Monument Gardens, London, SE13 6PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE13 6PY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	51.1%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	47.8%	48.9%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 6PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.7% 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	45.7%	58.7%	13.0%	37.9%	20.8%
Married: Opposite sex	28%	22.2%	-5.8%	44.2%	-22.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	0.3%	3.1%
Separated	6.2%	4.8%	-1.4%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	15.9%	7.9%	-8.0%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	42.5%	44.3%	1.8%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	36.3%	36.9%	0.6%	33.6%	3.3%
Fair health	15.3%	10.9%	-4.4%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	4.6%	6.3%	1.7%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	1.2%	0.4%

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	20.8%	17.8%	-3.0%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	12.7%	-2.5%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	13.3%	0.2%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.2%	3.5%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	13%	4.0%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	27.3%	37.4%	10.1%	33.8%	3.6%
Other	13.8%	1.4%	-12.4%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.3% 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	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	8.4%	3.6%	-4.8%	0.7%	2.9%
Indian	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	16.4%	12.3%	-4.1%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	13%	18.9%	5.9%	1.0%	17.9%
Other Black	4.6%	5.9%	1.3%	0.5%	5.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	3%	1.7%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.1%	4.6%	-0.5%	0.9%	3.7%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.5%
White	39.4%	38.3%	-1.1%	81.4%	-43.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%

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	62.1%	65.5%	3.4%	83.2%	-17.7%
European Union	6.6%	9.9%	3.3%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	0.7%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	11%	8.4%	-2.6%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	9%	7.7%	-1.3%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.2%	7.7%	-0.5%	1.3%	6.4%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.6%	65.5%	4.9%	83.2%	-17.7%
10+ Years	2.6%	26.2%	23.6%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	5.1%	3.6%	-1.5%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	10%	2.5%	-7.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	2.3%	-19.4%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	76.7%	-1.6%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.6%	37.2%	-7.6%
Christian	47.4%	46.2%	1.2%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Monument Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Monument Gardens was 121.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.4% lower than the Blackheath average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Monument Gardens has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath and the 316th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.8%.

🔎 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 6PY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 10/10 (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 Monument Gardens are based on 16 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 Monument Gardens, London, SE13 6PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE13 6PY

Average Price
£266,863

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£266,863

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Monument Gardens

Average Price
£349,995

Semi-Detached
£551,748

Terraced
£447,630

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,344

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Monument GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Benden House Monument Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2017-11-21	£303,049
Flat 42 Benden House Monument Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2017-02-16	£252,032
Flat 21 Benden House Monument Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£198,000	2015-01-16	£259,594
Flat 42 Benden House Monument Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£136,500	2008-06-30	£247,555
Flat 42 Benden House Monument Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£101,000	2004-05-21	£229,065

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE13 6PY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE13 6PY 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	128
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	33
Retired	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Unemployed	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Looking after home or family	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	10
Construction	10
Information and communication	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	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	2,352 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	3,346 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	3,952 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	4,263 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	4,660 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 329 Lewisham High Street , SE13 6NX	3out of 4	240 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School 10 Bonfield Road , Lewisham SE13 6AL	3out of 4	670 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brindishe Green School Beacon Road , SE13 6EH	4out of 4	707 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holbeach Primary School Nelgarde Road , SE6 4TP	3out of 4	1,172 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordonbrock Primary School Amyruth Road , London SE4 1HQ	4out of 4	1,204 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	1,198 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	2,541 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	2,607 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	2,716 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Pepys Road , SE14 5SF	3out of 4	2,861 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,317 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	1,145 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	1,316 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	1,486 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Education-My Life Matters 5 Rosenthal Road , Catford SE6 2BX	- not rated	796 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Family Learning School Capital House , RUSHEY GREEN SE6 4AS	- not rated	851 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
TLG Lewisham 1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY	- not rated	1,151 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Young Women's Hub Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU	- not rated	1,398 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	1,822 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ed Baker	38-40 Campshill Road, Hither Green	198 yd
Cafe Green Ltd	65 Ennersdale Road, Hither Green	383 yd
Good Hope Cafe	Unit C, 261 Lewisham High Street	406 yd
The Sausage Man	The Sausage Man, (Clock Tower 1 & 2) Lewisham, Lewisham High Street	426 yd
Memo's Street Food	Memo's Street Food ( Pitch 1A) Lewisham Market, Lewisham High Street	426 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Farmer	354 Lewisham High Street, Hither Green	448 yd
The Fox & Firkin	Flat Fox And Firkin, 316 Lewisham High Street	450 yd
Drink at Bob's	214 Hither Green Lane, Hither Green	513 yd
The Watch House	198-204 Lewisham High Street, Hither Green	699 yd
Dirty South ( Bar only)	Dirty South, 162 Lee High Road	789 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Americanos	Sam Roosters, Pizza Americanos, SE Super Grill, 114 Hither Green Lane	165 yd
Jin Jiang Chinese Restaurant	7 Ryecroft Road, Hither Green	174 yd
Mr Chippy	108 Hither Green Lane, Hither Green	247 yd
Thiru	110 Hither Green Lane, Hither Green	247 yd
La Pizzoteca Uk Ltd	134 Hither Green Lane, Hither Green	247 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Late Store	Co-op Lateshop, 206 Hither Green Lane	487 yd
Iceland	143-149 Lewisham High Street, Hither Green	740 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Express Unit A, Cherrywood Lodge	882 yd
Lidl	104-120 Lee High Road, London	900 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ladywell Leisure Centre (Closed) Lewisham High Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	348 yd
The London Training Box (Closed) Hither Green Lane	health and fitness suite	416 yd
Ladywell Fields MALYONS ROAD	tennis courts	676 yd
Fit4Less (Catford) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	748 yd
Leemore Day Centre LEEMORE CENTRE LEEMORE CENTRE CLARENDON RISE		748 yd
Mountsfield Park MOUNTSFIELD PARK MOUNTSFIELD PARK STAINTON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	776 yd
Anytime Fitness (Hither Green) CHERRYWOOD LODGE CHERRYWOOD LODGE BIRDWOOD AVENUE	health and fitness suite	882 yd
Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena SILVERMERE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	998 yd
Luckys Gym (Closed) 19b 19b Marischal Road	health and fitness suite	1,043 yd
Pure Gym (Lewisham) 67-71A 67-71A LEWISHAM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	1,076 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	67.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE13 6PY