New Place Square, London, SE16 2HW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 2HW has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.7% of the population 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	48.2%	57.7%	9.5%	51.0%	6.7%
Male	51.8%	42.3%	-9.5%	49.0%	-6.7%

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 SE16 2HW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.7% 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	61.5%	63.7%	2.2%	37.9%	25.8%
Married: Opposite sex	21.6%	23.5%	1.9%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	4.9%	4.2%	-0.7%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	7.1%	6.4%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	4.2%	1.6%	-2.6%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	51.8%	54.4%	2.6%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	30.6%	29.8%	-0.8%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	11.8%	10.7%	-1.1%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	1.2%	1.3%

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	22.3%	16.1%	-6.2%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	4.5%	-6.8%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	10.6%	2.8%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	13.8%	0.4%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	27.9%	42.8%	14.9%	33.8%	9.0%
Other	16.6%	10%	-6.6%	2.8%	7.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.4% 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%	18.1%	18.1%	1.1%	17.0%
Chinese	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.2%	0.5%	-2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	15.3%	17%	1.7%	2.5%	14.5%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	4.4%	2.5%	-1.9%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	61.5%	47.4%	-14.1%	81.4%	-34.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.8% 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	56.8%	51.8%	-5.0%	83.2%	-31.4%
European Union	20.3%	18.2%	-2.1%	6.1%	12.1%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	10%	11.8%	1.8%	2.7%	9.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.8%	12.4%	8.6%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.5%	3.6%	-2.9%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	51.6%	-4.3%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	15%	29.9%	14.9%	9.8%	20.1%
5-10 Years	7.1%	6.6%	-0.5%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	11.2%	5.5%	-5.7%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	10.9%	6.3%	-4.6%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.6%	76.7%	-18.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	10.8%	0.4%	10.4%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.6%	37.2%	-8.6%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	25.8%	6.5%	19.3%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is New Place Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Place Square was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the North Bermondsey average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.2%.

🔎 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 2HW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 New Place Square are based on 85 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 New Place Square, London, SE16 2HW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 2HW

Average Price
£412,141

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£345,221

Other
£1,349,030

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Place Square

Average Price
£306,354

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£233,161

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£296,260

Other
£1,343,524

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Place SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 New Place Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-11-29	£432,055
14 New Place Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2021-10-06	£286,526
54 New Place Square, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,433,000	2021-01-08	£1,292,591
52 New Place Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2017-08-08	£364,532
4 New Place Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£367,000	2014-10-08	£379,530

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 2HW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 2HW 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	117
Student (economically inactive)	36
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	27
Other	19
Unemployed	17
Retired	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Administrative and support service activities	14
Other	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Education	12
Construction	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,182 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,537 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,618 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	2,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	2,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	3out of 4	319 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	473 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Park Primary School 383 Southwark Park Road , Bermondsey SE16 2JH	3out of 4	526 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	- not rated	639 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	3out of 4	639 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Charter School Bermondsey Keeton's Road , SE16 4EE	3out of 4	168 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Scott Lidgett School Drummond Road , SE16 4EE	- not rated	190 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , SE16 4UN	- not rated	503 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	575 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	575 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	190 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,517 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,626 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,664 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,821 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,234 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,751 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,751 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,990 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,378 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bosco Centre College Bosco Centre , 281 Jamaica Road SE16 4RS	- not rated	300 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bermondsey School Albion Street , Rotherhithe CIVIC Centre SE16 7BS	- not rated	685 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	- not rated	878 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	3out of 4	878 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highway Christian School Union Chapel , 255 Tooley Street SE1 2LA	- not rated	1,074 yd	Other independent 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
Flavours	172	76 yd
Pho nam	184	76 yd
Servewell cafe	4-6	170 yd
Nono	12	175 yd
Rose's cafe	125	351 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The gregorian	The Gregorian, 96	376 yd
The angel at rotherhithe	101	388 yd
Stanley arms public house	418	451 yd
St james of bermondsey	72	454 yd
Captain Kidd	Captain Kidd Public House, 108 Wapping High Street	634 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deniz fish bar	166	76 yd
Bermondsey tandoori balti hse	206	76 yd
Elite peri peri	170	76 yd
Karapincha	170	76 yd
Fireaway pizza	168	76 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	192-196	76 yd
City wines	141	351 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	497 yd
Tesco	78	506 yd
Iceland	222-226	725 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	187 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	460 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		572 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		572 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	645 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	724 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	727 yd
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	817 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	840 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	849 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	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	206.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	156.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 2HW