Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 4BD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	55%	2.8%	51.0%	4.0%
Male	47.8%	45%	-2.8%	49.0%	-4.0%

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 4BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.9% 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	52.7%	60.9%	8.2%	37.9%	23.0%
Married: Opposite sex	31%	23.9%	-7.1%	44.2%	-20.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	7.1%	6.3%	-0.8%	2.2%	4.1%
Divorced	6.2%	4.6%	-1.6%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	6.1%	-2.9%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.3%) 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	59.1%	62%	2.9%	48.4%	13.6%
Good health	27.9%	26.3%	-1.6%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	9.2%	7.8%	-1.4%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	2.1%	3%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	22.1%	15.8%	-6.3%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	12.3%	-2.3%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	13%	-0.3%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	12.7%	5.2%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	27%	42.6%	15.6%	33.8%	8.8%
Other	14.6%	1.1%	-13.5%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.8% 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	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	3.6%	2.2%	-1.4%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	34.4%	29.8%	-4.6%	2.5%	27.3%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	0.5%	4.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	0.8%	2.8%
White	44.8%	34.8%	-10.0%	81.4%	-46.6%
Arab	3%	3.9%	0.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Other	2.7%	5.8%	3.1%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.9% 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	55.2%	53.9%	-1.3%	83.2%	-29.3%
European Union	9.5%	13.4%	3.9%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	20.2%	18.4%	-1.8%	2.7%	15.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	5.6%	-1.2%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	7%	1.4%	1.3%	5.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.2%	53.6%	-1.6%	83.2%	-29.6%
10+ Years	4.7%	26.7%	22.0%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	7.4%	7.5%	0.1%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	13.9%	6.1%	-7.8%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	6.1%	-12.6%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63%	76.7%	-13.7%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Turkey	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	4.8%	0.3%	4.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	46.1%	46.2%	-0.1%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	20.6%	6.5%	14.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Jamaica Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Jamaica Road was 112.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.9% lower than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Jamaica Road has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey and the 370th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 21.0%.

🔎 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 4BD, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 Jamaica Road are based on 326 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 Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 4BD

Average Price
£708,819

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£594,449

Other
£1,623,782

Estimated Average Property Prices for Jamaica Road

Average Price
£444,638

Semi-Detached
£525,689

Terraced
£979,414

Detached
£256,258

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,785

Other
£486,503

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Jamaica Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Old Scout Hall Court, 252 Jamaica Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2020-03-27	£647,154
Flat 2 Old Scout Hall Court, 252 Jamaica Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2020-03-27	£606,707
Flat 3 Old Scout Hall Court, 252 Jamaica Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2020-03-27	£591,540
Flat 4 Old Scout Hall Court, 252 Jamaica Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2020-03-27	£581,428
Flat 5 Old Scout Hall Court, 252 Jamaica Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£580,000	2020-03-27	£586,484

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 4BD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 4BD 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	40
Self-Employed	30
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Retired	7

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Other	11
Education	9
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	1,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,403 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	2,732 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	2,748 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,890 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	4out of 4	286 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	524 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Park Primary School 383 Southwark Park Road , Bermondsey SE16 2JH	3out of 4	638 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	639 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Albion Primary School Albion Street , Rotherhithe SE16 7JD	4out of 4	724 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	349 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	542 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,021 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,479 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,405 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,550 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,697 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,862 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	4,204 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	2,285 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	3,637 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,467 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	1,013 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	1,164 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	1,249 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	1,425 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	1,668 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Servewell cafe	4-6	87 yd
Nono	12	87 yd
Flavours	172	219 yd
Pho nam	184	219 yd
H`s cafe	82	476 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The angel at rotherhithe	101	265 yd
Stanley arms public house	418	462 yd
The ship	Ship, 39-47	480 yd
The gregorian	The Gregorian, 96	539 yd
Captain Kidd	Captain Kidd Public House, 108 Wapping High Street	550 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dabangg kitchen	14	87 yd
Deniz fish bar	166	219 yd
Bermondsey tandoori balti hse	206	219 yd
Elite peri peri	170	219 yd
Karapincha	170	219 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	192-196	219 yd
City wines	141	498 yd
Tesco	78	662 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	667 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	744 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	327 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	585 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	619 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		676 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		676 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	779 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	805 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	811 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	869 yd
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	966 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	52.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	52.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	52.4%

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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.74 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.74 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 4BD