Desmond Street, London, SE14 6JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE14 6JX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.6% 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	54.2%	53.6%	-0.6%	51.0%	2.6%
Male	45.8%	46.4%	0.6%	49.0%	-2.6%

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 SE14 6JX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.1% 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	48.6%	61.1%	12.5%	37.9%	23.2%
Married: Opposite sex	29.6%	20.4%	-9.2%	44.2%	-23.8%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.8%	2.6%	-3.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	11.1%	10.6%	-0.5%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	4.1%	5.3%	1.2%	6.1%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.1%	51.5%	5.4%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	31.9%	30.2%	-1.7%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	15.8%	9.8%	-6.0%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.1%	7.1%	4.0%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.2%	0.3%

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	25.1%	21.3%	-3.8%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	10.6%	-5.0%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	9.1%	-1.6%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.6%	13.7%	0.1%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	24.7%	40.7%	16.0%	33.8%	6.9%
Other	9.5%	3.4%	-6.1%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.6% 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	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	35.9%	35.5%	-0.4%	2.5%	33.0%
Black Caribbean	17.6%	14.9%	-2.7%	1.0%	13.9%
Other Black	2.8%	4.2%	1.4%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	3%	2.1%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%
White	26.6%	26.6%	0.0%	81.4%	-54.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.6% 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	54.2%	59.6%	5.4%	83.2%	-23.6%
European Union	7.1%	9.9%	2.8%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	22.6%	17.4%	-5.2%	2.7%	14.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	4.8%	-1.1%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8%	7.5%	-0.5%	1.3%	6.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.3%	59.1%	6.8%	83.2%	-24.1%
10+ Years	0.9%	32.3%	31.4%	9.8%	22.5%
5-10 Years	5%	5%	0.0%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	9.6%	2.1%	-7.5%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	32.2%	1.5%	-30.7%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74%	76.7%	-2.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.4%	37.2%	-8.8%
Christian	49.4%	46.2%	3.2%
Buddhist	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Muslim	8.9%	6.5%	2.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Desmond Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Desmond Street was 83.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.5% lower than the Deptford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Desmond Street has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford and the 367th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SE14 6JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Desmond Street are based on 7 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 Desmond Street, London, SE14 6JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE14 6JX

Average Price
£366,601

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£366,601

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Desmond Street

Average Price
£513,478

Semi-Detached
£626,013

Terraced
£621,882

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£364,809

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Desmond Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Desmond Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£372,000	2015-10-30	£433,352
46 Desmond Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2015-07-31	£337,548
27 Desmond Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2007-08-22	£307,399

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE14 6JX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE14 6JX 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	76
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	28
Retired	22
Unemployed	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Other	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	11
Other	10
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Construction	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	653 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	1,120 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,101 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,567 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	3,055 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childeric Primary School Childeric Road , New Cross SE14 6DG	- not rated	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childeric Primary School Childeric Road , New Cross SE14 6DG	3out of 4	309 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lewisham Bridge Primary School Stanley Street , New Cross SE8 4BL	- not rated	592 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School St James's , New Cross SE14 6AD	3out of 4	620 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School St James's , New Cross SE14 6AD	- not rated	620 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	3out of 4	168 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers Askes School Jerningham Road , Lewisham SE14 5NY	- not rated	788 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	928 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Telegraph Hill School Wallbutton Road , Brockley SE4 2NY	- not rated	1,464 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hatcham Wood School Wallbutton Road , Brockley SE4 2NY	- not rated	1,464 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	1,471 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	1,638 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,757 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,268 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,881 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	2,514 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	2,514 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	3,411 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,700 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	3,700 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	134 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldsmiths College, University of London New Cross , SE14 6NW	- not rated	676 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bellerbys College London Bounty House , Stowage SE8 3DE	- not rated	1,218 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bellerbys College London Bounty House , Stowage SE8 3DE	- not rated	1,218 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	1,340 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Youth First CIO	Woodpecker Youth Club, 20 Woodpecker Road	136 yd
Out Reach	New Testament Church Of God, Bawtree Road	145 yd
Moonshot Community Centre	Angus Street, London	184 yd
Zilly Canteen	Units 26 30, Parkside Business Estate	396 yd
Butch Salads	Unit 16, Parkside Business Estate	396 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
SAA - Venue Club	Venue Club, 2 Clifton Rise	439 yd
New Cross Inn	323 New Cross Road, London	473 yd
New Cross House	316 New Cross Road, London	487 yd
Walpole Pub Kitchen	Rooms 401 B To G Forth Floor, Axo Student, 403-407 New Cross Road	530 yd
Marquis of Granby	322 New Cross Road, London	538 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rose's Kitchen	8 Clifton Rise, London	412 yd
Chick Chicken	5A Clifton Rise, London	424 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	341 New Cross Road, London	458 yd
Morley's	289 New Cross Road, London	474 yd
Square Pizza	391A New Cross Road, London	514 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
J Sainsbury PLC	Sainsbury's, Sainsbury New Cross Gate Retail Park	437 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	Sainsbury's, Ground Floor Unit	579 yd
Embas Express	483-485 New Cross Road, London	912 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods plc	112-114 Deptford High Street, London	917 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry	101-103 Deptford High Street, London	937 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Deptford Green School EDWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	220 yd
Fordham Park 1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET	grass pitches	240 yd
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed) Arklow Road		312 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed) Amersham Vale	health and fitness suite	346 yd
Goldsmiths College GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE LEWISHAM WAY	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	681 yd
All Saints Church Hall ALL SAINTS CHURCH ALL SAINTS CHURCH MONSON ROAD		731 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	870 yd
Addey And Stanhope School NEW CROSS ROAD		957 yd
Tidemill Academy GIFFIN STREET		998 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.8%

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	4.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	15 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE14 6JX