Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE1 5ET is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	51.2%	1.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	50.2%	48.8%	-1.4%	49.0%	-0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.1%	40.5%	4.4%	37.9%	2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	41.4%	37.5%	-3.9%	44.2%	-6.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.8%	4.6%	-0.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	10%	12.7%	2.7%	9.1%	3.6%
Widowed	7.6%	4.2%	-3.4%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	45.9%	51.2%	5.3%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	31.4%	30.8%	-0.6%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	16.3%	13.7%	-2.6%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	5.7%	3.2%	-2.5%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.7%	23.7%	-8.0%	18.2%	5.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.5%	12.8%	-3.7%	9.6%	3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	8.2%	-3.0%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	7.8%	6.6%	5.3%	2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	13.2%	5.6%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	31.5%	13.0%	33.8%	-2.3%
Other	13.3%	2.7%	-10.6%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.4% 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%	2.6%	0.5%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3%	0.9%	-2.1%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	14.8%	25.9%	11.1%	2.5%	23.4%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	1.2%	-1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	5.4%	4.1%	-1.3%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	3.6%	0.9%	-2.7%	0.8%	0.1%
White	54.7%	42.4%	-12.3%	81.4%	-39.0%
Arab	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	0.6%	2.6%
Other	6.3%	14.5%	8.2%	1.6%	12.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.9% 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	64.4%	60.9%	-3.5%	83.2%	-22.3%
European Union	7.9%	5.5%	-2.4%	6.1%	-0.6%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	12.1%	14.8%	2.7%	2.7%	12.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	4.3%	-1.4%	5.6%	-1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	11.6%	3.7%	1.3%	10.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.7%	61.2%	-2.5%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	1.2%	25.4%	24.2%	9.8%	15.6%
5-10 Years	4.8%	6.7%	1.9%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	6.9%	3.5%	-3.4%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	23.3%	3.2%	-20.1%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.2%	76.7%	3.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.8%	37.2%	-15.4%
Christian	54.9%	46.2%	8.7%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	15.7%	6.5%	9.2%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Old Kent Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Kent Road was 38.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 84.7% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old Kent Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 67th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SE1 5ET, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Old Kent Road are based on 792 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 Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 5ET

Average Price
£223,073

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£223,073

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Kent Road

Average Price
£606,381

Semi-Detached
£923,140

Terraced
£636,585

Detached
£837,067

Flats/Maisonettes
£343,619

Other
£2,807,125

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Kent Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 13 George Elliston House Old Kent Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£202,500	2024-12-19	£195,424
Flat 13 George Elliston House Old Kent Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2024-12-19	£183,361
Flat 32 George Elliston House Old Kent Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2024-07-17	£104,228
Flat 34 George Elliston House Old Kent Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2014-12-08	£248,497
Flat 25 George Elliston House Old Kent Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£182,500	2012-09-07	£256,155

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 5ET

Employment

SE1 5ET area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 5ET 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	84
Part-Time Employee	37
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	20
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	13
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	8
Other	6
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,145 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	1,198 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	1,384 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	2,739 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix Primary School Marlborough Grove , SE1 5JT	- not rated	114 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Keats Primary School 391 Rotherhithe New Road , Rotherhithe SE16 3FN	3out of 4	431 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cobourg Primary School Cobourg Road , SE5 0JD	- not rated	541 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Infant School Friary Road , Peckham SE15 1RQ	- not rated	728 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis RC Primary School Friary Road , Peckham SE15 1RQ	3out of 4	728 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	498 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walworth School Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	- not rated	738 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	738 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aylwin Girls' School 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	915 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	915 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	1,420 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,153 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,365 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,416 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	3,709 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	1,980 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,728 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,865 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,865 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	5,256 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haymerle School Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY	3out of 4	558 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowbank 2 Davey Street , SE15 6LF	- not rated	621 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) 2 Davey Street , Peckham SE15 6LF	3out of 4	621 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	738 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	- not rated	749 yd	Community 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
Mcdonald's restaurants	518	200 yd
Arm's cafe	Selco Builders Warehouse Six	301 yd
Ranna	352-354	384 yd
El senorio criollo	12	477 yd
Enish africa	Luxford Bar, 610	492 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Club 701	Basement And Ground Floors, 516	200 yd
The lord nelson	Lord Nelson, 386	384 yd
The olde apple tree	107	796 yd
Queen victoria	148	819 yd
Duke of sussex	77	857 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Asda, 464 - 504	77 yd
Angels cuisine ltd	430a	172 yd
Pizza mania	356	378 yd
King rooster	388c	384 yd
Ali baba fried chicken ltd	10	477 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda, 464-504	78 yd
Rose food ltd t/a rayyan international foods	432	172 yd
Unity traders limited	Warehouse, 310-326	299 yd
Tesco	107	592 yd
Ali's halal butchers ltd t/a tariq halal	282-286	708 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Astley Cooper Estate 3G Pitch Rowcross Street	artificial grass pitch	389 yd
The City Of London Academy LYNTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	578 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		649 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	673 yd
Wickway Community Centre St. Georges Way		679 yd
Walworth Academy (Closed) Shorncliffe Road		739 yd
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	745 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	881 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	921 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	948 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	300 Mbit/s
Average download speed	448.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	300 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	431.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 5ET