Wolseley Street, London, SE1 2BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 2BL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.9% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.2%	53.9%	0.7%	51.0%	2.9%
Male	46.8%	46.1%	-0.7%	49.0%	-2.9%

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 SE1 2BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.4% 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	63%	65.4%	2.4%	37.9%	27.5%
Married: Opposite sex	21.8%	20%	-1.8%	44.2%	-24.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	6.1%	6.3%	0.2%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.6%

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 (87.5%) 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	48.5%	54.6%	6.1%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	36.8%	32.9%	-3.9%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	10.4%	9.2%	-1.2%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	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.

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 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.2%	19.9%	1.7%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	8%	-2.3%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	8.7%	-1.9%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	5.3%	-5.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	14.5%	7.5%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	47%	46.3%	-0.7%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	6.1%	2.3%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.1% 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%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.0%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	13.4%	17.3%	3.9%	2.5%	14.8%
Black Caribbean	3%	3%	0.0%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	4.7%	4.6%	-0.1%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	0.4%	2.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
White	61.4%	56.1%	-5.3%	81.4%	-25.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% 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	65.7%	61.5%	-4.2%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	5.5%	11%	5.5%	6.1%	4.9%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	13.2%	12.9%	-0.3%	2.7%	10.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	5.2%	-2.5%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	7.1%	3.4%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	60.9%	-3.0%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	3%	25.3%	22.3%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	6.5%	4.3%	-2.2%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	5.5%	4.6%	-0.9%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	4.9%	-16.2%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.5%	76.7%	-2.2%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.5%	37.2%	-7.7%
Christian	51.6%	46.2%	5.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Wolseley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wolseley Street was 108.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.0% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wolseley Street has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 328th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.7%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE1 2BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Wolseley Street are based on 111 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southwark.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wolseley Street, London, SE1 2BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 2BL

Average Price
£420,385

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,510

Other
£531,387

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wolseley Street

Average Price
£544,998

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£545,141

Other
£529,218

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wolseley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 Dombey House Wolseley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2025-03-11	£345,291
Flat 23 Dombey House Wolseley Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£520,000	2022-05-24	£509,155
Flat 6 Dombey House Wolseley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£378,000	2020-01-10	£357,444
Flat 17 Dombey House Wolseley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£507,500	2019-07-05	£481,843
Flat 28 Dombey House Wolseley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2018-10-19	£449,878

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 2BL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 2BL 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	142
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	26
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	23
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Information and communication	22
Education	20
Financial and insurance activities	20
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	9
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	860 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,577 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,698 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	2,873 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,070 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	- not rated	102 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	3out of 4	102 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	354 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tower Bridge Primary School Fair Street , SE1 2AE	- not rated	546 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	162 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	162 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , SE16 4UN	- not rated	210 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School Bermondsey Keeton's Road , SE16 4EE	3out of 4	715 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Scott Lidgett School Drummond Road , SE16 4EE	- not rated	769 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	769 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,007 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,034 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,211 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,555 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,080 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,668 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highway Christian School Union Chapel , 255 Tooley Street SE1 2LA	- not rated	367 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bosco Centre College Bosco Centre , 281 Jamaica Road SE16 4RS	- not rated	908 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	- not rated	1,066 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	3out of 4	1,066 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bermondsey School Albion Street , Rotherhithe CIVIC Centre SE16 7BS	- not rated	1,290 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
Mumbai	37	162 yd
Bartons	25	180 yd
El pastor	106	229 yd
Bone daddies	Unit 28 Old Jamaica Business, 24	302 yd
Buddha taste	144	310 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The ship aground public house	33	93 yd
Craft beer junction	Railway Arch 86	373 yd
Moor beer company	Railway Arch 71	375 yd
Brew by numbers	Railway Arch 79	378 yd
All bar one	All Bar One, 34	397 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shanels sandwich bar	23	162 yd
The beefsteaks	76	298 yd
Thames takeaway	140	331 yd
Johnny's fish bar	142	331 yd
Circle paradise	Unit 18	364 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	78	324 yd
City wines	141	384 yd
Sainsbury's local	Unit 7.1	501 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	549 yd
Sainsbury's	19	595 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		162 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		162 yd
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	283 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	349 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	375 yd
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	464 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	671 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	767 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	833 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	862 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	270.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	245.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 2BL