Waterside Court, London, SE13 5PZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE13 5PZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	51.6%	0.0%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	48.4%	48.4%	0.0%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 5PZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.4% 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	60.7%	53.4%	-7.3%	37.9%	15.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.9%	34.7%	7.8%	44.2%	-9.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	6.6%	5.8%	-0.8%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (89.2%) 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	55%	54.7%	-0.3%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	30.2%	34.5%	4.3%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	10%	8.1%	-1.9%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	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.

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 54.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.6%	13.5%	1.9%	18.2%	-4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	6.7%	-1.1%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	5.5%	-3.2%	13.4%	-7.9%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.3%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	15.1%	7.5%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	52.9%	54.3%	1.4%	33.8%	20.5%
Other	9.3%	1.6%	-7.7%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.4% 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	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	2.9%	4.4%	1.5%	0.7%	3.7%
Indian	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	7.7%	8.1%	0.4%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	10.2%	9.6%	-0.6%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	4%	2.2%	-1.8%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.5%	2.3%	-2.2%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	51.9%	61.4%	9.5%	81.4%	-20.0%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	7.3%	2%	-5.3%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	54.8%	54.3%	-0.5%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	13.7%	21.8%	8.1%	6.1%	15.7%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	9.7%	8.8%	-0.9%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	8.3%	1.7%	5.6%	2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.3%	6.4%	-4.9%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.4%	54.4%	0.0%	83.2%	-28.8%
10+ Years	3.7%	25.2%	21.5%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	7.1%	15.2%	8.1%	2.9%	12.3%
2-5 Years	13.5%	5.1%	-8.4%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	21.3%	0.2%	-21.1%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.2%	76.7%	-10.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Waterside Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterside Court was 35.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.3% lower than the Lee Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterside Court has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green and the 124th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -19.9%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE13 5PZ, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Waterside Court are based on 38 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 Waterside Court, London, SE13 5PZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE13 5PZ

Average Price
£462,805

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,660,906

Flats/Maisonettes
£387,924

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterside Court

Average Price
£475,021

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,661,796

Flats/Maisonettes
£409,089

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterside CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Waterside Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-07-29	£337,313
1 Waterside Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-03-10	£351,977
9 Waterside Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-05-20	£351,258
13 Waterside Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-03-26	£340,466
4 Waterside Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-02-14	£329,778

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE13 5PZ

Employment

SE13 5PZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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.

SE13 5PZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	207
Part-Time Employee	72
Self-Employed	66
Unemployed	41
Retired	37
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	56
Education	45
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Human health and social work activities	42
Information and communication	34
Administrative and support service activities	29
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Construction	24
Financial and insurance activities	24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	23
Other	19
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	3,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,586 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	3,774 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School 10 Bonfield Road , Lewisham SE13 6AL	3out of 4	449 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School Lee Church Street , SE13 5SG	4out of 4	735 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 329 Lewisham High Street , SE13 6NX	3out of 4	945 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brindishe Green School Beacon Road , SE13 6EH	4out of 4	948 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brindishe Manor School Leahurst Road , Lewisham SE13 5LS	4out of 4	1,072 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	4out of 4	1,620 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	2,027 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Thomas Tallis School Kidbrooke Park Road , SE3 9PX	3out of 4	2,437 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Roan School Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR	1out of 4	2,600 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	2,603 yd	Voluntary aided 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	586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	5,386 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	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	2out of 4	712 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	1,028 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	1,044 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	2,083 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
TLG Lewisham 1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heath House Preparatory School 37 Wemyss Road , Blackheath SE3 0TG	- not rated	1,437 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education-My Life Matters 5 Rosenthal Road , Catford SE6 2BX	- not rated	1,548 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Family Learning School Capital House , RUSHEY GREEN SE6 4AS	- not rated	1,612 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Young Women's Hub Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU	- not rated	1,736 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	104 yd
Spice of Life	260 Lee High Road, London	260 yd
Lee More Centre	Lewisham Central Community Hub, Leemore, 29-31 Clarendon Rise	376 yd
Greater Faith Ministries	Lewisham Central Community Hub, Leemore, 29-31 Clarendon Rise	376 yd
The Grand Maghreb	66 Lee High Road, London	431 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dirty South ( Bar only)	Dirty South, 162 Lee High Road	20 yd
Dirty South	162 Lee High Road, London	104 yd
Lewisham Salvation Army	Salvation Army Centre The Salvation Army, Albion Way	547 yd
The Dacre Arm's	Dacre Arms, 11 Kingswood Place	559 yd
Lewisham Tavern	The White Horse, 1 Lee High Road	615 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wood Fire Caribbean	1A Manor Park Parade, Lee High Road	59 yd
Imma Kandey African Restaurant	Ground Floor Unit, 18 Manor Park Parade	59 yd
Imma Kandey African Restaurant	Ground Floor Unit, 18 Manor Park Parade	59 yd
Two Flame Grill Bar	16 Manor Park Parade, Lee High Road	73 yd
Xin Long	160 Lee High Road, London	104 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	104-120 Lee High Road, London	340 yd
Iceland	143-149 Lewisham High Street, Hither Green	631 yd
Co-op Late Store	Co-op Lateshop, 206 Hither Green Lane	939 yd
J Sainsbury plc	Sainsbury's, 14 Burnt Ash Road	1,034 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leemore Day Centre LEEMORE CENTRE LEEMORE CENTRE CLARENDON RISE		373 yd
Take Shape (Blackheath) (Closed) 17A 17A Brandram Road	health and fitness suite	389 yd
Luckys Gym (Closed) 19b 19b Marischal Road	health and fitness suite	573 yd
Christ The King Sixth Form College BELMONT GROVE	health and fitness suite	632 yd
St Matthew Academy ST. JOSEPHS VALE	artificial grass pitch	707 yd
St Joseph'S Academy (Closed) Lee Terrace		707 yd
Pure Gym (Lewisham) 67-71A 67-71A LEWISHAM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	726 yd
Manor House Gardens 66A 66A TAUNTON ROAD	tennis courts	795 yd
Ladywell Leisure Centre (Closed) Lewisham High Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	834 yd
Trinity School TAUNTON ROAD		895 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	56.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	49.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE13 5PZ