Lower Road is in London and in Southwark district. SE16 2UF 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 2UF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SE16 2PP, SE16 2UG, SE16 2QE, SE16 2QF, SE16 2NQ, SE16 2PW, SE16 2NH, SE16 2UE, SE16 2UL.

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 2UF

Average Price
£161,025
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£284,320
Other
£99,377

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
Shop Unit Surrey Quays Station, 126B Lower Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£191,0532020-12-16 £188,444
126G Lower Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£10,0002019-10-18 £10,309
126H Lower Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£87,0002001-04-02 £284,320

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street, Deptford SE8 5NH 		1,606 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		2,059 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 		2,444 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane, SE15 2TT 		2,566 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		2,728 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 		258 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gomm Road, Lower Road SE16 2TY 		288 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southwark Park Primary School
383 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey SE16 2JH 		695 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Albion Primary School
Albion Street, Rotherhithe SE16 7JD 		797 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alfred Salter Primary School
Quebec Way, Rotherhithe SE16 7LP 		831 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Compass School Southwark
Drummond Road, SE16 2BT 		1,077 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Bacon's College
Timber Pond Road, SE16 6AT 		1,173 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of London Academy (Southwark)
240 Lynton Road, SE1 5LA 		1,405 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic College
Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey SE16 4UN 		1,662 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Bermondsey
55 Southwark Park Road, SE16 3TZ 		1,668 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls 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 		3,040 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		4,437 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		4,649 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ 		4,780 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEast London Arts & Music
Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow E3 3TA 		4,813 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
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,181 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		3,544 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street, Lewisham SE13 7BN 		4,388 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale, SE3 0XX 		5,143 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 		308 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMarathon Science School
1-9 Evelyn Street, Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ 		659 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Spa School, Bermondsey
Monnow Road, SE1 5RN 		1,434 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTreasure House (London) CIC
The Livesey, 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF 		1,741 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKings Kids Christian School
100 Woodpecker Road, SE14 6EU 		1,780 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Pho thuy tay1b36 yd
In mayfair limited19388 yd
Uk homes for heroesFirst Floor, 16-1995 yd
Caffe pistachio239138 yd
Ma po176-178171 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The yellow house1262 yd
Whelan's free house1136 yd
Surdoc social club ltd16-1983 yd
Surrey docks185138 yd
China hall141180 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Perinos grill126g2 yd
Gb kebab15249 yd
Express fish bar16049 yd
Nam namBasement And Ground Floor, 13849 yd
Domino's pizza168171 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre281 yd
Costcutters173-181541 yd
The CoopUnit N, Cannon Wharf556 yd
Sainsbury's30-32659 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 suite308 yd
Southwark Park
Gomm Road 		grass pitches, tennis courts470 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre
LOWER ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool521 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre
ROPE STREET 		health and fitness suite597 yd
Millwall Lions Centre
BOLINA ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite880 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den)
THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD 		grass pitches911 yd
Deptford Park
DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD 		grass pitches991 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 60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 60.0%

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/s40.0%

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

Safety

Is Lower Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1835 crimes were reported near Lower Road . Only 3% 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 2UF.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1835
Violence And Sexual Offences 404
Theft From The Person 385
Anti Social Behaviour 265
Other Theft 224
Public Order 110
Vehicle Crime 104
Robbery 69
Criminal Damage And Arson 62
Shoplifting 59
Burglary 56
Bicycle Theft 45
Drugs 38
Possession Of Weapons 7
Other Crime 7

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bush Road293 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area280 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Trident Street298 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Trident Street298 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Trident Street298 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bestwood Street495 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bestwood Street495 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Trident Street298 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Trident Street298 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area280 yd

Employment

SE16 2UF 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.

SE16 2UF area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 2UF 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 Employee86
Self-Employed29
Part-Time Employee26
Retired20
Student (economically inactive)18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)14
Looking after home or family14
Other12
Unemployed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Accommodation and food service activities19
Education13
Human health and social work activities9
Construction7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Financial and insurance activities6
Administrative and support service activities6
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Information and communication5
Transport and storage5
Manufacturing4
Other2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female139
Male160

Partnership Status

Single136
Married: Opposite sex65
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced18
Widowed10

Health

Very good health160
Good health91
Fair health33
Bad health10
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications52
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 96
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese14
Indian3
Pakistani2
Other Asian1
Black African86
Black Caribbean9
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other5
White144
Roma4
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom160
European Union31
Rest of Europe9
Africa52
Middle East and Asia16
The Americas and the Caribbean26
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK160
10+ Years74
5-10 Years30
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom185
Ireland4
France3
Germany2
Italy5
Portugal2
Spain6
Lithuania3
Poland1
Romania1
Other EU countries17
Other Europe3
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa12
Eastern Asia5
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America11
Oceania3
No passport held27

Religion

No religion98
Christian142
Muslim43
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered10
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