Abbeyfield Estate, London, SE16 2BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE16 2BU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	51.3%	0.5%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	49.2%	48.7%	-0.5%	49.0%	-0.3%

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 SE16 2BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.2% 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	55.3%	54.2%	-1.1%	37.9%	16.3%
Married: Opposite sex	25.9%	21.5%	-4.4%	44.2%	-22.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	9%	3.2%	-5.8%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	5.5%	13.5%	8.0%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	3.5%	7.7%	4.2%	6.1%	1.6%

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	55.2%	44.1%	-11.1%	48.4%	-4.3%
Good health	32.5%	30.7%	-1.8%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	8.9%	14.2%	5.3%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	3.1%	8.1%	5.0%	4.0%	4.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	1.2%	1.7%

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	22.4%	22.9%	0.5%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.9%	10.5%	-6.4%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	9.6%	-1.0%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	2%	6.1%	4.1%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	10.8%	1.4%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	23.5%	36.9%	13.4%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	15.3%	3.2%	-12.1%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.2% 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	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	0.5%	3.5%	3.0%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1%	1.7%	0.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	39.8%	11.6%	-28.2%	2.5%	9.1%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	4.1%	0.2%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	4.5%	1.4%	-3.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	3.1%	0.9%	-2.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	32.5%	56.2%	23.7%	81.4%	-25.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.7%	9%	5.3%	1.6%	7.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61% 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	57.6%	61%	3.4%	83.2%	-22.2%
European Union	4.5%	13.6%	9.1%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	23%	7.8%	-15.2%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	7.2%	0.9%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	8.1%	0.8%	1.3%	6.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.8%	61.2%	4.4%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	4.7%	21.4%	16.7%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	6.8%	6.7%	-0.1%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	11%	6.1%	-4.9%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	20.7%	4.6%	-16.1%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.2%	76.7%	-14.5%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
No passport held	11.8%	13.5%	-1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.3%	37.2%	-3.9%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Abbeyfield Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbeyfield Estate was 228.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.3% higher than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abbeyfield Estate has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey and the 190th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 112.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SE16 2BU, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Abbeyfield Estate are based on 31 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 Abbeyfield Estate, London, SE16 2BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 2BU

Average Price
£342,573

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,573

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbeyfield Estate

Average Price
£301,527

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£301,527

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbeyfield EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Thaxted Court Abbeyfield Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£169,000	2011-08-17	£255,555
Flat 16 Thaxted Court Abbeyfield Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£187,000	2011-01-28	£304,525
Flat 12 Thaxted Court Abbeyfield Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£147,000	2008-01-11	£235,911
Flat 22 Thaxted Court Abbeyfield Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£184,500	2006-08-23	£362,086
Flat 24 Thaxted Court Abbeyfield Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£182,500	2005-07-29	£395,615

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 2BU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Other	20
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Student (economically inactive)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Construction	12
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	1,984 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,204 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,394 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,442 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwark Park Primary School 383 Southwark Park Road , Bermondsey SE16 2JH	3out of 4	242 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galleywall Primary School Galleywall Primary , SE16 3PB	4out of 4	371 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	483 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	522 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ilderton Primary School Varcoe Road , SE16 3LA	4out of 4	907 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	650 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	809 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,302 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,631 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,610 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,088 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,207 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,284 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,537 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	2,614 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,002 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,627 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	409 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	831 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	1,136 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	1,330 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haymerle School Haymerle Road , SE15 6SY	3out of 4	1,684 yd	Community 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
The bede cafe	Bede House Association	71 yd
Surrey quays tandoori	199	186 yd
Lebanese falafel and grill	183	186 yd
Pizza hot 4 u	208	216 yd
Southwark park pavillion cafe	Southwark Park Pavillion Cafe 1 Park Approach	295 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fourpure brewing co	Unit 25 Bermondsey Trading Estate	293 yd
Ancient foresters	282	417 yd
Stanley arms public house	418	433 yd
China hall	141	553 yd
Whelan's free house	11	572 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lions den chicken & grill	197	186 yd
Gourmet house	201	186 yd
Oh my dog! / bad habit	Unit 25 Bermondsey Trading Estate	293 yd
Rice guys	Unit 21 Bermondsey Trading Estate	293 yd
The fat crust	Unit 25 Bermondsey Trading Estate	293 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costcutters	173-181	186 yd
Iceland	222-226	662 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	749 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	886 yd
Sainsbury's	192-196	954 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	185 yd
Southwark Park Sports Centre THE SOUTHWARK PARK ATHLETICS TRACK AND GYM THE SOUTHWARK PARK ATHLETICS TRACK AND GYM HAWKSTONE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	301 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	531 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	661 yd
Millwall Lions Centre BOLINA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	684 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den) THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD	grass pitches	766 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	774 yd
The City Of London Academy LYNTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	797 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	811 yd
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	950 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	180.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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