Law Street, London, SE1 4XJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 4XJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.8%	55.3%	1.5%	51.0%	4.3%
Male	46.2%	44.7%	-1.5%	49.0%	-4.3%

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 4XJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.4% 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	53.5%	62.4%	8.9%	37.9%	24.5%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	21.9%	-8.4%	44.2%	-22.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	5.3%	3.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	5.7%	9.9%	4.2%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	5.3%	1.8%	-3.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.5%	46.7%	-5.8%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	28.9%	36.8%	7.9%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	12.6%	11.8%	-0.8%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	5.3%	3.4%	-1.9%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

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 46.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.5%	18.5%	1.0%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	8%	-1.6%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	11.6%	-0.2%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	10.9%	-0.5%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	36%	46.4%	10.4%	33.8%	12.6%
Other	12.3%	1.8%	-10.5%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.6% 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	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	2.3%	0.9%	-1.4%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	6%	9.3%	3.3%	1.6%	7.7%
Black African	25.9%	17.7%	-8.2%	2.5%	15.2%
Black Caribbean	7%	6.5%	-0.5%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	2.7%	4.3%	1.6%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.9%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	0.9%	3.4%
Mixed Other	4.7%	1.6%	-3.1%	0.8%	0.8%
White	35.5%	37.6%	2.1%	81.4%	-43.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	0.7%	5.9%	5.2%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	62.8%	55.1%	-7.7%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	7.6%	12.4%	4.8%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	14.6%	12.4%	-2.2%	2.7%	9.7%
Middle East and Asia	9%	9.9%	0.9%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	9%	4.0%	1.3%	7.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.8%	55.3%	-6.5%	83.2%	-27.9%
10+ Years	3%	28.6%	25.6%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	5.6%	5.9%	0.3%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	7.6%	5.6%	-2.0%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	21.9%	4.7%	-17.2%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	4%	0.4%	3.6%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.9%	37.2%	-8.3%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.5%	6.5%	9.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is Law Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Law Street was 89.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.4% lower than the Chaucer average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Law Street has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer and the 289th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 14.3%.

🔎 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 4XJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 Law Street are based on 54 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 Law Street, London, SE1 4XJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 4XJ

Average Price
£518,103

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£518,103

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Law Street

Average Price
£390,641

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£390,641

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Law Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 Thurnham House Law Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2003-11-20	£596,523
Flat 5 Thurnham House Law Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2003-10-02	£455,542
Flat 9 Thurnham House Law Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2003-06-20	£581,802
Flat 9 Thurnham House Law Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2002-09-18	£606,091
Flat 5 Thurnham House Law Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2000-08-17	£345,944

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 4XJ

Employment

SE1 4XJ 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 4XJ 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	94
Student (economically inactive)	43
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Self-Employed	20
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Information and communication	12
Education	11
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Construction	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	937 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	1,999 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	2,104 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,559 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,247 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	445 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snowsfields Primary School Kirby Grove , SE1 3TD	3out of 4	557 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Townsend Primary School Townsend Street , SE17 1HJ	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	688 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Little Dorrit Court , SE1 1NJ	3out of 4	719 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	343 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	977 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,123 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,349 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,398 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	1,706 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,863 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	2,206 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,253 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,280 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	345 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	5,391 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	404 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	464 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	869 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,082 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,108 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
Presse	Peveril Garderns Studio, 140	209 yd
Bad moon cafe	159a	211 yd
Tower mangal and meze restaurant	57	219 yd
M manze	87	237 yd
Winsome's jamaican restaurant and takeway	89	238 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spit & sawdust	21	260 yd
The other room beer bar	60	262 yd
The george	40	267 yd
Simon the tanner	231	273 yd
Stansfeld oxford & bermondsey club	3	325 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hing loong	59	219 yd
Basilico ltd	103	237 yd
Joseph's fish& chips	83	237 yd
Red planet pizza & jasmine gardens	33	260 yd
Phat bite	29	260 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	67-69	221 yd
Sainsbury's	171	240 yd
Sainsbury's	58a	323 yd
Sainsbury's local	14	421 yd
Tesco	157	555 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	233 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		307 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		410 yd
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	580 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	640 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	699 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	720 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	741 yd
T47 (Closed) St. Thomas Street		754 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM 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	21 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	50.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	200 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 4XJ