Peckham High Street, London, SE15 5SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE15 5SL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.7%	51.5%	4.8%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	53.3%	48.5%	-4.8%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 5SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.4% 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	51.7%	61.4%	9.7%	37.9%	23.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.5%	20.5%	-6.0%	44.2%	-23.7%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	9.5%	4.5%	-5.0%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	8.8%	9.5%	0.7%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86%) 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	52%	53.4%	1.4%	48.4%	5.0%
Good health	30.7%	32.6%	1.9%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	10.7%	10.5%	-0.2%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	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.

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 47.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.4%	17.7%	0.3%	18.2%	-0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	7.9%	-3.7%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	10.7%	1.2%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	12.2%	1.1%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	36.4%	47.7%	11.3%	33.8%	13.9%
Other	13%	1.2%	-11.8%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22% 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	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	4.1%	3.5%	-0.6%	0.7%	2.8%
Indian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	29.8%	34%	4.2%	2.5%	31.5%
Black Caribbean	6.1%	12%	5.9%	1.0%	11.0%
Other Black	12.1%	7.5%	-4.6%	0.5%	7.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
White	26.7%	22%	-4.7%	81.4%	-59.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	2.1%	6.3%	4.2%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.9% 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	50.1%	51.9%	1.8%	83.2%	-31.3%
European Union	6.1%	7.9%	1.8%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	24.6%	22.3%	-2.3%	2.7%	19.6%
Middle East and Asia	11.2%	5.9%	-5.3%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	11%	4.6%	1.3%	9.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49%	51.8%	2.8%	83.2%	-31.4%
10+ Years	2.5%	33.7%	31.2%	9.8%	23.9%
5-10 Years	7.5%	7.5%	0.0%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	11.4%	3.9%	-7.5%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	29.6%	3.1%	-26.5%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	5%	0.4%	4.6%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	7.7%	0.3%	7.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.3%	37.2%	-15.9%
Christian	53.8%	46.2%	7.6%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	16.6%	6.5%	10.1%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Peckham High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Peckham High Street was 103.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.0% lower than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Peckham High Street has the 31st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road and the 315th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 15.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE15 5SL, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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 Peckham High Street are based on 150 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 Peckham High Street, London, SE15 5SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE15 5SL

Average Price
£19,365

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£19,365

Estimated Average Property Prices for Peckham High Street

Average Price
£648,202

Semi-Detached
£610,671

Terraced
£665,442

Detached
£371,957

Flats/Maisonettes
£313,667

Other
£2,233,969

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Peckham High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
129 Peckham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£30,000	2025-09-26	£28,455
Ground Floor Shop 131 Peckham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£25,000	2018-08-10	£23,381
173 Peckham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,000	2016-11-24	£13,728

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE15 5SL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE15 5SL 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	169
Part-Time Employee	62
Student (economically inactive)	37
Self-Employed	28
Retired	27
Other	24
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Education	30
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Administrative and support service activities	26
Other	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Transport and storage	11
Manufacturing	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	8
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	169 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	950 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,403 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peckham Park Junior School Friary Road , SE15 5UW	- not rated	296 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Peckham Park Infant School Friary Road , SE15 5UW	- not rated	296 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park Marmont Road , Peckham SE15 5TD	3out of 4	328 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peckham Park Primary School Marmont Road , Peckham SE15 5TD	- not rated	328 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Donne Primary School Woods Road , SE15 2SW	- not rated	411 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Warwick Park School Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	- not rated	608 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Peckham 112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	- not rated	608 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The St Thomas the Apostle College Hollydale Road , Nunhead SE15 2EB	4out of 4	870 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walworth School Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	- not rated	1,854 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	2,137 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,718 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	3,149 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,353 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,373 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,189 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,743 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,006 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,006 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,177 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cherry Garden School 41 Bellenden Road , SE15 5BB	4out of 4	513 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haymerle School Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY	3out of 4	886 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service Plus (Sils+) 18 St Mary's Road , Southwark SE15 2DW	- not rated	896 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
The Education Support Centre 18 St Mary's Road , SE15 2DW	- not rated	902 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	999 yd	Other independent special 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
Daphanies taste of the caribbean	173	3 yd
Criterion cafe	129	3 yd
White men cant jerk	Clayton Arms, 1	108 yd
Tigella	119	134 yd
Naifs	56	177 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The copper tap	Red Cow, 190-192	101 yd
Prince of peckham	Clayton Arms, 1	108 yd
The tapas room	119	134 yd
The greyhound	Greyhound, 109	160 yd
The kentish drovers	71-79	220 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Agrobeso	139	3 yd
Chick chicken	117	145 yd
Creams cafe	Ground Floor, 110	168 yd
Katies	165	179 yd
Shah's halal food	89	223 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Morrisons Petrol Station The	241 yd
Morrisons	Unit 3 The Aylesham Centre	241 yd
Lidl	Unit 3 Bellenden Road Retail	400 yd
Iceland	Unit 1 Ground Floor, 87-95	418 yd
Sainsbury	83-89	527 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre MELON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	312 yd
Acorn Tenants Hall (Closed) Carlton Grove		406 yd
The Gym (Peckham Rye) 87-91 87-91 RYE LANE	health and fitness suite	428 yd
Highshore School (Closed) Bellenden Road		503 yd
Harris Academy Peckham PECKHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	577 yd
British Barbell RAILWAY ARCHES 100-101 RAILWAY ARCHES 100-101 STATION PASSAGE	health and fitness suite	814 yd
Damilola Taylor Youth Centre DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE EAST SURREY GROVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	820 yd
St Thomas The Apostle College HOLLYDALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	827 yd
Los Angeles Gym & Aerobics Centre (Closed) Rye Lane	health and fitness suite	955 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	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

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	75.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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