Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4XX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 4XX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% 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	50.7%	52.8%	2.1%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	49.3%	47.2%	-2.1%	49.0%	-1.8%

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 4XX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.7% 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	54.9%	69.7%	14.8%	37.9%	31.8%
Married: Opposite sex	25.8%	14.6%	-11.2%	44.2%	-29.6%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	11.6%	8.2%	-3.4%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	4%	3.4%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (90.3%) 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	50.4%	60.7%	10.3%	48.4%	12.3%
Good health	31%	29.6%	-1.4%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	12.7%	5.7%	-7.0%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	4.4%	4%	-0.4%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 4XX this area, 9.5% 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 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.1%	9.5%	-11.6%	18.2%	-8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	6.5%	-4.0%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	9.9%	-0.3%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	23.5%	11.5%	16.9%	6.6%
Degree or Similar	36.4%	46.3%	9.9%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	8.7%	1.4%	-7.3%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.2% 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	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	1.1%	4.0%
Chinese	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	4.1%	3.9%	-0.2%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	4.4%	2%	-2.4%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	24.2%	24.2%	0.0%	2.5%	21.7%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	7%	3.5%	1.0%	6.0%
Other Black	2.7%	5.4%	2.7%	0.5%	4.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	0.8%	2.0%
White	42.8%	33.2%	-9.6%	81.4%	-48.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	3.2%	5.1%	1.9%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.4% 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	59%	61.4%	2.4%	83.2%	-21.8%
European Union	8%	11.1%	3.1%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	17.1%	15.3%	-1.8%	2.7%	12.6%
Middle East and Asia	10%	7.7%	-2.3%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	3.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
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	54.9%	61.5%	6.6%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	3.5%	25.6%	22.1%	9.8%	15.8%
5-10 Years	3.2%	5.1%	1.9%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	9.4%	4%	-5.4%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	28.9%	3.7%	-25.2%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.6%	76.7%	-0.1%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.2%	37.2%	-9.0%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	19.7%	6.5%	13.2%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Great Dover Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Great Dover Street was 657.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.8% higher than the Borough & Bankside average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Great Dover Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside and the 39th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 144.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.2%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE1 4XX, 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Great Dover Street are based on 264 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 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4XX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 4XX

Average Price
£459,546

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£459,546

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Great Dover Street

Average Price
£996,102

Semi-Detached
£1,142,802

Terraced
£460,335

Detached
£1,504,770

Flats/Maisonettes
£603,388

Other
£34,549,824

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Great Dover Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 36 Selbourne House Great Dover Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2024-06-17	£444,638
Flat 16 Selbourne House Great Dover Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2022-11-30	£422,076
Flat 47 Selbourne House Great Dover Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2021-12-21	£392,492
Flat 30 Selbourne House Great Dover Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-04-07	£242,510
Flat 10 Selbourne House Great Dover Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£457,500	2020-09-11	£428,308

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 4XX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 4XX 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	108
Student (economically inactive)	61
Part-Time Employee	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Unemployed	22
Self-Employed	15
Retired	14
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	18
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Education	10
Information and communication	9
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
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 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,296 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	1,840 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,385 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	2,855 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	3,466 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	401 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Dickens Primary School Toulmin Street , SE1 1AF	- not rated	458 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Dickens Primary School Toulmin Street , SE1 1AF	4out of 4	458 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Lancaster Primary School Harper Road , SE1 6AF	- not rated	476 yd	Community 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

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College Harper Road , SE1 6AG	- not rated	445 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	3out of 4	612 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	3out of 4	625 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	2out of 4	1,153 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	- not rated	1,153 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,606 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	1,950 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,233 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,890 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	445 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,517 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	128 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	4out of 4	283 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service KS4 Centre Porlock Street , SE1 3RY	- not rated	362 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chrysolyte Independent Christian School Bethel House , Lansdowne Place SE1 4XH	- not rated	482 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imperial Oak School 134a New Kent Road , Southwark SE1 6TU	- not rated	680 yd	Other independent special school	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
Soho gyms	Empire Square West	165 yd
Simply indian	25	181 yd
Two dots	29	181 yd
Audiopartnershipplc	Unit 3 Gallery Court, 4-10	199 yd
Workmans cafe	14-16	209 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal oak	Royal Oak, 44	109 yd
The roebuck	50	152 yd
Dover castle ph	6A	222 yd
The old school yard	109	258 yd
The gladstone	64	303 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza 2 go	15	181 yd
Double happy	11	181 yd
Seafood	Seafood Tabard Street Market	259 yd
Oshpaz	Oshpaz Tabard Street Market	259 yd
Snog frozen yogurt	Ground Floor, 293-295	290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 34	202 yd
Sainsbury's	58a	244 yd
Sainsbury's local	116-126	440 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 127-143	511 yd
Guasacaca	Unit A, 40-42	518 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Borough) UNIT 13-16 UNIT 13-16 EMPIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	170 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	266 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		482 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	495 yd
Orchard Lisle Swimming Pool At Guys Basement of Wolfson House Basement of Wolfson House Weston Street	swimming pool	605 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		620 yd
Glendinning Fitness Centre NEW CITY COURT NEW CITY COURT ST. THOMAS STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	687 yd
Topnotch Health Club (London Bridge) (Closed) 51-55 51-55 St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	702 yd
Grotto Place GREAT SUFFOLK STREET	artificial grass pitch	705 yd
The Bridge 73-81 73-81 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	712 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	268.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	209.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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