Guy Street, London, SE1 3RF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE1 3RF has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	46.3%	50%	3.7%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	53.7%	50%	-3.7%	49.0%	1.0%

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 3RF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.7% 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	68.7%	62.7%	-6.0%	37.9%	24.8%
Married: Opposite sex	15.7%	19.9%	4.2%	44.2%	-24.3%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8.6%	10.6%	2.0%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.4%

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	64.4%	54.3%	-10.1%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	26.5%	28.6%	2.1%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	7.4%	7.7%	0.3%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	1.3%	6.5%	5.2%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	1.2%	1.7%

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 62.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.2%	10.7%	-0.5%	18.2%	-7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.2%	3.4%	-1.8%	9.6%	-6.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	6.2%	-3.1%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	13.4%	4.8%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	59%	62.4%	3.4%	33.8%	28.6%
Other	6%	1.4%	-4.6%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.2% 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	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	3%	3.5%	0.5%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	8.4%	12.4%	4.0%	2.5%	9.9%
Black Caribbean	2%	4.1%	2.1%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	2%	4.4%	2.4%	0.5%	3.9%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	0.9%	-2.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.1%
White	68.1%	61.2%	-6.9%	81.4%	-20.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	2.3%	5%	2.7%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.6% 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	67.1%	55.6%	-11.5%	83.2%	-27.6%
European Union	11.1%	14.4%	3.3%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	7.4%	11.8%	4.4%	2.7%	9.1%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	5.9%	1.2%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	6.5%	2.5%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	4%	3.8%	-0.2%	0.3%	3.5%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.1%	55.9%	-7.2%	83.2%	-27.3%
10+ Years	4%	23.4%	19.4%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	6%	7.1%	1.1%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	6.4%	7.1%	0.7%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	6.5%	-14.0%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.4%	37.2%	-2.8%
Christian	43%	46.2%	-3.2%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	10.1%	6.0%	4.1%

Safety

Is Guy Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Guy Street was 166.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.4% lower than the Chaucer average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Guy Street has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer and the 282nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.3%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE1 3RF, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Guy Street are based on 14 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 Guy Street, London, SE1 3RF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 3RF

Average Price
£558,467

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,123,466

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,842

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Guy Street

Average Price
£597,770

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,163,133

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£503,543

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Guy Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 Guy Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2023-04-14	£1,137,029
8 Guy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,800	2021-06-30	£597,209
20 Guy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2018-08-31	£485,608
6 Guy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£522,000	2018-06-29	£522,525
54 Guy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2006-07-31	£589,921

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 3RF

Employment

SE1 3RF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 3RF 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	133
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Retired	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	8

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	40
Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Other	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	13
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	1,263 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	2,231 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	2,621 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,069 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,394 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	302 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	370 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	483 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Dickens Primary School Toulmin Street , SE1 1AF	- not rated	664 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	815 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	779 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	863 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	1,500 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,515 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,638 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	1,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,949 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	2,289 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,773 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,915 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	782 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	5,193 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	132 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	335 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,121 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Autism Project - CareTrade The Clarence Centre , 6 St George's Circus SE1 6FE	- not rated	1,301 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,346 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
Eagle solutions services ltd	Porlock Hall	124 yd
Canela esspresso bar	93	144 yd
Andanza	66	148 yd
Moriska	39	168 yd
Petit bleu	42-42A	168 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The britannia-smok'd	The Britannia, 44	68 yd
The rose	The Rose, 123	125 yd
The miller	The Old Miller Of Mansfield, 96-101	142 yd
The leather exchange	15	170 yd
The old school yard	109	214 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe nawaz	92	144 yd
Long lane fish bar	154	221 yd
Baba g's	80-82	255 yd
Turnips kitchen	80-82	255 yd
Caffe nero express	Unit 2 London Bridge Station	273 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 34	300 yd
Sainsbury's	171	329 yd
Marks and spencer simply food	Unit 2 London Bridge Station	410 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 127-143	461 yd
Sainsbury's local	116-126	514 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	202 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	259 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		274 yd
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	355 yd
King'S Sport Health & Fitness (London Bridge) Kings Sport - London Bridge Gym Kings Sport - London Bridge Gym BOROUGH HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	422 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	428 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	451 yd
Glendinning Fitness Centre NEW CITY COURT NEW CITY COURT ST. THOMAS STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	467 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London, London Bridge) LONDON BRIDGE STREET	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Livingwell Express Club (London Tower Bridge) (Closed) 5a 5a More London Riverside	health and fitness suite	551 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	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.3%

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	125 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	300 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	300 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	85 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	106 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	300 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 3RF