Hatch Lane Demographics (Waltham Forest, England)

Hatch Lane is a ward in Waltham Forest of London, England and includes areas of Chingford, Friday Hill and Chingford Hatch.

In the 2011 census the population of Hatch Lane was 11,058 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Hatch Lane is 39, while the median age is also 39.

81.9% of people living in Hatch Lane were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Ireland, 1.1% Pakistan, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Jamaica, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.5% North Africa, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.4% South Africa.

90.8% of people living in Hatch Lane speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Turkish, 0.8% Polish, 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Bengali, 0.4% Tamil, 0.4% Lithuanian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Hatch Lane is 58.1% Christian, 22.1% No religion, 8.3% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 0.9% Jewish, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 858 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.8% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 583 widowed people living in Hatch Lane.

The top occupations listed by people in Hatch Lane are Professional 17.2%, Administrative and secretarial 15.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Administrative 10.2%, Elementary 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.0%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.