Southern Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG10 3BU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	51.4%	-2.1%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	46.5%	48.6%	2.1%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	38.3%	36.6%	-1.7%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	46.2%	45.8%	-0.4%	44.2%	1.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	7.9%	9.5%	1.6%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	5.9%	6.1%	0.2%	6.1%	0.0%

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 (91.2%) 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	55.6%	55.6%	0.0%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	31.1%	35.6%	4.5%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	9.7%	6.9%	-2.8%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	18.2%	14.4%	-3.8%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	11.4%	-5.2%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	25.3%	16.3%	-9.0%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	21.7%	7.1%	16.9%	4.8%
Degree or Similar	21.3%	29.7%	8.4%	33.8%	-4.1%
Other	2%	2.3%	0.3%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	91.5%	88.5%	-3.0%	81.4%	7.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	1.2%	4.5%	3.3%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.4%	94.8%	-1.6%	83.2%	11.6%
European Union	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	6.1%	-1.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.5%	94.6%	-0.9%	83.2%	11.4%
10+ Years	0%	3%	3.0%	9.8%	-6.8%
5-10 Years	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.6%	76.7%	13.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.7%	37.2%	-2.5%
Christian	53.5%	46.2%	7.3%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Southern Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southern Drive was 56.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.4% higher than the Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southern Drive has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge and the 185th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.0%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in IG10 3BU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Southern Drive are based on 200 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Epping Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southern Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG10 3BU

Average Price
£525,091

Semi-Detached
£634,698

Terraced
£518,241

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southern Drive

Average Price
£496,775

Semi-Detached
£524,313

Terraced
£494,782

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£450,459

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southern DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
48 Southern Drive, Loughton, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£533,000	2025-03-14	£505,547
42 Southern Drive, Loughton, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£681,500	2025-03-14	£646,398
17 Southern Drive, Loughton, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£522,500	2023-01-16	£509,960
18 Southern Drive, Loughton, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2022-10-21	£512,666
35 Southern Drive, Loughton, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£481,000	2021-11-29	£502,092

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG10 3BU

Employment

IG10 3BU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% 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.

IG10 3BU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	119
Retired	43
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	13
Looking after home or family	10
Other	5
Unemployed	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	26
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Construction	16
Transport and storage	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	8
Human health and social work activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
White Bridge Primary School Greensted Road , IG10 3DR	3out of 4	351 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Alderton Infant School Alderton Hall Lane , IG10 3HE	3out of 4	805 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Alderton Junior School Alderton Hall Lane , IG10 3HE	2out of 4	906 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Lower Queen's Road , IG9 6DS	- not rated	1,674 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Staples Road Primary School Staples Road , IG10 1HR	3out of 4	1,737 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roding Valley High School Alderton Hill , IG10 3JA	3out of 4	764 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Debden Park High School Willingale Road , Debden IG10 2BQ	4out of 4	3,006 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	3,067 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Davenant Foundation School Chester Road , IG10 2LD	4out of 4	3,534 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heathcote School & Science College Normanton Park , Chingford E4 6ES	3out of 4	3,896 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands School 6/8 Albion Hill , IG10 4RA	- not rated	1,215 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College Roding Lane , IG7 6BQ	- not rated	1,296 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak View School Whitehills Road , IG10 1TS	3out of 4	1,516 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Braeside School 130 High Road , IG9 5SD	- not rated	2,028 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chigwell School High Road , IG7 6QF	- not rated	2,170 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
Phetrin Thai Takeaway	6C Valley Hill, Loughton	166 yd
ONAMI	1 Oakwood Parade, Oakwood Hill	237 yd
Sapore Rustico	150 Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill	838 yd
The Way BBQ	160 Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill	872 yd
Dada	31 Station Road, Loughton	930 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loughton Football Club	Sports Pavilion, Avondale Close	314 yd
Roding Valley Cricket Club	Bradwell Road, Buckhurst Hill	847 yd
The Black Deer	The Black Deer PH, Poundfield Road	1,050 yd
Loughton Club	8 Station Road, Loughton	1,061 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jasmine	8 Valley Hill, Loughton	166 yd
Dick on a Stick	8 Witham Close, Loughton	530 yd
Spicy Tandoori	Station Approach, Loughton	735 yd
Rock & Roe	148 Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill	872 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury PLC, Old Station Road		1,052 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Loughton Football Club SPORTS PAVILION SPORTS PAVILION AVONDALE CLOSE	grass pitches	353 yd
Roding Valley Recreation Ground (North) Roding Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	406 yd
Roding Valley High School Sports Ground BRIDGE HOUSE BRIDGE HOUSE RODING ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	598 yd
Roding Valley Cricket Club Bradwell Road	grass pitches	785 yd
Roding Valley High School ALDERTON HILL	artificial grass pitch	878 yd
David Lloyd Club (Chigwell) RODING LANE	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool	961 yd
Roding Valley Recreation Ground (South) Roding Lane	grass pitches	1,081 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	133.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG10 3BU