City Walk, London, SE1 3ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 3ES is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population 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	39.6%	46.9%	7.3%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	60.4%	53.1%	-7.3%	49.0%	4.1%

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 3ES, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 80.5% 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	79.2%	80.5%	1.3%	37.9%	42.6%
Married: Opposite sex	10.6%	15%	4.4%	44.2%	-29.2%
Married: Same sex	5.3%	0%	-5.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	9.1%	-6.6%
Widowed	0%	1%	1.0%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (94.7%) 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	68.9%	63%	-5.9%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	26.1%	31.7%	5.6%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	12.7%	-8.4%
Bad health	0.7%	1%	0.3%	4.0%	-3.0%

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 3ES this area, 2.5% 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 89%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	18.2%	-15.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	9.6%	-9.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	13.4%	-12.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.5%	6.5%	2.0%	16.9%	-10.4%
Degree or Similar	84.9%	89%	4.1%	33.8%	55.2%
Other	6%	0.5%	-5.5%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.3% 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	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	5%	7.7%	2.7%	0.7%	7.0%
Indian	6.1%	11.1%	5.0%	3.1%	8.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	0.5%	-2.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
White	70.4%	66.3%	-4.1%	81.4%	-15.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50% 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	61.4%	50%	-11.4%	83.2%	-33.2%
European Union	13.9%	21.4%	7.5%	6.1%	15.3%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	17.5%	8.6%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.5%	3.4%	-4.1%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	0.3%	2.1%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	49.8%	-10.2%	83.2%	-33.4%
10+ Years	6.4%	14.5%	8.1%	9.8%	4.7%
5-10 Years	11.1%	13%	1.9%	2.9%	10.1%
2-5 Years	10.4%	13%	2.6%	2.2%	10.8%
Less than 2 years	12.1%	9.7%	-2.4%	1.9%	7.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.9%	76.7%	-19.8%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	7.7%	1.5%	6.2%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
South-East Asia	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
North America and the Caribbean	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.2%	37.2%	7.0%
Christian	27.9%	46.2%	-18.3%
Buddhist	4.3%	0.5%	3.8%
Hindu	6.7%	1.7%	5.0%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	3.4%	6.5%	-3.1%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is City Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around City Walk was 134.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.7% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

City Walk has the 34th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 355th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.1%.

🔎 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 3ES, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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) - 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 City Walk are based on 340 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 City Walk, London, SE1 3ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 3ES

Average Price
£497,944

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£497,944

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Walk

Average Price
£619,229

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£619,229

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Hestia House City Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£725,000	2020-07-24	£717,073
405 Hestia House City Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£393,000	2019-08-30	£399,015
101 Hestia House City Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£357,500	2019-08-27	£362,972
203 Hestia House City Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£717,500	2019-07-16	£721,853
209 Hestia House City Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£141,000	2018-12-17	£141,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 3ES

Employment

SE1 3ES area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	146
Self-Employed	20
Part-Time Employee	10
Retired	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	2
Other	1
Looking after home or family	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	64
Financial and insurance activities	61
Information and communication	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	930 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	2,305 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	2,355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,787 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	216 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	493 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tower Bridge Primary School Fair Street , SE1 2AE	3out of 4	622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	677 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Redcross Way , Southwark SE1 1HG	4out of 4	792 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	662 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,048 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,274 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,313 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,439 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,923 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,108 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	2,452 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,975 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,243 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	689 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	5,079 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	305 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	522 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	1,071 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,291 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,408 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Skinners	The Leathermarket	101 yd
Al's cafe	128	137 yd
Franco manca 2 uk limited	Ground Floor, 124	137 yd
Pizarro restaurant	Ground Floor, 194-204	163 yd
Antico ltd t/a flour & grape	214	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Simon the tanner	231	114 yd
The leather exchange	15	165 yd
The woolpack	Woolpack, 98	188 yd
The hide	39-45	292 yd
The britannia-smok'd	The Britannia, 44	382 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Omoide	126	144 yd
Long lane fish bar	154	262 yd
Papa johns pizza	168a	339 yd
Basilico ltd	103	342 yd
Joseph's fish& chips	83	342 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	171	121 yd
Sainsbury's local	14	295 yd
Tesco	67-69	453 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 34	555 yd
Sainsbury's	58a	571 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	367 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	431 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	457 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		468 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	485 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	524 yd
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	548 yd
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	603 yd
Livingwell Express Club (London Tower Bridge) (Closed) 5a 5a More London Riverside	health and fitness suite	614 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		653 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	63.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 3ES