Property market | for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London City (5.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 69.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 30.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 13 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 179 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Cities of London and Westminster level) | |
Community | Median age is 38.5 | Population of 985 | Happiness is | |
Commute (approx) | - London Bridge (3 mins) - London Liverpool Street (3 mins) - London St Pancras (3 mins) - Stratford (London) (3 mins) - Vauxhall (3 mins) - Cannon Street (4 mins) - Charing Cross (4 mins) - Victoria (4 mins) - Highbury & Islington (5 mins) - Kings Cross (5 mins) - London Waterloo (5 mins) - Euston (9 mins) - East Croydon (13 mins) - Wimbledon (32 mins) - Cambridge (45 mins) - Brighton (69 mins) - Reading (78 mins) - Birmingham New Street (82 mins)... (view more here) | |
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for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London City (5.4 miles) | |
42.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 38.5 | 985 | Happiness is | |
Ranked 13 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 179 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Cities of London and Westminster level) | |
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Portsoken has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Asda Bethnal Green Vallance Road Petrol Filling Station, Iceland Bethnal Green, Iceland Hoxton, Iceland Stepney, M&S Bishopsgate Foodhall, M&S Cannon St Rail SF, M&S Fenchurch St, M&S Fenchurch St Rail SF, M&S Finsbury Pavement, M&S Guys Hospital Food To Go, M&S Liverpool St Rail SF, M&S London Bridge Rail SF, M&S London Bridge Western Arcade Bridges, M&S New Change SF, M&S Old Street SF, M&S Spitalfields Food To Go, M&S The More SF, Planet Organic Bermondsey, Planet Organic Spitalfields, Sainsburys Bermondsey Square Local, Sainsburys Bermondsey Station Local, Sainsburys Bethnal Green Local, Sainsburys Borough High Street Local, Sainsburys Borough Long Lane Local, Sainsburys Cannon Street Station Local, Sainsburys Fenchurch Street Local, Sainsburys Hackney City Road Local, Sainsburys Hackney Mare Street Local, Sainsburys Hoxton Station Local, Sainsburys Lombard Street Local, Sainsburys London Bell Lane Local, Sainsburys London City Road Local, Sainsburys London Cornhill Local, Sainsburys Shoreditch Old Street Local, Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local, Sainsburys Southwark Great Dover Street Local, Sainsburys Southwark Tower Bridge Road Local, Sainsburys The City Mansion House Station Local, Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Allgood Street Local, Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Bethnal Green Road Local, Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Commercial Road Local, Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Leman Street Local, Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Mansell Street Local, Sainsburys Wapping London Dock Local, Sainsburys Whitechapel, Tesco Bermondsey Spa Metro, Tesco Bethnal Green Metro, Tesco Bishopsgate Metro, Tesco Borough Long Lane Express, Tesco Borough New Kent Road Express, Tesco Broadgate Old Broad Street Express, Tesco Cheapside London Express, Tesco Cheapside Metro, Tesco City Road Express, Tesco Clerkenwell Central Street Express, Tesco East Road Shoreditch Express, Tesco Hackney Road Express, Tesco London Aldgate Express, Tesco London Bethnal Green Express, Tesco London Borough High Street Express, Tesco London Chiswell Street Express, Tesco London Commercial Road Express, Tesco London St Botolphs Express, Tesco Mansell Street Express, Tesco Monument Metro, Tesco Old St Hackney Express, Tesco Shoreditch Commercial Street Express, Tesco Shoreditch Express, Tesco St Katharines Way Express, Tesco Tooley Street Metro, Tesco Tower Bridge London Express, Tesco Whitechapel Express, Tesco Whitechapel Field Gate Metro, Little Waitrose Monument, Little Waitrose Walbrook, Waitrose Barbican, Waitrose St Katharine Docks. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Jin Bo Law, 14th flr, Dorsett City H. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Elior, ISG, VQ Aldgate. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Black Sheep Coffee, Peters Cafe. Portsoken has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
On average, a flat costs £804,072, which is down -15.7% on last year.
Property data is based on City of London level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Regarding the health of the City of London property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Portsoken, or click here to browse the longer list of Portsoken property transactions from 2023.
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Portsoken has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Mowlem Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. There are 17 other outstanding schools nearby too. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
Click here to view the full list of nearby schools. or view a full screen school map which provides a wider radius of school options.
