Thorburn Square, London, SE1 5QH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 5QH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% 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	50.2%	53%	2.8%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	49.8%	47%	-2.8%	49.0%	-2.0%

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 5QH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.2% 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	54.8%	58.2%	3.4%	37.9%	20.3%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	25.1%	-3.1%	44.2%	-19.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.1%	2.3%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.5%	6.1%	-2.4%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	5.4%	5.7%	0.3%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	41.6%	54.1%	12.5%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	35.1%	28.9%	-6.2%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	16.7%	11.3%	-5.4%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	4.9%	5%	0.1%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	28.2%	22%	-6.2%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	7.6%	-3.2%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	13.3%	-0.2%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.4%	10.6%	5.2%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	41.3%	11.2%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	9.3%	3%	-6.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72% 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	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	6.6%	8.6%	2.0%	2.5%	6.1%
Black Caribbean	2%	3.5%	1.5%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	3.8%	3.5%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
White	79%	72%	-7.0%	81.4%	-9.4%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.1% 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	79.3%	68.1%	-11.2%	83.2%	-15.1%
European Union	7.9%	15.8%	7.9%	6.1%	9.7%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	2%	3.8%	1.8%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	6.6%	2.0%	1.3%	5.3%
Oceania	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.4%	67.7%	-7.7%	83.2%	-15.5%
10+ Years	1.6%	16.6%	15.0%	9.8%	6.8%
5-10 Years	3%	7.5%	4.5%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	7.2%	5.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	12.8%	2.8%	-10.0%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Ireland	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	3.8%	0.4%	3.4%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.1%	37.2%	1.9%
Christian	51.9%	46.2%	5.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Thorburn Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thorburn Square was 34.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.6% lower than the Old Kent Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thorburn Square has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road and the 76th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 60.0%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE1 5QH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Thorburn Square are based on 77 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 Thorburn Square, London, SE1 5QH

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 5QH

Average Price
£321,522

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£321,522

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thorburn Square

Average Price
£318,777

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£345,018

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£318,432

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thorburn SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Thorburn Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2025-03-26	£422,121
6 Thorburn Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2024-03-12	£313,221
7 Thorburn Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£438,000	2022-03-09	£452,085
11 Thorburn Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,500	2020-06-12	£288,156
1 Thorburn Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2019-07-15	£427,578

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 5QH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 5QH 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	113
Retired	34
Student (economically inactive)	21
Self-Employed	20
Part-Time Employee	17
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	15
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Education	8
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3

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	586 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	1,594 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,812 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	2,872 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 93 Grange Road , Bermondsey SE1 3BW	4out of 4	558 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Primary School Marlborough Grove , SE1 5JT	4out of 4	624 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	809 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galleywall Primary School Galleywall Primary , SE16 3PB	4out of 4	821 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
John Keats Primary School 391 Rotherhithe New Road , Rotherhithe SE16 3FN	- not rated	830 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	243 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	426 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	832 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	879 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,119 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,121 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,221 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	3,543 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,076 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	4,547 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	1,653 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	4,768 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,274 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	192 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	910 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) 2 Davey Street , Peckham SE15 6LF	3out of 4	1,214 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haymerle School Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	1,279 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
School house cafe	Spa School	96 yd
The brotherhood games ltd	148	262 yd
Caffe cousin	194a	280 yd
Rose cafe	73	295 yd
S.o.s coffee	196c	301 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queen victoria	148	194 yd
The blue anchor p h	251	452 yd
St james of bermondsey	72	591 yd
Ancient foresters	282	615 yd
The lord nelson	Lord Nelson, 386	661 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
St james plaice fish bar	150	257 yd
Pizza gogo	69	295 yd
Ho ho chinese take away	59	295 yd
Sweet panda	The Blue Market, 1	399 yd
Turkish food	4	404 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	186-188	194 yd
Iceland	222-226	385 yd
Tesco	107	632 yd
Unity traders limited	Warehouse, 310-326	645 yd
Rose food ltd t/a rayyan international foods	432	645 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	125 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	291 yd
The City Of London Academy LYNTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	345 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	355 yd
Astley Cooper Estate 3G Pitch Rowcross Street	artificial grass pitch	551 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	587 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	820 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	828 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		868 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	905 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.9%

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	2.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	122.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	93 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 5QH