Marden Square, London, SE16 2JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE16 2JB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	50.9%	2.7%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	51.8%	49.1%	-2.7%	49.0%	0.1%

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 2JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.2% 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	50.5%	57.2%	6.7%	37.9%	19.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.3%	17.8%	-9.5%	44.2%	-26.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.3%	4.4%	-0.9%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	12.2%	16.9%	4.7%	9.1%	7.8%
Widowed	4.1%	3.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.1%	52.1%	0.0%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	27.1%	26.2%	-0.9%	33.6%	-7.4%
Fair health	12.5%	15.7%	3.2%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	7%	4.7%	-2.3%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.2%	0.1%

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	30.4%	27%	-3.4%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	4.7%	-6.9%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.7%	9.7%	0.0%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.4%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	10.7%	4.7%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	31.7%	37.7%	6.0%	33.8%	3.9%
Other	9.4%	5.7%	-3.7%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.2% 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)
Chinese	3.1%	0.3%	-2.8%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	20.1%	23.8%	3.7%	2.5%	21.3%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	5%	3.2%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	2.3%	4.7%	2.4%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	58.6%	51.2%	-7.4%	81.4%	-30.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	5.7%	5.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.5% 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	59.9%	53.5%	-6.4%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	11.7%	16.1%	4.4%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	14.8%	20.5%	5.7%	2.7%	17.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	2.9%	-3.9%	5.6%	-2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	6.2%	0.5%	1.3%	4.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.8%	53.6%	-3.2%	83.2%	-29.6%
10+ Years	8.6%	25.3%	16.7%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	9.4%	10.4%	1.0%	2.9%	7.5%
2-5 Years	9.1%	5.7%	-3.4%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	16.1%	4.9%	-11.2%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.2%	76.7%	-13.5%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	7.1%	0.4%	6.7%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	12.4%	13.5%	-1.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.8%	37.2%	-6.4%
Christian	50.4%	46.2%	4.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	9.4%	6.5%	2.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Marden Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marden Square was 2.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 98.2% lower than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Marden Square has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey and the lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 2JB, 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 Marden Square are based on 60 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 Marden Square, London, SE16 2JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 2JB

Average Price
£315,741

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£315,741

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marden Square

Average Price
£347,717

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£454,409

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,101

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marden SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
135 Marden Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£262,500	2024-11-27	£266,246
159 Marden Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2022-07-08	£380,765
157 Marden Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2021-02-26	£383,843
112 Marden Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2017-06-30	£302,374
153 Marden Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£178,000	2007-04-13	£301,207

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 2JB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 2JB 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	105
Part-Time Employee	53
Retired	50
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	20
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Other	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	9
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
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 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,018 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	2,339 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,508 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,520 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	2,583 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	398 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	467 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	4out of 4	503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	707 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galleywall Primary School Galleywall Primary , SE16 3PB	4out of 4	741 yd	Free schools	No	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	87 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	680 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	708 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	837 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,632 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,582 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,722 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,822 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,059 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	2,123 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	4,011 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,229 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	594 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	987 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	1,559 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	1,654 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	1,682 yd	Other independent 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
The new bridge restaurant	Tower Bridge Business Complex	215 yd
Teamsport racing ltd	Block E Unit 04 Tower Bridge	215 yd
Cluedup cup and plate t/a cluedup coffee	Block F Third Floor Tower Bri, 100	223 yd
Fine cut butchers	51	322 yd
The baguette king	269	331 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Stanley arms public house	418	225 yd
The blue anchor p h	251	340 yd
Ancient foresters	282	375 yd
St james of bermondsey	72	376 yd
The gregorian	The Gregorian, 96	499 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blue anchor fish bar	49	277 yd
Cheeses 4 u	Unit 15 Apollo Business Park	310 yd
Jans thai food	47a	321 yd
Times kebab	283	331 yd
Morleys fried chicken	275	331 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	192-196	394 yd
Iceland	222-226	414 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	495 yd
City wines	141	550 yd
Tesco	186-188	597 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	171 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	179 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	466 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	632 yd
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	638 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	663 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	733 yd
The City Of London Academy LYNTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	763 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	771 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		825 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	154.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	102.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 2JB