School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Michael's Catholic College | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Mowlem Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Yes - 2016 |
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Boys | Yes - 2015 |
Richard Cloudesley School | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Harris Academy Bermondsey | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Girls | Yes - 2014 |
Hackney New Primary School | Primary Free schools - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Globe Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Virginia Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2016 |
Bigland Green Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Thomas Buxton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
Cavendish School | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
David Game College | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
London Fields Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Oaklands School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
London Christian School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Mulberry School for Girls | Secondary school Academy converter - Girls | No |
The Lyceum | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
St Matthias Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Buttercup Primary School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Shapla Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Madani Secondary Girls' School | Secondary school Other independent school - Girls | No |
Swanlea School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | No |
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Hanover Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Moreland Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Grange Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Riverside Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Snowsfields Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Southwark Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Tower Bridge Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Townsend Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Boutcher Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Beormund Primary School | Primary Community special school - Mixed | No |
Blue Gate Fields Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
John Scurr Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Lawdale Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Stepney Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Bishop Challoner Girls' School | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Girls | No |
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Girls | No |
Hague Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Osmani Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bangabandhu Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
City of London School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Boys | No |
Haggerston School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | No |
The Aldgate School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Wapping High School | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Ark Globe Academy | Primary & Secondary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Hoxton Garden Primary | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
The Bridge Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Harry Gosling Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Rotherfield Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Mary and St Michael Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
City of London Academy Islington | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Charterhouse Square School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
City of London School for Girls | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Girls | No |
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Canon Barnett Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
London Enterprise Academy | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Green Gables Montessori Primary School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Spa School, Bermondsey | Secondary school Academy special converter - Mixed | No |
Hackney New School | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Charles Dickens Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Galleywall Primary School | Primary Free schools - Mixed | No |
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Randal Cremer Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Sebright School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Thomas Fairchild Community School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Albion Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Victory Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Columbia Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Rosemary Works School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Stewart Headlam Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Hermitage Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
William Davis Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Christ Church CofE School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Shoreditch Park Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overy | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Compass School Southwark | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Darul Hadis Latifiah | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
London East Academy | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
London Islamic School | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
Right Support Management Limited | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
The Complete Works Independent School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
The school at Hackney city farm | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Jamiatul Ummah School | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
Al-Mizan School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Date Palm Primary School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Kobi Nazrul Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Paul's Cathedral School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Spa School, Bermondsey Save school | Secondary school Academy special converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (12/2/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Galleywall Primary School Save school | Primary Free schools - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/15/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Harris Academy Bermondsey Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Girls | 1: Outstanding (3/19/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
City of London Academy Islington Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/14/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Mowlem Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/2/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Hackney New Primary School Save school | Primary Free schools - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/10/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/25/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
The Aldgate School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (4/19/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
St Michael's Catholic College Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/4/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Swanlea School Save school | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/4/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/6/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (2/3/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Hackney | |
Boutcher Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/15/2022) | 41 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | London |
Charles Dickens Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (9/25/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Mulberry School for Girls Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Girls | 1: Outstanding (7/10/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Central Foundation Boys' School Save school | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Boys | 1: Outstanding (2/4/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Richard Cloudesley School Save school | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/21/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Blue Gate Fields Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/11/2009) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Riverside Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/5/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | London | |
Sebright School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/22/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | London |
School | Type |
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Spa School, Bermondsey Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (12/2/2015) |
Galleywall Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/15/2019) |
Harris Academy Bermondsey Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/19/2015) |
City of London Academy Islington Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/14/2019) |
Mowlem Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/2/2017) |
Hackney New Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/10/2018) |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/25/2012) |
The Aldgate School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (4/19/2013) |
St Michael's Catholic College Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/4/2013) |
Swanlea School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/4/2013) |
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (10/6/2017) |
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (2/3/2017) |
Boutcher Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/15/2022) 41 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Charles Dickens Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (9/25/2019) |
Mulberry School for Girls Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/10/2013) |
Central Foundation Boys' School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (2/4/2015) |
Richard Cloudesley School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/21/2014) |
Blue Gate Fields Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/11/2009) |
Riverside Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (10/5/2011) |
Sebright School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/22/2019) |
Station | Distance from Portsoken | Commute options |
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London Liverpool Street An extremely busy station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (7 mins - c2c - £72 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (79 mins - Greater Anglia - £504 monthly fare) View details |
Old Street A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Highbury & Islington (5 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 31 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 34 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 49 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 63 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 71 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Thameslink) View details - York (1 change(s) - 134 mins - Grand Central) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 159 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Ladywell A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- London Bridge (15 mins - Southeastern) View details - Charing Cross (23 mins - Southeastern) View details - Cannon Street (26 mins - Southeastern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 39 mins - Thameslink) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 40 mins - Thameslink) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 88 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Thameslink) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (City of London) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of City of London residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 69.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 16.8% | 9.3% |
Other | 5.6% | 2.1% |
Mixed | 5.5% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.7% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Cities of London and Westminster consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 6.1% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 28.9% | 13 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 2.3% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 5.2% | |
Routine occupations | 4.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.4% | 179 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 14.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in City of London is slow (42mbps). Portsoken is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 42.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Cities of London and Westminster level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 79.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Portsoken.
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Herts and North London | River Lee | The Lower River Lee from Hoddesdon to Canning Town including, Cheshunt, Enfield, Edmonton, Tottenham, Walthamstow, Hackney, Stratford and West Ham |
Herts and North London | River Thames | River Thames including areas in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, the City of London, the City of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea |
Herts and North London | River Thames | River Thames from the Limehouse Basin to Blackfriar's Bridge including Shadwell, Wapping, St. Katherines Dock and Upper Thames Street |
Kent S London and E Sussex | River Thames | River Thames including areas in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth |
Kent S London and E Sussex | River Thames | River Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge |
Kent S London and E Sussex | Groundwater | Areas at risk from Groundwater flooding including Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Beddington, Carshalton, Coulsdon, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Whyteleafe, Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham |
Kent S London and E Sussex | River Thames | River Thames from Rotherhithe Station to London Bridge including Rotherhithe, north Bermondsey and London Bridge |
Kent S London and E Sussex | River Thames | River Thames from London Bridge to Hungerford Bridge including Borough, the South Bank, Elephant and Castle and Waterloo |
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