Fairholt Road , Stoke Newington N16 5ED	- not rated	339 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lubavitch Ruth Lunzer Girls Primary School 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	- not rated	358 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lubavitch Girls Primary School 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	358 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Lubavitch Junior Boys 135 Clapton Common , Hackney E5 9AE	- not rated	566 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	3out of 4	358 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	- not rated	358 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The Skinners' Company's School for Girls 117 Stamford Hill , N16 5RS	- not rated	369 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
All Saints Catholic High School 6-16 Amhurst Park , Stamford Hill N16 5AF	3out of 4	406 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	3out of 4	761 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	1,851 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,160 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,700 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	3,582 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,634 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
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,765 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,785 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,859 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,859 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Talmud Torah School 122 Bethune Road , N16 5DU	- not rated	262 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Beis Aharon School 83-95 Bethune Road , London N16 5ED	- not rated	296 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Yaakov Girls School 11 Amhurst Park , London N16 5DH	- not rated	349 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Beis Ahaion School 99 Bethune Road , N16 5ED	- not rated	357 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Lubavitch House Junior School 107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP	- not rated	358 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Muffims Ltd	97 dunsmure Road, Basement	136 yd
Olive & Green	97 Dunsmure Rd, Ground floor	136 yd
Dagims Deli	105 Dunsmure Road, London N16 5HT	152 yd
Jewish Womens Centre	19 Northfield Road	218 yd
LBH Early Intervention Parenting Programme	43 Durley Road	352 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oaktree Community Centre	77-81 Bethune Road	272 yd
Birdcage Stoke Newwington	The Birdcage Public House, 58 Stamford Hill	670 yd
The Wheatsheaf	The Wheatsheaf, 6 Windus Road	768 yd
The Wheatsheaf Public House	The Wheatsheaf, 6 Windus Road	768 yd
Elbistan Sporting Club	46 Stamford Hill	774 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
OORI LTD	Oak Tree Community Centre, 77 Bethune Road	279 yd
Tasti-Pizza	23 Amhurst Parade, Amhurst Park	453 yd
Domino's Pizza	234 Stamford Hill	530 yd
Dixy Fried Chicken	258 Stamford Hill	581 yd
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	Ground Floor, 292 Stamford Hill	669 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	1 Amhurst Park	407 yd
Dukkon Supermarket	159 Clapton Common	521 yd
Asda Supermarket	158 Clapton Common	580 yd
Morrisons	47-49 Stamford Hill	641 yd
Sainsbury's	147 WOODBERRY GROVE	868 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Our Ladys Convent Roman Catholic High School 6-16 6-16 AMHURST PARK		410 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	983 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	1,089 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	97.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.4%

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	57.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 5QS