Walworth Road, London, SE1 6EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE1 6EB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	32.5%	50.7%	18.2%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	67.5%	49.3%	-18.2%	49.0%	0.3%

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 6EB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.7% 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	78.2%	54.7%	-23.5%	37.9%	16.8%
Married: Opposite sex	12.8%	22.3%	9.5%	44.2%	-21.9%
Married: Same sex	4.8%	0.6%	-4.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Separated	1.9%	8.1%	6.2%	2.2%	5.9%
Divorced	1.6%	9.4%	7.8%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	0.6%	3.2%	2.6%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	65.6%	44.9%	-20.7%	48.4%	-3.5%
Good health	27.9%	33.9%	6.0%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	2.5%	14%	11.5%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	0.6%	5.9%	5.3%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	1.2%	0.1%

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	5.4%	25.3%	19.9%	18.2%	7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	12%	5.3%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.2%	10.1%	5.9%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.5%	3.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.4%	9.1%	-6.3%	16.9%	-7.8%
Degree or Similar	52.9%	37.7%	-15.2%	33.8%	3.9%
Other	14.1%	1.3%	-12.8%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.6% 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	0.6%	3%	2.4%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	20.2%	2.7%	-17.5%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	5.2%	0%	-5.2%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	2.1%	22.6%	20.5%	2.5%	20.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	4.8%	4.8%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	4%	3.5%	-0.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.7%	0.3%	-3.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	0.8%	2.4%
White	49.7%	36.6%	-13.1%	81.4%	-44.8%
Arab	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	6.7%	15.3%	8.6%	1.6%	13.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.4%	43.5%	6.1%	83.2%	-39.7%
European Union	16%	16.1%	0.1%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	4%	4.3%	0.3%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	3.1%	15.1%	12.0%	2.7%	12.4%
Middle East and Asia	30.4%	6.5%	-23.9%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	14.5%	8.1%	1.3%	13.2%
Oceania	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	35.9%	43.7%	7.8%	83.2%	-39.5%
10+ Years	25.2%	33.7%	8.5%	9.8%	23.9%
5-10 Years	17.8%	7.5%	-10.3%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	12.6%	11.3%	-1.3%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	3.8%	-4.8%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	9.1%	0.4%	8.7%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	54%	46.2%	7.8%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	12.9%	6.5%	6.4%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Walworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Walworth Road was 375.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 131.5% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Walworth Road has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 83rd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 139.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 19.2%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE1 6EB, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Walworth Road are based on 802 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 Walworth Road, London, SE1 6EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 6EB

Average Price
£320,877

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,877

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Walworth Road

Average Price
£731,354

Semi-Detached
£1,533,042

Terraced
£1,064,033

Detached
£1,249,470

Flats/Maisonettes
£580,695

Other
£2,406,752

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Walworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 101 2 Walworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2023-07-20	£418,410
Apartment 301 2 Walworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£590,000	2022-05-26	£612,148
Apartment 103 2 Walworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£124,500	2017-10-25	£118,770
Apartment 302 2 Walworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2015-09-04	£382,692
Apartment 303 2 Walworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2015-06-29	£96,916

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 6EB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 6EB 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	103
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	33
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	16
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	45
Financial and insurance activities	32
Human health and social work activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Information and communication	13
Other	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	5
Real estate activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	821 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,931 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	2,157 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,477 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,650 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crampton Primary Iliffe Street , Walworth SE17 3LE	4out of 4	419 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlotte Sharman Primary School St George's Road , West Square SE11 4SN	2out of 4	430 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary School Colnbrook Street , SE1 6HA	3out of 4	509 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	662 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Reedworth Street , Lambeth SE11 4PH	4out of 4	672 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	556 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	973 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	1,069 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,072 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,118 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	837 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	852 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	1,154 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,361 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,965 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	855 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	131 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	608 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Autism Project - CareTrade The Clarence Centre , 6 St George's Circus SE1 6FE	- not rated	658 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	827 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,048 yd	Special post 16 institution	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
Theo's	17-19	15 yd
Pacific cuisine limited	Unit 16 Draper House, 20	15 yd
Oberon	16	15 yd
After taste chinese restaurant	97	61 yd
Sabor peruano	103	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hora dorada	Unit 1 Farrell Court	121 yd
The manor club	140	152 yd
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	292 yd
Woodcraft folk	Unit 9-10, 83	325 yd
Rockingham arms	Wetherspoons Metro Central He, 119	375 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sv candy ltd	91-95	59 yd
Hoa phuong	4	90 yd
Los chamos	Arch 145 Eagle Yard	109 yd
Coma y beba	Unit 2, 40	122 yd
El guambra	Unit 20, 40	159 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	40	309 yd
Co-op	156-164	378 yd
Tesco	224-226	574 yd
Tesco	38 - 40 Kennington Park Road, London	609 yd
Tesco	157	640 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	145 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	151 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		555 yd
London South Bank University Sports Centre London Road	health and fitness suite	588 yd
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK ST GEORGES ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	618 yd
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School ST. GEORGES ROAD		684 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		771 yd
Archbishop Sumner C Of E Primary School REEDWORTH STREET	artificial grass pitch	773 yd
Ethelred Estate Community Youth Club (Closed) Lollard Street		911 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	942 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	148.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	138.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	500 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 6EB