Rolls Road, London, SE1 5HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 5HB is primarily male, with 55.1% 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	46.3%	44.9%	-1.4%	51.0%	-6.1%
Male	53.7%	55.1%	1.4%	49.0%	6.1%

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 5HB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.8% 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	46.6%	52.8%	6.2%	37.9%	14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	34.3%	30.6%	-3.7%	44.2%	-13.6%
Separated	5.9%	3.6%	-2.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	9.3%	11.4%	2.1%	9.1%	2.3%
Widowed	3.8%	1.6%	-2.2%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	48.7%	54.9%	6.2%	48.4%	6.5%
Good health	30.9%	25.7%	-5.2%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	12.4%	11.5%	-0.9%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	7%	5.3%	-1.7%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	1%	2.7%	1.7%	1.2%	1.5%

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	23.3%	21.4%	-1.9%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.5%	12.2%	-4.3%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	15.3%	-1.2%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	5.6%	3.9%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	7.7%	-3.7%	16.9%	-9.2%
Degree or Similar	13.6%	32.1%	18.5%	33.8%	-1.7%
Other	16.9%	5.6%	-11.3%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36% 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%	2.2%	2.2%	1.1%	1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	22.5%	28.9%	6.4%	2.5%	26.4%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	4%	2.3%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	5%	0.9%	-4.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2%	5.8%	3.8%	0.8%	5.0%
White	56.4%	36%	-20.4%	81.4%	-45.4%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	5%	12.9%	7.9%	1.6%	11.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.5% 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	63.1%	55.5%	-7.6%	83.2%	-27.7%
European Union	9.7%	5.2%	-4.5%	6.1%	-0.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	16.4%	15.7%	-0.7%	2.7%	13.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	3.9%	1.6%	5.6%	-1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	15.3%	8.6%	1.3%	14.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.7%	56.2%	-4.5%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	4%	30.1%	26.1%	9.8%	20.3%
5-10 Years	5.4%	7.1%	1.7%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	9.4%	3.1%	-6.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	3.5%	-17.0%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.2%	76.7%	-3.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	5.4%	0.4%	5.0%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.9%	37.2%	-19.3%
Christian	62.9%	46.2%	16.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Rolls Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rolls Road was 131.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.7% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rolls Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 358th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.4%.

🔎 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 5HB, 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 Rolls Road are based on 60 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 Rolls Road, London, SE1 5HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 5HB

Average Price
£360,850

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£360,850

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rolls Road

Average Price
£467,905

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,069,577

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,508

Other
£3,013,818

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rolls Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 46 Longland Court Rolls Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-12-10	£335,015
Flat 77 Longland Court Rolls Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2018-09-28	£308,569
Flat 83 Longland Court Rolls Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2017-10-18	£396,127
Flat 46 Longland Court Rolls Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2015-03-27	£345,221
Flat 50 Longland Court Rolls Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2007-12-20	£343,901

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 5HB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 5HB 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	74
Part-Time Employee	18
Self-Employed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Retired	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	10
Education	10
Transport and storage	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	983 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	1,473 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	1,600 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	2,654 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	190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Keats Primary School 391 Rotherhithe New Road , Rotherhithe SE16 3FN	3out of 4	421 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alma Junior School Alexis Street , Bermondsey SE16 3XF	- not rated	655 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alma Infant School Alexis Street , Bermondsey SE16 3XF	- not rated	655 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alma Primary School Alexis Street , Bermondsey SE16 3XF	- not rated	655 yd	Community school	No	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	239 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aylwin Girls' School 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	686 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	686 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Walworth School Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	- not rated	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	839 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	1,144 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,259 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,441 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	3,747 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	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,931 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,915 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,915 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,991 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spa School Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	- not rated	480 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	3out of 4	480 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haymerle School Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY	3out of 4	816 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	848 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willowbank 2 Davey Street , SE15 6LF	- not rated	889 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Arm's cafe	Selco Builders Warehouse Six	247 yd
School house cafe	Spa School	271 yd
Mcdonald's restaurants	518	415 yd
Ranna	352-354	480 yd
The brotherhood games ltd	148	542 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Club 701	Basement And Ground Floors, 516	415 yd
The lord nelson	Lord Nelson, 386	480 yd
Queen victoria	148	553 yd
The blue anchor p h	251	702 yd
Ancient foresters	282	785 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Asda, 464 - 504	337 yd
Angels cuisine ltd	430a	355 yd
Pizza mania	356	474 yd
King rooster	388c	480 yd
St james plaice fish bar	150	537 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Unity traders limited	Warehouse, 310-326	313 yd
Asda	Asda, 464-504	346 yd
Rose food ltd t/a rayyan international foods	432	355 yd
Tesco	186-188	553 yd
Tesco	107	592 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The City Of London Academy LYNTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	330 yd
Astley Cooper Estate 3G Pitch Rowcross Street	artificial grass pitch	412 yd
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	476 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	606 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	692 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		747 yd
Walworth Academy (Closed) Shorncliffe Road		839 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	882 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	893 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	943 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	350.3 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	343 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 5HB