Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE1 6SX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41.3%	51.8%	10.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	58.7%	48.2%	-10.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 6SX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.5% 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	52%	60.5%	8.5%	37.9%	22.6%
Married: Opposite sex	29.4%	24.5%	-4.9%	44.2%	-19.7%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	10.4%	10.5%	0.1%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.5%	50.3%	0.8%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	32.4%	32.2%	-0.2%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	13.2%	13.3%	0.1%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	17.2%	17.8%	0.6%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	5.2%	-7.9%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	12.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	8.9%	6.2%	5.3%	3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.9%	16.9%	11.0%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	37.1%	1.4%	33.8%	3.3%
Other	11.3%	1.9%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.3% 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	2.8%	4.2%	1.4%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	28.5%	24.4%	-4.1%	2.5%	21.9%
Black Caribbean	5.3%	8.1%	2.8%	1.0%	7.1%
Other Black	5.7%	5.7%	0.0%	0.5%	5.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
White	38.8%	35.3%	-3.5%	81.4%	-46.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	3.6%	11.3%	7.7%	1.6%	9.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.8% 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	51.6%	52.8%	1.2%	83.2%	-30.4%
European Union	10.3%	11.7%	1.4%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	19.6%	16.7%	-2.9%	2.7%	14.0%
Middle East and Asia	9.6%	6%	-3.6%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.3%	8.9%	3.6%	1.3%	7.6%
Oceania	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.2%	52.8%	1.6%	83.2%	-30.4%
10+ Years	7.1%	30.9%	23.8%	9.8%	21.1%
5-10 Years	8.2%	8.5%	0.3%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	6.8%	3.9%	-2.9%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	26.7%	3.9%	-22.8%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	22.9%	6.5%	16.4%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is Elephant & Castle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elephant & Castle was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Newington average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.7%.

🔎 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 6SX, 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 Elephant & Castle are based on 22 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 Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 6SX

Average Price
£256,047

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£256,047

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elephant & Castle

Average Price
£278,352

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£278,352

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elephant & CastleStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 31 Draper House, 20 Elephant & Castle, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-08-11	£390,599
Flat 43 Draper House, 20 Elephant & Castle, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-08-31	£362,450
Flat 23 Draper House, 20 Elephant & Castle, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£303,000	2021-07-14	£328,058
Flat 37 Draper House, 20 Elephant & Castle, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£107,300	2016-06-20	£106,550
Flat 3 Draper House, 20 Elephant & Castle, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,500	2015-02-18	£214,663

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 6SX

Employment

SE1 6SX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 6SX 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	70
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	27
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	9
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Administrative and support service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	10
Other	6
Construction	6
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Financial and insurance 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	806 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	1,945 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	2,164 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,657 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	417 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlotte Sharman Primary School St George's Road , West Square SE11 4SN	2out of 4	423 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary School Colnbrook Street , SE1 6HA	3out of 4	505 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Reedworth Street , Lambeth SE11 4PH	4out of 4	657 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	676 yd	Community 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	550 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	964 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,080 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	1,083 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,128 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	829 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	841 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	1,141 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,349 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,961 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	870 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	139 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	612 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	657 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	812 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,038 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
Oberon	16	2 yd
Theo's	17-19	3 yd
Pacific cuisine limited	Unit 16 Draper House, 20	3 yd
After taste chinese restaurant	97	47 yd
Sabor peruano	103	47 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hora dorada	Unit 1 Farrell Court	134 yd
The manor club	140	161 yd
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	297 yd
Woodcraft folk	Unit 9-10, 83	324 yd
Rockingham arms	Wetherspoons Metro Central He, 119	382 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sv candy ltd	91-95	46 yd
Hoa phuong	4	98 yd
Los chamos	Arch 145 Eagle Yard	114 yd
Coma y beba	Unit 2, 40	137 yd
El guambra	Unit 20, 40	173 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	40	323 yd
Co-op	156-164	383 yd
Tesco	224-226	578 yd
Tesco	38 - 40 Kennington Park Road, London	597 yd
Tesco	157	655 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	135 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	142 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		543 yd
London South Bank University Sports Centre London Road	health and fitness suite	587 yd
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK ST GEORGES ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	609 yd
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School ST. GEORGES ROAD		677 yd
Archbishop Sumner C Of E Primary School REEDWORTH STREET	artificial grass pitch	758 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		786 yd
Ethelred Estate Community Youth Club (Closed) Lollard Street		896 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	945 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	234 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	229.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 6SX