Cheltenham Road, London, SE15 3AR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE15 3AR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	51.7%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	47.2%	48.3%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 SE15 3AR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.8% 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	41.6%	45.8%	4.2%	37.9%	7.9%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	38.1%	-2.8%	44.2%	-6.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.8%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	4.7%	1.1%	-3.6%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	6.5%	7%	0.5%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.3%

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 (85.8%) 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	47.5%	49.6%	2.1%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	37%	36.2%	-0.8%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	10.9%	9.9%	-1.0%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	4.1%	3.5%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	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.

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 55.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.3%	12.6%	-10.7%	18.2%	-5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	7.4%	-4.4%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	7.4%	-1.6%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	11.9%	4.4%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	38%	55.6%	17.6%	33.8%	21.8%
Other	8.6%	1.9%	-6.7%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.4% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	3.5%	0.9%	-2.6%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	5%	4.9%	-0.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	11.1%	8.4%	-2.7%	1.0%	7.4%
Other Black	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	0.9%	2.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
White	71%	71.4%	0.4%	81.4%	-10.0%
Other	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	75.8%	5.1%	83.2%	-7.4%
European Union	9.4%	10.7%	1.3%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	6.5%	4.3%	-2.2%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	5.2%	-2.7%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.2%	76.2%	9.0%	83.2%	-7.0%
10+ Years	3.5%	17.4%	13.9%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	4.7%	3.5%	-1.2%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	6.7%	2%	-4.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	17.9%	0.9%	-17.0%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.2%	76.7%	1.5%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.6%	37.2%	14.4%
Christian	36.8%	46.2%	-9.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Cheltenham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cheltenham Road was 100.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.5% higher than the Dulwich Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cheltenham Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill and the 304th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE15 3AR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Cheltenham Road are based on 231 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southwark.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cheltenham Road, London, SE15 3AR

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE15 3AR

Average Price
£466,523

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£710,834

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£376,894

Other
£255,474

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cheltenham Road

Average Price
£482,153

Semi-Detached
£616,530

Terraced
£638,942

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,008

Other
£256,216

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cheltenham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
98A Cheltenham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-10-31	£402,429
118 Cheltenham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£622,000	2024-02-27	£648,760
120 Cheltenham Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-05-10	£244,786
82 Cheltenham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£545,000	2021-07-13	£620,538
Flat B 120 Cheltenham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2021-03-31	£463,763

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE15 3AR

Employment

SE15 3AR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Self-Employed	43
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	9
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Construction	16
Education	16
Information and communication	15
Other	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,452 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	3,236 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	3,632 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	3,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ivydale Primary School Ivydale Road , Nunhead SE15 3BU	3out of 4	542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Turnham Academy Turnham Road , Brockley SE4 2HH	3out of 4	752 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Turnham Infant School St Norbert Road , Brockley SE4 2HH	- not rated	754 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Turnham Primary Foundation School Turnham Road , Brockley SE4 2HH	- not rated	760 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francesca Cabrini Primary School Forest Hill Road , Honor Oak SE23 3LE	- not rated	907 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waverley School Homestall Road , Southwark SE22 0NR	- not rated	307 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road , SE22 0NR	4out of 4	307 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Peckham Rye , East Dulwich SE22 0AT	4out of 4	1,062 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Haberdashers Askes School Pepys Road , SE14 5SF	- not rated	1,506 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Haberdashers' Hatcham College Pepys Road , SE14 5SF	3out of 4	1,506 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,581 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	2,393 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,783 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	4,920 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	5,167 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	1,969 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	1,969 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	2,801 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	2,801 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	3,997 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lift Newlands Stuart Road , Peckham Rye SE15 3AZ	3out of 4	308 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Newlands School Stuart Road , Peckham Rye SE15 3AZ	- not rated	308 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Small Acres Peckham Rye Playground , Homestall Road SE22 0SB	- not rated	321 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Headstart Montessori School 24 Waveney Avenue , Peckham Rye SE15 3UE	- not rated	767 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Meadowgate School Revelon Road , Brockley SE4 2PR	- not rated	1,013 yd	Community special 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
Mem's corner cafe	124	14 yd
London senior social	Rye Hill Estates Tenants Hall, 241	549 yd
Ivydale school & childrens centre bellwood	Ivydale Primary School	622 yd
Youth First CIO	Honor Oak Community Centre, 50 Turnham Road	657 yd
Norris + knight	118	865 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The ivy house	The Ivyhouse, 40	276 yd
Aquarius golf club (licensed bar)	Aquarius Golf Club	562 yd
Waverley arms	Waverley Arms, 202	622 yd
Watson's general telegraph	Forest Hill Tavern, 108	863 yd
The herne tavern	Herne Hill Tavern, 2	910 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sailors fish bar	118	14 yd
Tryencore	222b	622 yd
The Fish & Chip Shop	1 Turnham Road, London	754 yd
Bang bang burger	Forest Hill Tavern, 108	863 yd
Forest hill kebab	102	865 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Budgens	Jays Budgens, 400-406 Brockley Road		1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aquarius Golf Club Marmora Road	golf	260 yd
Harris Fitness Centre (East Dulwich) Homestall Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	307 yd
Newland Academy STUART ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	312 yd
Bredinghurst School (Closed) Stuart Road	grass pitches	312 yd
Peckham Rye Park Peckham Rye	grass pitches	481 yd
Homestall Road Playing Fields Homestall Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	486 yd
Honor Oak Sports Ground CEMETERY LODGE CEMETERY LODGE BRENCHLEY GARDENS	grass pitches, tennis courts	614 yd
Honor Oak Baptist Church (Closed) Mundania Road		826 yd
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich FRIERN ROAD		992 yd
Haberdashers Askes Hatcham College (Sports Field) HABERDASHER ASKES GROUND HABERDASHER ASKES GROUND ST ASAPH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,071 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	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.7%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE15 3AR