Rothsay Street, London, SE1 4BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 4BF is primarily male, with 57.2% 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	42.6%	42.8%	0.2%	51.0%	-8.2%
Male	57.4%	57.2%	-0.2%	49.0%	8.2%

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 4BF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55% 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	61.1%	55%	-6.1%	37.9%	17.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.3%	25.5%	1.2%	44.2%	-18.7%
Married: Same sex	6.1%	4.5%	-1.6%	0.3%	4.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
Separated	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.1%	9.2%	3.1%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	6.1%	-5.6%

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 (94.9%) 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	77.3%	70.8%	-6.5%	48.4%	22.4%
Good health	19.1%	24.1%	5.0%	33.6%	-9.5%
Fair health	3%	5%	2.0%	12.7%	-7.7%
Bad health	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	4.0%	-4.0%

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 4BF this area, 1.2% 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 84.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	0%	1.2%	1.2%	18.2%	-17.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	9.6%	-7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	13.4%	-10.0%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	7.4%	-3.3%	16.9%	-9.5%
Degree or Similar	77.9%	84.3%	6.4%	33.8%	50.5%
Other	8%	0%	-8.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.7% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3.5%	5.2%	1.7%	3.1%	2.1%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	4.5%	2.3%	-2.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	6.3%	1.4%	-4.9%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	0.8%	3.7%
White	75.8%	74.7%	-1.1%	81.4%	-6.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	58.2%	57%	-1.2%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	14.1%	16.9%	2.8%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	7.1%	2.5%	-4.6%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	6%	6.1%	0.1%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.3%	8.8%	0.5%	1.3%	7.5%
Oceania	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	0.3%	4.9%
British Overseas	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.4%	57.2%	3.8%	83.2%	-26.0%
10+ Years	6.5%	21.3%	14.8%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	10.6%	8.6%	-2.0%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	12.6%	8.1%	-4.5%	2.2%	5.9%
Less than 2 years	16.9%	4.8%	-12.1%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
Ireland	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	2%	0.1%	1.9%
No passport held	0.9%	13.5%	-12.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	53.8%	37.2%	16.6%
Christian	29%	46.2%	-17.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Rothsay Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rothsay Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Chaucer average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 4BF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Rothsay Street are based on 96 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 Rothsay Street, London, SE1 4BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 4BF

Average Price
£398,869

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£409,103

Other
£9,990

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rothsay Street

Average Price
£568,730

Semi-Detached
£1,053,152

Terraced
£847,202

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£518,041

Other
£397,253

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rothsay Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 201 21A Rothsay Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-09-27	£435,057
Flat 207 21A Rothsay Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2023-11-20	£603,030
Flat 401 21A Rothsay Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2022-07-27	£475,957
Flat 11 21A Rothsay Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2022-05-12	£108,942
Flat 204 21A Rothsay Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£627,500	2020-10-30	£617,569

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 4BF

Employment

SE1 4BF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 4BF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	279
Self-Employed	61
Student (economically inactive)	18
Part-Time Employee	14
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Retired	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Looking after home or family	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	86
Professional, scientific and technical activities	82
Information and communication	36
Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Other	19
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Construction	5
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
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	858 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	2,057 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	2,063 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	366 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Townsend Primary School Townsend Street , SE17 1HJ	3out of 4	550 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	714 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	785 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	326 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,055 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,269 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,341 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	1,782 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,935 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	2,277 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,298 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,329 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	388 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	5,339 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	452 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	536 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	811 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,159 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,170 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
Tower mangal and meze restaurant	57	153 yd
M manze	87	158 yd
Winsome's jamaican restaurant and takeway	89	158 yd
Mooboo	105	166 yd
Iro sushi	6 Brighton Buildings	196 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The other room beer bar	60	186 yd
The george	40	196 yd
Simon the tanner	231	242 yd
Stansfeld oxford & bermondsey club	3	246 yd
Spit & sawdust	21	297 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hing loong	59	153 yd
Basilico ltd	103	158 yd
Joseph's fish& chips	83	158 yd
Tower fried chicken ltd	88	204 yd
Red planet pizza & jasmine gardens	33	297 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	67-69	155 yd
Sainsbury's	171	248 yd
Sainsbury's local	14	355 yd
Sainsbury's	58a	402 yd
Lidl	96-120	578 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	312 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		324 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		465 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	632 yd
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	652 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	666 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		748 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	752 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	761 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		774 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	59.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	124.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 4BF