Purbrook Estate, London, SE1 3DE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE1 3DE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	40.9%	48.6%	7.7%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	59.1%	51.4%	-7.7%	49.0%	2.4%

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 3DE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.6% 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	68.3%	63.6%	-4.7%	37.9%	25.7%
Married: Opposite sex	21.7%	14.8%	-6.9%	44.2%	-29.4%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.7%	9.1%	7.4%	2.2%	6.9%
Divorced	5.7%	6.8%	1.1%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	1.7%	5.7%	4.0%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	64.3%	54.6%	-9.7%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	27.1%	27.8%	0.7%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	6%	11.1%	5.1%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.1%	3.7%	1.6%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	1.2%	1.6%

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.

In the area around SE1 3DE this area, 6.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 50.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.2%	6.9%	1.7%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.1%	8%	3.9%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.5%	16.1%	7.6%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.6%	3.9%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11.5%	2.8%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	65.4%	50.6%	-14.8%	33.8%	16.8%
Other	7.4%	2.3%	-5.1%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.6% 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	1.8%	8.1%	6.3%	1.1%	7.0%
Chinese	2.1%	0.9%	-1.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	6.6%	0.9%	-5.7%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	8.4%	31.5%	23.1%	2.5%	29.0%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	2.9%	5.4%	2.5%	0.5%	4.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.6%	6.3%	4.7%	0.8%	5.5%
White	62.6%	30.6%	-32.0%	81.4%	-50.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	0.6%	3.9%
Other	1%	5.4%	4.4%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.7% 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	62.6%	53.7%	-8.9%	83.2%	-29.5%
European Union	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	8.8%	19.4%	10.6%	2.7%	16.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	9.3%	1.5%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	5.6%	-0.8%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	0.3%	0.6%
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	60.6%	54.7%	-5.9%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	9%	31.1%	22.1%	9.8%	21.3%
5-10 Years	6%	3.8%	-2.2%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	10.3%	4.7%	-5.6%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	14%	5.7%	-8.3%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.4%	76.7%	5.7%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	6.5%	0.3%	6.2%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.6%	37.2%	-17.6%
Christian	49.5%	46.2%	3.3%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	21.5%	6.5%	15.0%
Other religion	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Purbrook Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Purbrook Estate was 711.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 177.5% higher than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Purbrook Estate has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 31st highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 188.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 188.0%.

🔎 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 3DE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Purbrook Estate are based on 52 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 Purbrook Estate, London, SE1 3DE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 3DE

Average Price
£354,041

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£354,041

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Purbrook Estate

Average Price
£355,965

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£355,965

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Purbrook EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
109 Purbrook Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-12-16	£460,648
119 Purbrook Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-01-29	£382,325
109 Purbrook Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£402,500	2016-05-16	£389,201
125 Purbrook Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2013-11-28	£333,445
108 Purbrook Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£197,000	2012-08-24	£290,823

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 3DE

Employment

SE1 3DE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

SE1 3DE area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% 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 3DE 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	27
Self-Employed	10
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Retired	6
Part-Time Employee	6
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Other	3

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	96
Professional, scientific and technical activities	86
Information and communication	34
Human health and social work activities	28
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Other	15
Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Construction	10
Transport and storage	9
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	665 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	2,307 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	2,645 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,190 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	320 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	419 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	441 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 93 Grange Road , Bermondsey SE1 3BW	4out of 4	721 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	753 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	844 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	882 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	989 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,341 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,446 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	2,315 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,491 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	2,835 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,010 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,603 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	977 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	4,749 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	700 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	923 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	1,026 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,295 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
David Game College 31 Jewry Street , London EC3N 2ET	- not rated	1,645 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
Malevo tower bridge	52	116 yd
Bermondsey boxing club	153	125 yd
Constancia argentine grill	Raven At The Tower, 52	139 yd
Frequency bermondsey - locke hotel	157	142 yd
Shaman @ bemonds locke	157	142 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Malt	Arch 46 Ropewalk	181 yd
The barrel project/ta london beer company	80	211 yd
Kings arms	Kings Arms, 251	354 yd
The woolpack	Woolpack, 98	389 yd
Simon the tanner	231	394 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa johns pizza	168a	113 yd
Watch house	36	157 yd
Banh mi nen	Banh Mi Nen Maltby Street Market	167 yd
La pepia	La Pepia Maltby Street Market	168 yd
Thames takeaway	140	310 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's local	14	247 yd
Sainsbury's local	Unit 7.1	463 yd
Sainsbury's	19	474 yd
Sainsbury's	171	502 yd
Tesco	67-69	608 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	240 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	242 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	382 yd
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	424 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	616 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Livingwell Express Club (London Tower Bridge) (Closed) 5a 5a More London Riverside	health and fitness suite	662 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	694 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		697 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		772 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	215.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	35 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	163.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 3DE