Gray Street, London, SE1 8UY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE1 8UY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents 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	49.3%	49.5%	0.2%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50.7%	50.5%	-0.2%	49.0%	1.5%

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 8UY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65% 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	50.7%	65%	14.3%	37.9%	27.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.4%	20.1%	-4.3%	44.2%	-24.1%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Separated	8.9%	2.8%	-6.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	10.2%	7.9%	-2.3%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	4.4%	2.8%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.3%

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	51.8%	47.3%	-4.5%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	28.1%	36.4%	8.3%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	5.5%	3.7%	-1.8%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	3.6%	1%	-2.6%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	22.2%	20.9%	-1.3%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	7.4%	-4.6%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	11.6%	0.5%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	12.8%	1.7%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	39.5%	5.3%	33.8%	5.7%
Other	8.4%	3.9%	-4.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.9% 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	8%	4.2%	-3.8%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	6.6%	5.6%	-1.0%	0.7%	4.9%
Indian	0%	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	0.7%
Other Asian	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	15%	21.9%	6.9%	2.5%	19.4%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	4.2%	0.9%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	7.7%	2.4%	-5.3%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	3.8%	0.5%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	48.5%	39.9%	-8.6%	81.4%	-41.5%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	0.7%	4.9%	4.2%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	61.3%	59%	-2.3%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	7.3%	14.6%	7.3%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	10.6%	11.9%	1.3%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	11.3%	8.8%	-2.5%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	2%	-3.5%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.3%	59%	1.7%	83.2%	-24.2%
10+ Years	2.6%	28.5%	25.9%	9.8%	18.7%
5-10 Years	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	4.7%	5.1%	0.4%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	31.4%	5.1%	-26.3%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.3%	37.2%	-6.9%
Christian	43.5%	46.2%	-2.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.3%	6.5%	8.8%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Gray Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gray Street was 114.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.8% lower than the Borough & Bankside average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Gray Street has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside and the 354th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE1 8UY, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Gray Street are based on 21 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Gray Street, London, SE1 8UY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE1 8UY

Average Price
£508,109

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£508,109

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gray Street

Average Price
£483,603

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£483,603

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gray Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 13 Quentin House Gray Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£630,000	2024-08-30	£596,942
Flat 29 Quentin House Gray Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£495,000	2024-05-15	£489,268
Flat 22 Quentin House Gray Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2021-03-15	£444,638
Flat 16 Quentin House Gray Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£540,000	2019-01-24	£511,149
Flat 29 Quentin House Gray Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£495,000	2016-08-19	£459,748

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE1 8UY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE1 8UY 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	92
Student (economically inactive)	28
Retired	24
Part-Time Employee	22
Self-Employed	20
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Looking after home or family	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Construction	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3

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	1,288 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	2,600 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,129 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	3,150 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	287 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Johanna Primary School Johanna Street , Lower Marsh SE1 7RH	- not rated	326 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank Primary Johanna Street , Lower Marsh SE1 7RH	3out of 4	326 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 28 Lambeth Road , SE1 6HR	3out of 4	339 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 28 Lambeth Road , SE1 6HR	- not rated	339 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	477 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	2out of 4	512 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	- not rated	512 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	- not rated	648 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
London Nautical, City of London Academy 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	648 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	451 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	712 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	977 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	1,827 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,936 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	1,407 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,284 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,293 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	533 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London James Clark Maxwell Building , 57 Waterloo Road SE1 8WA	- not rated	634 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Schiller International School Royal Waterloo House , 51-55 Waterloo Road SE1 8TX	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
DLD College 199 Westminster Bridge Road , London SE1 7FX	- not rated	683 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecole Sitatunga Shell Gabon , C/O Hrrl/118 SE1 7NA	- not rated	719 yd	Service children's education	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greenport Kitchen	157 Waterloo Road, London	63 yd
Master superfish	191	70 yd
Fifth element	29	88 yd
Boundary row cafe	2-6	151 yd
Masters	Unit 3, 109-115	160 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Stage Door Public House	30 Webber Street, London	34 yd
The Duke Of Sussex	23 Baylis Road, London	235 yd
The Windmill	86 The Cut, London	242 yd
Flowers of the forest	14	287 yd
The Anchor And Hope	36 The Cut, London	291 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Masters silks fusion cuisine	189	70 yd
Hungry Hungry	31 Baylis Road, London	236 yd
Sushi sashimi	169	258 yd
Wraps & wings wired burger krispy kreme	69	268 yd
Honest pizza and special kebab	68	278 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	55A The Cut, London	198 yd
Tesco	150	226 yd
Sainsbury's	Retail Unit South, 160	227 yd
Sainsbury's	101 Waterloo Road, London	293 yd
Tesco	103-107 Waterloo Road, London	293 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Waterloo) 195-203 195-203 WATERLOO ROAD	health and fitness suite	82 yd
Pure Gym (Waterloo) BRAD STREET	health and fitness suite	406 yd
Church.Co.Uk KENNINGTON ROAD		508 yd
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School ST. GEORGES ROAD		509 yd
Fit4Less (Southwark) MOONRAKER POINT MOONRAKER POINT POCOCK STREET	health and fitness suite	528 yd
The Gym (London Waterloo) WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	541 yd
London South Bank University Sports Centre London Road	health and fitness suite	562 yd
Grotto Place GREAT SUFFOLK STREET	artificial grass pitch	562 yd
Colombo Sports Centre COLOMBO CENTRE 34-68 COLOMBO CENTRE 34-68 COLOMBO STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	575 yd
Fitness4Less (London Southwark) 23-29 23-29 Great Suffolk Street	health and fitness suite	578 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	205.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	147.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE1 8UY