Lower Road is in London and in Southwark district. SE16 2LW is located in the Rotherhithe electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Lower Road, London, SE16 2LW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SE16 2NG, SE16 2NJ, SE16 2UN, SE16 2NN, SE16 2NL, SE16 2NW, SE16 2UL, SE16 2NQ, SE16 2NH.

Lower Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lower Road are based on 287 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 2LW

Average Price
£338,174
Semi-Detached
£455,398
Terraced
£357,999
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£302,187
Other
£337,387

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Road

Average Price
£473,578
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
189 Lower Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£317,0002023-03-03 £323,340
205 Lower Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£300,0002022-11-14 £290,107
239 Lower Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£10,0002019-08-12 £10,616
243 Lower Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£396,0002018-10-01 £420,031
241A - 241C Lower Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£582,5002017-10-02 £581,513

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street, Deptford SE8 5NH 		1,474 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		2,185 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street, Deptford SE8 3EH 		2,308 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane, SE15 2TT 		2,569 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		2,781 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Rotherhithe Primary School
Rotherhithe New Road, SE16 2PL 		269 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gomm Road, Lower Road SE16 2TY 		425 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southwark Park Primary School
383 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey SE16 2JH 		824 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alfred Salter Primary School
Quebec Way, Rotherhithe SE16 7LP 		840 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Albion Primary School
Albion Street, Rotherhithe SE16 7JD 		897 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Bacon's College
Timber Pond Road, SE16 6AT 		1,188 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Compass School Southwark
Drummond Road, SE16 2BT 		1,213 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of London Academy (Southwark)
240 Lynton Road, SE1 5LA 		1,495 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Bermondsey
55 Southwark Park Road, SE16 3TZ 		1,790 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic College
Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey SE16 4UN 		1,800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		2,983 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		4,558 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		4,778 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEast London Arts & Music
Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow E3 3TA 		4,788 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChrist The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove, Lewisham SE13 5GE 		4,901 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,308 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		3,538 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street, Lewisham SE13 7BN 		4,266 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale, SE3 0XX 		5,010 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCavendish School
Lady Gomm House, 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA 		359 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMarathon Science School
1-9 Evelyn Street, Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ 		523 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Spa School, Bermondsey
Monnow Road, SE1 5RN 		1,547 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKings Kids Christian School
100 Woodpecker Road, SE14 6EU 		1,669 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTreasure House (London) CIC
The Livesey, 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF 		1,765 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Caffe pistachio2391 yd
In mayfair limited19355 yd
Ma po176-17858 yd
Hello boba18871 yd
Sen restaurant19075 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Surrey docks1851 yd
Surdoc social club ltd16-1986 yd
The yellow house126138 yd
Whelan's free house11170 yd
Farriers arms214268 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's pizza16858 yd
Morley's fried chicken16658 yd
Gb kebab15294 yd
Express fish bar16094 yd
Nam namBasement And Ground Floor, 13894 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre359 yd
The CoopUnit N, Cannon Wharf426 yd
Costcutters173-181622 yd
Sainsbury's30-32761 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
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 suite416 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre
ROPE STREET 		health and fitness suite492 yd
Southwark Park
Gomm Road 		grass pitches, tennis courts594 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre
LOWER ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool656 yd
Deptford Park
DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD 		grass pitches867 yd
Millwall Lions Centre
BOLINA ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite883 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den)
THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD 		grass pitches900 yd
Pepys Park (Closed)
Grove Street 		grass pitches1,075 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 61.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 55.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 55.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 55.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s33.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed68.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed148.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed127.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1000 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Lower Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1485 crimes were reported near Lower Road . Only 4% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SE16 2LW.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1485
Violence And Sexual Offences 349
Anti Social Behaviour 255
Theft From The Person 212
Other Theft 163
Vehicle Crime 105
Public Order 82
Burglary 71
Criminal Damage And Arson 63
Shoplifting 58
Robbery 47
Drugs 40
Bicycle Theft 29
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SE16 2LW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area428 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Regeneration Road454 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area358 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area358 yd

Employment

SE16 2LW area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 2LW 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 Employee105
Student (economically inactive)36
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed27
Retired25
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Other19
Unemployed17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Looking after home or family9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities19
Education18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Accommodation and food service activities16
Transport and storage14
Administrative and support service activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other9
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Information and communication7
Financial and insurance activities5
Construction5
Manufacturing4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female180
Male170

Partnership Status

Single197
Married: Opposite sex65
Married: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced21
Widowed13

Health

Very good health169
Good health107
Fair health38
Bad health26
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 130
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese6
Indian2
Pakistani5
Other Asian7
Black African80
Black Caribbean22
Other Black18
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other12
White153
Roma3
Arab11
Other16

Country of Birth

United Kingdom186
European Union52
Rest of Europe7
Africa55
Middle East and Asia23
The Americas and the Caribbean26

Length of Residence

Born in the UK186
10+ Years101
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom237
Ireland1
France1
Italy12
Portugal10
Spain1
Lithuania4
Poland10
Romania4
Other EU countries16
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa11
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia7
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America2
No passport held21

Religion

No religion83
Christian202
Hindu1
Jewish1
Muslim35
Other religion6
Not answered20
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