Tooley Street, London, SE1 2LD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE1 2LD has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	49.4%	49%	-0.4%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	50.6%	51%	0.4%	49.0%	2.0%

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 2LD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.4% 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	64.8%	63.4%	-1.4%	37.9%	25.5%
Married: Opposite sex	23.2%	18.1%	-5.1%	44.2%	-26.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	7.5%	8.1%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	1.8%	4.7%	2.9%	6.1%	-1.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56.1%	51.1%	-5.0%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	27.7%	31.3%	3.6%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	10.4%	13.4%	3.0%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	5.1%	2.8%	-2.3%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.2%	0.2%

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 59.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.1%	13.7%	-1.4%	18.2%	-4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	5.4%	-0.9%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	6.7%	-4.4%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	11%	3.5%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	50.6%	59.9%	9.3%	33.8%	26.1%
Other	8.4%	1.7%	-6.7%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.5% 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	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	3.4%	2%	-1.4%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	3.1%	2.3%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	15.7%	17.3%	1.6%	2.5%	14.8%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	4.1%	3.7%	-0.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	5.3%	4.5%	-0.8%	0.4%	4.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	0.8%	2.0%
White	51.6%	42.5%	-9.1%	81.4%	-38.9%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.2%	3.7%	3.5%	0.6%	3.1%
Other	4.3%	8.5%	4.2%	1.6%	6.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.1% 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	60.2%	54.1%	-6.1%	83.2%	-29.1%
European Union	8%	12.7%	4.7%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	11.8%	13.9%	2.1%	2.7%	11.2%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	7.9%	-1.3%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.2%	9.1%	0.9%	1.3%	7.8%
Oceania	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.3%	1.1%
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	58.8%	54%	-4.8%	83.2%	-29.2%
10+ Years	9.6%	24.9%	15.3%	9.8%	15.1%
5-10 Years	6.7%	7.6%	0.9%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	5.5%	6.2%	0.7%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	7.3%	-12.0%	1.9%	5.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.7%	76.7%	-11.0%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32%	37.2%	-5.2%
Christian	45.9%	46.2%	-0.3%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Tooley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tooley Street was 408.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.5% higher than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Tooley Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 75th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£92,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE1 2LD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (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 Tooley Street are based on 362 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 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2LD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 2LD

Average Price
£433,189

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£433,189

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tooley Street

Average Price
£616,559

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,188,802

Detached
£7,157,470

Flats/Maisonettes
£587,366

Other
£658,120

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tooley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 61 Devon Mansions Tooley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2016-08-05	£550,544
Flat 70 Devon Mansions Tooley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2015-07-06	£477,561
Flat 69 Devon Mansions Tooley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£398,000	2015-02-12	£456,145
Flat 61 Devon Mansions Tooley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2012-01-17	£522,893
Flat 61 Devon Mansions Tooley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2007-10-19	£478,308

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 2LD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 2LD 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	116
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	22
Self-Employed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	50
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Administrative and support service activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	13
Information and communication	13
Education	12
Other	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
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 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,113 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,762 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	2,821 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,090 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	3,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tower Bridge Primary School Fair Street , SE1 2AE	3out of 4	300 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	358 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	870 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	906 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	957 yd	Voluntary aided 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	4out of 4	974 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	1,185 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,380 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,390 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,571 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,357 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,550 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,566 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	2,907 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,349 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	1,234 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,579 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	3out of 4	707 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	945 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
David Game College 31 Jewry Street , London EC3N 2ET	- not rated	1,200 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	1,473 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,679 yd	Academy special converter	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
Restaurant story	199	62 yd
Masq london	201	65 yd
The lalit london	181	70 yd
London city mission (staff canteen/restaurant)	175	79 yd
Vapiano	Unit 2 Potters Fields Park	93 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The bridge theatre	3 Potters Fields Park	93 yd
Pommeler's rest	196-198	104 yd
Tower bridge arms	The River Rat And Brasserie, 206-208	116 yd
Prosecco house	1	132 yd
The raven	Bridge House, 218	149 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Le petit moulin ltd	Street Record	263 yd
Tigre tacos	Basement And Ground Floor, 8	284 yd
Bar by the river	The Scoop	291 yd
Chicken cottage	128	292 yd
Coco di mama	Unit C, 7	318 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's local	Unit 7.1	202 yd
Tesco	125	328 yd
Marks and spencer	Unit 3, 6	473 yd
Marks and spencer simply food	Unit 2 London Bridge Station	611 yd
Tesco	1 St Katharines Way	634 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	234 yd
Livingwell Express Club (London Tower Bridge) (Closed) 5a 5a More London Riverside	health and fitness suite	237 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	253 yd
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	305 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	319 yd
Third Space Health Club (Tower Bridge) 2b 2b More London Riverside	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	372 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		439 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	446 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	568 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London, London Bridge Cottons) TOOLEY STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	624 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	174 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	121.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 2LD