Mercator Road, London, SE13 5EJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE13 5EJ has a female population much higher than UK average, with 58.4% of the population 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	50.5%	58.4%	7.9%	51.0%	7.4%
Male	49.5%	41.6%	-7.9%	49.0%	-7.4%

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 SE13 5EJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.8% 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	51.9%	53.8%	1.9%	37.9%	15.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32.4%	33.4%	1.0%	44.2%	-10.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	5.6%	3%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	7.3%	7.2%	-0.1%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (85.4%) 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	51%	50.6%	-0.4%	48.4%	2.2%
Good health	36.5%	34.8%	-1.7%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	8.7%	10.8%	2.1%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	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	17.8%	21.6%	3.8%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	11.5%	-1.4%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.4%	11.8%	-4.6%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.9%	3.2%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	10.5%	2.1%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	31.1%	-1.0%	33.8%	-2.7%
Other	10.8%	8.5%	-2.3%	2.8%	5.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.7% 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	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	0.7%	3.1%
Indian	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	4.3%	2.3%	-2.0%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	19.3%	17.1%	-2.2%	2.5%	14.6%
Black Caribbean	10.1%	19.6%	9.5%	1.0%	18.6%
Other Black	9.4%	4%	-5.4%	0.5%	3.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	2%	1.8%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.3%	6%	1.7%	0.9%	5.1%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	0.8%	1.5%
White	37.4%	33.7%	-3.7%	81.4%	-47.7%
Arab	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.7% 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%	56.7%	-7.1%	83.2%	-26.5%
European Union	5.8%	9.6%	3.8%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	4%	2.1%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	16.2%	10.3%	-5.9%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	5.8%	-1.9%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	13.1%	8.8%	1.3%	11.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.6%	56.7%	-5.9%	83.2%	-26.5%
10+ Years	2.9%	27.5%	24.6%	9.8%	17.7%
5-10 Years	4.1%	7.3%	3.2%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	8.5%	5%	-3.5%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	22%	3.5%	-18.5%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.3%	76.7%	-8.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.7%	37.2%	-12.5%
Christian	49.7%	46.2%	3.5%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Mercator Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mercator Road was 84.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.7% lower than the Blackheath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Mercator Road has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath and the 368th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.7%.

🔎 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. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE13 5EJ, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 9/10 (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 Mercator Road are based on 56 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Mercator Road, London, SE13 5EJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE13 5EJ

Average Price
£336,748

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£414,400

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£331,571

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mercator Road

Average Price
£299,892

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£411,625

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£286,483

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mercator Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 16 Chesney House Mercator Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£391,500	2022-03-24	£402,330
Flat 29 Chesney House Mercator Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£314,590	2021-08-31	£327,998
Flat 1 Chesney House Mercator Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£367,000	2020-11-27	£370,323
Flat 29 Chesney House Mercator Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,100	2017-08-16	£295,702
Flat 15 Chesney House Mercator Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2017-06-28	£141,341

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE13 5EJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE13 5EJ 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	85
Part-Time Employee	58
Other	33
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	24
Retired	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	28
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Construction	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	- not rated	2,878 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,958 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,344 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	3,630 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,651 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Belmont Hill , Lewisham SE13 5DZ	- not rated	395 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School 10 Bonfield Road , Lewisham SE13 6AL	- not rated	515 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School Lee Church Street , SE13 5SG	4out of 4	686 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ennersdale Primary School Leahurst Road , Lewisham SE13 5JA	- not rated	716 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Ball Primary School Southvale Road , Blackheath SE3 0TP	4out of 4	920 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Theresa's RC School Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5DZ	- not rated	395 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Academy Lee Terrace , Blackheath SE3 9TY	- not rated	531 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
International Academy of Greenwich 21 Meadowcourt Road , 1st Floor King's Church SE3 9DU	- not rated	1,292 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	- not rated	1,699 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	- not rated	1,699 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	344 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	1,896 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	2,879 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	5,249 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	5,249 yd	Community school	No	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	479 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	1,003 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	1,003 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	1,100 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	2,273 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hopewell School (Bartram) 12 Belmont Hill , Brockley SE13 5BD	- not rated	378 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Urban Mission School 1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY	- not rated	903 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heath House Preparatory School 37 Wemyss Road , Blackheath SE3 0TG	- not rated	1,236 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blackheath High School Junior School , Wemyss Road SE3 0TF	- not rated	1,292 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
First Steps Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory School 1 Pond Road , Blackheath SE3 9JL	- not rated	1,433 yd	Other independent school	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
The Darjeeling	134 Lee High Road, London	207 yd
The Grand Maghreb	66 Lee High Road, London	220 yd
Dosa Sambal	25 Lee High Road, London	233 yd
Patisserie D'OR	39 Lee High Road, London	233 yd
Lee More Centre	Lewisham Central Community Hub, Leemore, 29-31 Clarendon Rise	293 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dirty South	162 Lee High Road, London	207 yd
Dirty South ( Bar only)	Dirty South, 162 Lee High Road	281 yd
Lewisham Tavern	The White Horse, 1 Lee High Road	395 yd
Lewisham Salvation Army	Salvation Army Centre The Salvation Army, Albion Way	412 yd
Suttons Radio	The Market Tavern, 139-141 Lewisham High Street	504 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Xin Long	160 Lee High Road, London	207 yd
Go Go Masala	160 Lee High Road, London	207 yd
Pacific Pizza Plus	136 Lee High Road, London	207 yd
Triple A Kitchen	Ground Floor Shop, 82 Lee High Road	209 yd
Quaggys	78 Lee High Road, London	217 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	104-120 Lee High Road, London	142 yd
Iceland	143-149 Lewisham High Street, Hither Green	551 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Stores Unit 1 and 2, Thurston Point	930 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury, 53 Loampit Vale	979 yd
Tesco	Tesco Superstore, 290-290a Lewisham Road	1,041 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leemore Day Centre LEEMORE CENTRE LEEMORE CENTRE CLARENDON RISE		304 yd
Luckys Gym (Closed) 19b 19b Marischal Road	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Christ The King Sixth Form College BELMONT GROVE	health and fitness suite	346 yd
Take Shape (Blackheath) (Closed) 17A 17A Brandram Road	health and fitness suite	413 yd
St Matthew Academy ST. JOSEPHS VALE	artificial grass pitch	458 yd
Pure Gym (Lewisham) 67-71A 67-71A LEWISHAM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	499 yd
St Joseph'S Academy (Closed) Lee Terrace		529 yd
Glass Mill Leisure Centre Loampit Vale	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	894 yd
Ladywell Leisure Centre (Closed) Lewisham High Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	926 yd
Prendergast Vale ELMIRA STREET	artificial grass pitch	992 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	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	79.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	113 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE13 5EJ