Long Lane, London, SE1 4BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE1 4BA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	52.7%	49.5%	-3.2%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	47.3%	50.5%	3.2%	49.0%	1.5%

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 4BA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 70.3% 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	67.5%	70.3%	2.8%	37.9%	32.4%
Married: Opposite sex	20.6%	19.4%	-1.2%	44.2%	-24.8%
Separated	4.1%	3%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	5.7%	5.5%	-0.2%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (89.3%) 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	53.1%	45.9%	-7.2%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	32.2%	43.4%	11.2%	33.6%	9.8%
Fair health	7.5%	4.4%	-3.1%	12.7%	-8.3%
Bad health	5.9%	4.9%	-1.0%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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 44.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.4%	13.9%	0.5%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	4.8%	-5.5%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	8.5%	-2.3%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.4%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	21.8%	11.5%	16.9%	4.9%
Degree or Similar	43.8%	44.8%	1.0%	33.8%	11.0%
Other	10.3%	3.6%	-6.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.5% 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	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	3.3%	4%	0.7%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0%	6.5%	6.5%	2.7%	3.8%
Other Asian	5%	4%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	31.4%	21%	-10.4%	2.5%	18.5%
Black Caribbean	7.9%	4%	-3.9%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	3.3%	6%	2.7%	0.5%	5.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	4.2%	4%	-0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
White	35.1%	38.5%	3.4%	81.4%	-42.9%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	2.5%	3%	0.5%	0.6%	2.4%
Other	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.3% 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	49%	55.3%	6.3%	83.2%	-27.9%
European Union	11.3%	15%	3.7%	6.1%	8.9%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	20.9%	11.7%	-9.2%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	12.1%	4.2%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	4.9%	-3.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.6%	55.3%	9.7%	83.2%	-27.9%
10+ Years	6.3%	28.6%	22.3%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	13.4%	8.3%	-5.1%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	6.3%	4.4%	-1.9%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	28.5%	3.4%	-25.1%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.4%	37.2%	-8.8%
Christian	44.1%	46.2%	-2.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Long Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Long Lane was 196.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.8% lower than the Chaucer average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Long Lane has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer and the 239th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 58.2%.

🔎 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 4BA, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Long Lane are based on 1620 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 Long Lane, London, SE1 4BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 4BA

Average Price
£428,971

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£428,971

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Long Lane

Average Price
£687,491

Semi-Detached
£813,327

Terraced
£680,043

Detached
£853,434

Flats/Maisonettes
£555,398

Other
£4,135,993

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Long LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 Halling House Long Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£476,000	2017-10-12	£454,094
Flat 2 Halling House Long Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2016-10-21	£416,980
Flat 2 Halling House Long Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£216,050	2010-12-10	£365,595

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 4BA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 4BA 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	49
Student (economically inactive)	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Self-Employed	13
Part-Time Employee	12
Looking after home or family	11
Other	9
Retired	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Human health and social work activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Construction	4
Manufacturing	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	1,314 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	2,023 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	2,538 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,000 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	279 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	389 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	478 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Dickens Primary School Toulmin Street , SE1 1AF	- not rated	492 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	834 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	626 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	766 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	1,298 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,516 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,538 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	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	1,544 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,749 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	2,090 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,927 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	631 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	5,396 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	122 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	128 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	920 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	1,105 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,140 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
Workmans cafe	14-16	44 yd
Audiopartnershipplc	Unit 3 Gallery Court, 4-10	64 yd
Eagle solutions services ltd	Porlock Hall	140 yd
Soho gyms	Empire Square West	197 yd
Canela esspresso bar	93	230 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The old school yard	109	71 yd
The britannia-smok'd	The Britannia, 44	154 yd
The miller	The Old Miller Of Mansfield, 96-101	230 yd
Royal oak	Royal Oak, 44	232 yd
The leather exchange	15	298 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Long lane fish bar	154	175 yd
Cafe nawaz	92	230 yd
Pizza 2 go	15	233 yd
Double happy	11	233 yd
Seafood	Seafood Tabard Street Market	304 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 34	134 yd
Sainsbury's	171	353 yd
Sainsbury's	58a	366 yd
Sainsbury's local	116-126	435 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 127-143	438 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	181 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	275 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	375 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	406 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	460 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		475 yd
Glendinning Fitness Centre NEW CITY COURT NEW CITY COURT ST. THOMAS STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	540 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London, London Bridge) LONDON BRIDGE STREET	health and fitness suite	600 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		622 yd
Tokei Martial Arts & Fitness Centre LION COURT LION COURT MAGDALEN STREET	health and fitness suite	659 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	288.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	250.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 4BA