Woodmill Street, London, SE16 3GG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE16 3GG 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	52.9%	50.9%	-2.0%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.1%	49.1%	2.0%	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 3GG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.2% 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	59.2%	62.2%	3.0%	37.9%	24.3%
Married: Opposite sex	19.1%	24.8%	5.7%	44.2%	-19.4%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	7.2%	3.7%	-3.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	10.5%	7.8%	-2.7%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	-4.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.6%	58%	10.4%	48.4%	9.6%
Good health	36%	27.1%	-8.9%	33.6%	-6.5%
Fair health	10.1%	9.5%	-0.6%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.4%	19.3%	-3.1%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	5.5%	-9.6%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	10.9%	0.4%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	0%	4%	4.0%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	9.5%	0.3%	16.9%	-7.4%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	48.2%	17.3%	33.8%	14.4%
Other	11.8%	2.6%	-9.2%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.5% 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%	4.8%	4.8%	1.1%	3.7%
Chinese	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0%	3%	3.0%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	20.1%	19.2%	-0.9%	2.5%	16.7%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	8.4%	3.6%	1.0%	7.4%
Other Black	4.2%	2.7%	-1.5%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	4.5%	3.4%	0.9%	3.6%
Mixed Other	2.6%	0.6%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	46.6%	45.5%	-1.1%	81.4%	-35.9%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	6.9%	2.4%	-4.5%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.1% 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	59.3%	62.1%	2.8%	83.2%	-21.1%
European Union	12.2%	12.2%	0.0%	6.1%	6.1%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	10.6%	11.6%	1.0%	2.7%	8.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	7.8%	2.5%	5.6%	2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.4%	4.2%	-3.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	4.2%	0.9%	-3.3%	0.3%	0.6%
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	56.6%	62.1%	5.5%	83.2%	-21.1%
10+ Years	9.5%	25.1%	15.6%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	4.8%	5.4%	0.6%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	6.3%	4.5%	-1.8%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	22.8%	3%	-19.8%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	50.6%	46.2%	4.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	10.5%	6.5%	4.0%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Woodmill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodmill Street was 250.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.4% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Woodmill Street has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 168th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 102.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.9%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE16 3GG, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 Woodmill Street are based on 11 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 Woodmill Street, London, SE16 3GG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 3GG

Average Price
£812,088

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,233,662

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£671,563

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodmill Street

Average Price
£850,389

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,321,963

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£673,548

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodmill Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Woodmill Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£725,000	2025-04-11	£701,107
11 Woodmill Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2023-09-27	£607,644
4 Woodmill Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,255,000	2023-01-04	£1,247,470
2 Woodmill Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£697,500	2020-01-27	£659,569
6 Woodmill Street, London, Greater London Terraced, a newly built property	£1,010,000	2015-05-15	£1,219,854

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 3GG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 3GG 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	100
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	5
Education	5
Transport and storage	4
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	1

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	347 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	2,412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,779 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	2,931 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 93 Grange Road , Bermondsey SE1 3BW	4out of 4	410 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	- not rated	475 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	3out of 4	475 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	493 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	- not rated	599 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aylwin Girls' School 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	511 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	- not rated	511 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , SE16 4UN	- not rated	603 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	632 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	632 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	907 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,712 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,862 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	3,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,347 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	1,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,162 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,568 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,568 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highway Christian School Union Chapel , 255 Tooley Street SE1 2LA	- not rated	498 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	- not rated	804 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	3out of 4	804 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liral Veget College London 148-150 Old Kent Road , SE1 5TY	- not rated	928 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL Rear of 2a Bensham Manor Road , CR7 7AA	- not rated	928 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	Distance
Tibetan tea rooms	15	137 yd
Kova ltd	Railway Arch 82	187 yd
Diamond cafe and grill	96	217 yd
Bone daddies	Unit 28 Old Jamaica Business, 24	271 yd
Cafe amisha	161	279 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Craft beer junction	Railway Arch 86	153 yd
Moor beer company	Railway Arch 71	157 yd
Brew by numbers	Railway Arch 79	160 yd
Malt	Arch 46 Ropewalk	192 yd
The grange	The Grange, 103	345 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sake sushi	Unit 3, 81	153 yd
Chipotle bermondsey	81	153 yd
Twelves and eights	Railway Arch 75	153 yd
Hanger co	Railway Arch 69	157 yd
Sushi circle	Railway Arch 81	160 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	19	119 yd
Tesco	78	465 yd
Sainsbury's local	14	476 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	514 yd
City wines	141	633 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	234 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	318 yd
The Downside Fisher Youth Club COXSON PLACE COXSON PLACE DRUID STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	469 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	506 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	542 yd
No1 Fitness Tower Bridge Studio TOWER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	590 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		629 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		629 yd
Spa School MONNOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	807 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	835 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	125 Mbit/s
Average download speed	284.9 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	132.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 3GG