Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE1 8NW, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55% 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	51.9%	55%	3.1%	51.0%	4.0%
Male	48.1%	45%	-3.1%	49.0%	-4.0%

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 8NW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.5% 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	46.5%	56.5%	10.0%	37.9%	18.6%
Married: Opposite sex	31.5%	20.4%	-11.1%	44.2%	-23.8%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.3%	4.6%	2.3%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	13.1%	15.7%	2.6%	9.1%	6.6%
Widowed	4.7%	1.9%	-2.8%	6.1%	-4.2%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.5%	29.2%	-16.3%	48.4%	-19.2%
Good health	35.3%	39.2%	3.9%	33.6%	5.6%
Fair health	13.2%	21.7%	8.5%	12.7%	9.0%
Bad health	3%	7.5%	4.5%	4.0%	3.5%
Very bad health	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	1.3%

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	11.3%	22.4%	11.1%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	8.4%	-1.5%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	11.2%	-0.1%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.8%	2.8%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	10.3%	3.3%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	52.1%	43%	-9.1%	33.8%	9.2%
Other	8.5%	1.9%	-6.6%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.3% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.6%	4.8%	2.2%	0.7%	4.1%
Indian	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	6%	8.1%	2.1%	1.6%	6.5%
Black African	7.2%	15.3%	8.1%	2.5%	12.8%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	6.5%	2.7%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	2.6%	3.2%	0.6%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	3.2%	0.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.8%	2.4%
White	67.2%	40.3%	-26.9%	81.4%	-41.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.9%	4%	3.1%	0.6%	3.4%
Other	0.9%	7.3%	6.4%	1.6%	5.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.5% 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	63.8%	59.5%	-4.3%	83.2%	-23.7%
European Union	5.5%	10.7%	5.2%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	7.7%	9.1%	1.4%	2.7%	6.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	9.9%	1.8%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.5%	10.7%	2.2%	1.3%	9.4%
Oceania	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.1%	59.5%	-2.6%	83.2%	-23.7%
10+ Years	4.3%	29.8%	25.5%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	6.8%	2.5%	-4.3%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.5%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	5.8%	-15.9%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75%	76.7%	-1.7%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
North Africa	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.7%	37.2%	-15.5%
Christian	48.3%	46.2%	2.1%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Muslim	15.8%	6.5%	9.3%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Blackfriars Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackfriars Road was 218.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.4% lower than the Borough & Bankside average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Blackfriars Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside and the 206th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE1 8NW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 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) - 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 Blackfriars Road are based on 657 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 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 8NW

Average Price
£1,107,205

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,107,205

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackfriars Road

Average Price
£2,372,638

Semi-Detached
£1,812,721

Terraced
£2,511,774

Detached
£2,153,116

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,698,399

Other
£13,285,884

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackfriars Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 8 235 Blackfriars Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£980,000	2019-02-15	£1,003,189
Apartment 10 235 Blackfriars Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2015-08-07	£1,562,827
Apartment 3 235 Blackfriars Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£875,000	2015-07-03	£923,250
Apartment 9 235 Blackfriars Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,601,241	2015-05-07	£1,750,807
Apartment 6 235 Blackfriars Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£885,000	2015-03-20	£996,126

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 8NW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 8NW 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	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Part-Time Employee	13
Self-Employed	12
Retired	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	5
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	15
Education	13
Information and communication	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Other	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Real estate activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Manufacturing	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	1,992 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,528 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	2,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	3,184 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,532 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Friars Primary Foundation School Webber Street , Blackfriars SE1 0RF	3out of 4	679 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Johanna Johanna Street , Lower Marsh SE1 7RH	3out of 4	867 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Dickens Primary School Toulmin Street , SE1 1AF	- not rated	983 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Redcross Way , Southwark SE1 1HG	4out of 4	1,013 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 28 Lambeth Road , SE1 6HR	3out of 4	1,037 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	202 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	828 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	1,127 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	1,205 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	2,022 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,142 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,394 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,460 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	2,087 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	1,775 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,923 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,112 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's College London James Clark Maxwell Building , 57 Waterloo Road SE1 8WA	- not rated	582 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London School 107 Queen Victoria Street , EC4V 3AL	- not rated	694 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House , Strand WC2R 0RN	- not rated	968 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Autism Project - CareTrade The Clarence Centre , 6 St George's Circus SE1 6FE	- not rated	1,020 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,076 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Sama bankside	3	24 yd
Zabardast	1	24 yd
Benugo ubm	240	66 yd
Mary and me	235	66 yd
Abokado blackfriars	240	66 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The mad hatter hotel	3-7	100 yd
White hart	22	228 yd
Doggetts coat & badge	Doggetts Coat And Badge Black	258 yd
Mar i terra	Mar I Terra, 14	273 yd
Founders arms	52	276 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pandacup	27	86 yd
Birds hill coffee	142	191 yd
Falafel home 1	Unit 5, 200	266 yd
Carnival pot ltd	Unit 6, 200	272 yd
Lebanese grill	Railway Arch 88	272 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	18	228 yd
Co-operative food	3	240 yd
Tesco	Unit 1, 15	277 yd
Waitrose	20	279 yd
Marks & spencer simply food	Unit 21, 90	319 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Colombo Sports Centre COLOMBO CENTRE 34-68 COLOMBO CENTRE 34-68 COLOMBO STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	112 yd
Fitness4Less (London Southwark) 23-29 23-29 Great Suffolk Street	health and fitness suite	273 yd
The Bankside Health Club BLUE FIN BUILDING BLUE FIN BUILDING SOUTHWARK STREET	health and fitness suite	313 yd
Mondrian Hotel SEA CONTAINERS HOUSE SEA CONTAINERS HOUSE UPPER GROUND	health and fitness suite	316 yd
London Nautical School STAMFORD STREET	health and fitness suite	317 yd
Mercure Bankside Hotel SOUTHWARK STREET	health and fitness suite	396 yd
Pure Gym (Waterloo) BRAD STREET	health and fitness suite	476 yd
King'S Sport Health & Fitness (Waterloo) KINGS SPORT WATERLOO GYM KINGS SPORT WATERLOO GYM STAMFORD STREET	health and fitness suite	587 yd
Fit4Less (Southwark) MOONRAKER POINT MOONRAKER POINT POCOCK STREET	health and fitness suite	593 yd
Grotto Place GREAT SUFFOLK STREET	artificial grass pitch	657 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	11.1%

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	66.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	23.21 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	23.21 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 8NW