Arnold Estate, London, SE1 2XR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE1 2XR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.2%	51.6%	5.4%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	53.8%	48.4%	-5.4%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 2XR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65% 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	62.5%	65%	2.5%	37.9%	27.1%
Married: Opposite sex	21.4%	20.8%	-0.6%	44.2%	-23.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	6.1%	3.3%	-2.8%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	8.6%	6.9%	-1.7%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	51.6%	48.3%	-3.3%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	30.8%	35.4%	4.6%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	11.3%	10.7%	-0.6%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	4.7%	4.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.1%

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	15.4%	17.8%	2.4%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	7.6%	-6.7%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	9.8%	-2.0%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	17.5%	10.0%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	36.4%	38.9%	2.5%	33.8%	5.1%
Other	11.8%	3.6%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.6% 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	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	2.7%	5.3%	2.6%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	24.2%	25.5%	1.3%	2.5%	23.0%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	4%	0.7%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	7.1%	6.2%	-0.9%	0.5%	5.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	0.8%	1.7%
White	46.2%	38.6%	-7.6%	81.4%	-42.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Other	1.9%	7.2%	5.3%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.9% 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	61.8%	53.9%	-7.9%	83.2%	-29.3%
European Union	7.4%	11.6%	4.2%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	16.5%	16.9%	0.4%	2.7%	14.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.2%	9.4%	1.2%	5.6%	3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	1.3%	5.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.2%	53.8%	-6.4%	83.2%	-29.4%
10+ Years	4.7%	33.8%	29.1%	9.8%	24.0%
5-10 Years	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	8.8%	3.8%	-5.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	22.5%	4.1%	-18.4%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.7%	76.7%	-8.0%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.3%	37.2%	-9.9%
Christian	53.1%	46.2%	6.9%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	9%	6.5%	2.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Arnold Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arnold Estate was 106.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.4% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Arnold Estate has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 354th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.3%.

🔎 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 2XR, 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 Arnold Estate are based on 98 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 Arnold Estate, London, SE1 2XR

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 2XR

Average Price
£364,305

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£364,305

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arnold Estate

Average Price
£385,478

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£385,478

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arnold EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
181 Arnold Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£473,000	2022-08-12	£469,696
181 Arnold Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2018-01-31	£466,565
201 Arnold Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£387,500	2017-10-23	£369,667
196 Arnold Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£332,000	2014-12-16	£372,005
213 Arnold Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2014-10-16	£476,680

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 2XR

Employment

SE1 2XR area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 2XR 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	92
Student (economically inactive)	34
Part-Time Employee	32
Unemployed	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Retired	19
Self-Employed	17
Other	16
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Other	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	8
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	3

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	692 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	2,429 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,777 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	2,973 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	3,014 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	233 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	433 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	622 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	681 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	697 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	4out of 4	552 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	885 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,065 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	1,143 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,517 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	2,644 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,822 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,166 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,847 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	1,300 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	4,432 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	1,009 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,160 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	1,200 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	1,241 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
David Game College 31 Jewry Street , London EC3N 2ET	- not rated	1,558 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
El pastor	106	75 yd
Buddha taste	144	101 yd
These days aperitivo bar	100	109 yd
Comptoir gourmand	98	112 yd
Bartons	25	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The barrel project/ta london beer company	80	143 yd
The ship aground public house	33	232 yd
Craft beer junction	Railway Arch 86	234 yd
Malt	Arch 46 Ropewalk	236 yd
Moor beer company	Railway Arch 71	247 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Thames takeaway	140	117 yd
Johnny's fish bar	142	117 yd
The beefsteaks	76	120 yd
Shanels sandwich bar	23	148 yd
La pepia	La Pepia Maltby Street Market	165 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's local	Unit 7.1	396 yd
Sainsbury's	19	427 yd
Tesco	78	448 yd
Sainsbury's local	14	563 yd
City wines	141	583 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	159 yd
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	236 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	243 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	365 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	431 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		440 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		440 yd
Livingwell Express Club (London Tower Bridge) (Closed) 5a 5a More London Riverside	health and fitness suite	766 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	768 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	783 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	178.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	50 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	146.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 2XR