Westcombe Hill, London, SE10 0LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE10 0LH, 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	46.2%	53%	6.8%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	53.8%	47%	-6.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48%	40%	-8.0%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	37.3%	46.4%	9.1%	44.2%	2.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	7.9%	6.9%	-1.0%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.5%	56.7%	6.2%	48.4%	8.3%
Good health	36.2%	30%	-6.2%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	8.6%	9.2%	0.6%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 63.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.8%	11%	-4.8%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	7.1%	-4.2%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.1%	2.1%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.4%	10.1%	-6.3%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	45.8%	63.1%	17.3%	33.8%	29.3%
Other	5.6%	1.8%	-3.8%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.8% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	3.8%	6%	2.2%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	6.7%	9.1%	2.4%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	4.7%	3.7%	0.8%	3.9%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	0.8%	1.4%
White	73.3%	58.8%	-14.5%	81.4%	-22.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1%	4%	3.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.5% 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	76.7%	65.5%	-11.2%	83.2%	-17.7%
European Union	4.3%	9.7%	5.4%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.7%	6.8%	1.1%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	10.4%	4.7%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	5%	0.2%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.3%	65.4%	-8.9%	83.2%	-17.8%
10+ Years	1%	19.2%	18.2%	9.8%	9.4%
5-10 Years	2.9%	6.1%	3.2%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5.9%	-0.8%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	15.2%	3.5%	-11.7%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.8%	76.7%	-2.9%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.3%	37.2%	4.1%
Christian	38.8%	46.2%	-7.4%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Westcombe Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westcombe Hill was 71.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.2% lower than the East Greenwich average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Westcombe Hill has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Greenwich and the 296th lowest crime rate of 755 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.0%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE10 0LH, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 10/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Westcombe Hill are based on 295 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Greenwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Westcombe Hill, London, SE10 0LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE10 0LH

Average Price
£457,161

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£513,615

Other
£118,440

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westcombe Hill

Average Price
£692,332

Semi-Detached
£1,041,297

Terraced
£843,073

Detached
£823,921

Flats/Maisonettes
£411,759

Other
£511,005

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westcombe HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Old Pound Apartments, 2 Westcombe Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2015-12-23	£489,504
5 Old Pound Apartments, 2 Westcombe Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2015-12-23	£506,986
1 Old Pound Apartments, 2 Westcombe Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2015-12-23	£489,504
6 Old Pound Apartments, 2 Westcombe Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2015-12-23	£501,158
7 Old Pound Apartments, 2 Westcombe Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£440,000	2015-12-23	£512,813

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE10 0LH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	210
Retired	48
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	35
Unemployed	24
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Looking after home or family	13
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Financial and insurance activities	16
Education	10
Information and communication	9
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Human health and social work activities	6
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	917 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	1,789 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	- not rated	3,156 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	3,219 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	3,237 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Halstow Primary School Halstow Road , Greenwich SE10 0LD	3out of 4	217 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Halstow Primary School Halstow Road , Greenwich SE10 0LD	- not rated	217 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fossdene Primary School Victoria Way , Charlton SE7 7NQ	3out of 4	705 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Invicta Primary School Invicta Road , Greenwich SE3 7HE	3out of 4	838 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherington Primary School Wyndcliff Road , Charlton SE7 7JP	3out of 4	898 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The John Roan School Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR	3out of 4	1,069 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Roan School Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR	- not rated	1,069 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leigh Academy Blackheath Old Dover Road , Blackheath SE3 8SY	4out of 4	1,346 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School Old Dover Road , Blackheath SE3 8SY	- not rated	1,350 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Green's School 100 Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3DW	3out of 4	1,953 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,699 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,699 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	3,935 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	2,935 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	3,343 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,705 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	3,705 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,783 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westcombe Centre Annandale Road , SE10 0JY	- not rated	477 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Waldorf School 90 Mycenae Road , Woodlands SE3 7SE	- not rated	671 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Revitalise 17-23 Woolwich Road , Greenwich SE10 0RA	- not rated	722 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wildwood Montessori School 10 Greta House , 60 Hardy Road SE3 7PA	- not rated	832 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Blackheath High School GDST 27 Vanbrugh Park , Blackheath SE3 7AG	- not rated	969 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Venezia Coffee	Ticket Office, Westcombe Park Railway Station Station Crescent	190 yd
The Coriander	1A - 3 Station Crescent	237 yd
Royal Nepalese	2 Station Crescent	249 yd
Kesar Punjabi Restaurant	192 Woolwich Road	274 yd
Castellanos pizza Ltd	139 Woolwich Road	321 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Angerstein Hotel	The Angerstein, 108 Woolwich Road	85 yd
The River Ale House	131 Woolwich Road	397 yd
Rose of Denmark	Rose Of Denmark, 296 Woolwich Road	692 yd
The Duke of Greenwich	The Vanbrugh Tavern, 91 Colomb Street	803 yd
Blackheath & Newbridge	22 Charlton Road	973 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
EaTurkish	172 Woolwich Road	212 yd
Murger Han	Unit 18, 12 Horn Lane	322 yd
Alhaji Suya	Unit 15, 12 Horn Lane	322 yd
Cakehole	Unit 17, 12 Horn Lane	322 yd
Tinseltown	22 Woolwich Road	388 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	3 - 4, Fenton Parade Woolwich Road	617 yd
Asda Superstore	Asda Bugsbys Way	645 yd
Aldi	1 Brocklebank Road	646 yd
Home Bargains	1 Brocklebank Road	646 yd
Marks & Spencer	1 - 5, Charlton Riverside Place Gallions Road	684 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blackheath High School SENIOR SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOOL VANBRUGH PARK	health and fitness suite	972 yd
The Forum At Greenwich TRAFALGAR ROAD		993 yd
Millennium Primary School John Harrison Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,089 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	59.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE10 0LH