Canute Gardens, London, SE16 2PN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 2PN is primarily male, with 53.5% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.7%	46.5%	0.8%	51.0%	-4.5%
Male	54.3%	53.5%	-0.8%	49.0%	4.5%

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 SE16 2PN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.6% 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	51.6%	57.6%	6.0%	37.9%	19.7%
Married: Opposite sex	27.9%	27.5%	-0.4%	44.2%	-16.7%
Married: Same sex	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.7%	1.3%	-3.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	8.4%	7.6%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	5.1%	4.2%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	53.5%	54.2%	0.7%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	30.2%	30.8%	0.6%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	10.1%	11.2%	1.1%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	25.6%	21.9%	-3.7%	18.2%	3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	8.4%	-4.6%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7%	8%	1.0%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	14.8%	3.6%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	29.8%	40.5%	10.7%	33.8%	6.7%
Other	13%	3.4%	-9.6%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.2% 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	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	0.7%	4.0%
Indian	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	16.7%	28.8%	12.1%	2.5%	26.3%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	3%	1.1%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2%	2.0%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
White	58.9%	48.2%	-10.7%	81.4%	-33.2%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.5%	4.3%	0.8%	1.6%	2.7%

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	53.5%	53.5%	0.0%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	12%	10.4%	-1.6%	6.1%	4.3%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	3%	-1.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	15.1%	17.4%	2.3%	2.7%	14.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.1%	5.4%	-4.7%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	8.7%	4.4%	1.3%	7.4%
Oceania	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.6%	53.9%	2.3%	83.2%	-29.3%
10+ Years	9.7%	24.9%	15.2%	9.8%	15.1%
5-10 Years	5.8%	10.1%	4.3%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	7.8%	7.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	5.2%
Less than 2 years	25.2%	3.7%	-21.5%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.5%	76.7%	-14.2%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	3.7%	0.2%	3.5%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.2%	37.2%	-4.0%
Christian	48.1%	46.2%	1.9%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Canute Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Canute Gardens was 240.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.0% higher than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Canute Gardens has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey and the 177th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 75.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 242.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE16 2PN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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 Canute Gardens are based on 9 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 Canute Gardens, London, SE16 2PN

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 2PN

Average Price
£353,256

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£353,256

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Canute Gardens

Average Price
£332,070

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,070

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Canute GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Canute Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,500	2019-11-21	£373,001
14 Canute Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2016-09-30	£483,479
49 Canute Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2016-02-05	£221,559
37 Canute Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2007-05-16	£336,592
13 Canute Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£186,000	2007-01-19	£350,511

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 2PN

Employment

SE16 2PN area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 2PN 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	86
Self-Employed	29
Part-Time Employee	26
Retired	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	12
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Education	13
Human health and social work activities	9
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Other	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	1,686 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,899 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,438 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	2,541 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	2,795 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	205 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	243 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Park Primary School 383 Southwark Park Road , Bermondsey SE16 2JH	3out of 4	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galleywall Primary School Galleywall Primary , SE16 3PB	4out of 4	750 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Albion Primary School Albion Street , Rotherhithe SE16 7JD	4out of 4	832 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	945 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,229 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,305 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,503 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,556 yd	Academy converter	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	3,208 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,402 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,621 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,953 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	3,023 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	3,683 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,432 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	5,220 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	182 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	765 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,263 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	1,598 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	1,809 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
Pho thuy tay	1b	141 yd
Uk homes for heroes	First Floor, 16-19	211 yd
La chingada	10-12	237 yd
In mayfair limited	193	251 yd
The lodge space	120a	285 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Whelan's free house	11	141 yd
The yellow house	126	177 yd
Surdoc social club ltd	16-19	202 yd
China hall	141	204 yd
Surrey docks	185	287 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perinos grill	126g	177 yd
Gb kebab	152	199 yd
Express fish bar	160	199 yd
Nam nam	Basement And Ground Floor, 138	199 yd
Domino's pizza	168	290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costcutters	173-181	371 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	390 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	695 yd
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	711 yd
Iceland	222-226	1,087 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 suite	133 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	310 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	463 yd
Millwall Lions Centre BOLINA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	766 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	769 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den) THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD	grass pitches	811 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,037 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	1,054 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,068 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	50 Mbit/s
Average download speed	164 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	153.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 2PN