Dickens Estate, London, SE16 4PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 4PX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.4% 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	49%	53.4%	4.4%	51.0%	2.4%
Male	51%	46.6%	-4.4%	49.0%	-2.4%

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 4PX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.9% 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	66.2%	58.9%	-7.3%	37.9%	21.0%
Married: Opposite sex	21.9%	25.9%	4.0%	44.2%	-18.3%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.3%	5.1%	2.8%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	4.1%	5.1%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	58.6%	52.9%	-5.7%	48.4%	4.5%
Good health	23.3%	29.1%	5.8%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	13.7%	12.7%	-1.0%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	1.2%	1.4%

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	22.4%	14.6%	-7.8%	18.2%	-3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.3%	7%	-0.3%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	8.2%	-3.7%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.1%	5.1%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	19.6%	6.8%	16.9%	2.7%
Degree or Similar	37%	41.8%	4.8%	33.8%	8.0%
Other	8.7%	3.8%	-4.9%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.7% 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)
Chinese	2.4%	6.3%	3.9%	0.7%	5.6%
Indian	4%	2.6%	-1.4%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.4%	6.8%	4.4%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	8.8%	24.7%	15.9%	2.5%	22.2%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	4%	0.5%	-3.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	68.3%	44.7%	-23.6%	81.4%	-36.7%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	2%	2.6%	0.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2%	3.7%	1.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% 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	57%	57.3%	0.3%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	14.1%	11.9%	-2.2%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	11.2%	15.7%	4.5%	2.7%	13.0%
Middle East and Asia	10.8%	8.6%	-2.2%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	5.9%	2.3%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.8%	56.4%	2.6%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	10.8%	27.1%	16.3%	9.8%	17.3%
5-10 Years	7.2%	6.4%	-0.8%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	13.7%	5.9%	-7.8%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	14.5%	4.3%	-10.2%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.1%	76.7%	-2.6%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	47.3%	46.2%	1.1%
Buddhist	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	12.8%	6.5%	6.3%
Other religion	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Dickens Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dickens Estate was 4.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 98.2% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Dickens Estate has the lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey and the 4th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -91.2%.

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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 4PX, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Dickens Estate are based on 87 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 Dickens Estate, London, SE16 4PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 4PX

Average Price
£480,831

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£694,738

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£389,156

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickens Estate

Average Price
£390,424

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£652,604

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£374,437

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dickens EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Dartle Court Dickens Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£313,000	2023-06-09	£321,398
6 Dartle Court Dickens Estate, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£651,000	2018-02-05	£714,963
12 Dartle Court Dickens Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2014-06-13	£323,434
3 Dartle Court Dickens Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2011-04-28	£532,743
9 Dartle Court Dickens Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£158,000	2009-12-21	£294,953

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 4PX

Employment

SE16 4PX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 4PX 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	62
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Retired	11
Looking after home or family	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Unemployed	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Information and communication	18
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Education	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Other	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2

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	883 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	2,531 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,792 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,973 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School George Row , Bermondsey SE16 4UP	4out of 4	160 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU	3out of 4	177 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	4out of 4	202 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hermitage Primary School Vaughan Way , E1W 2PT	3out of 4	735 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tower Bridge Primary School Fair Street , SE1 2AE	3out of 4	775 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	146 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	524 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	777 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,257 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	1,622 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	3,194 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,220 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,388 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	3,731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,997 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	1,823 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	3,994 yd	Academy converter	No	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	916 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	1,380 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	1,484 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	1,531 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	3out of 4	1,600 yd	Community 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
Rose's cafe	125	49 yd
Pho nam	184	271 yd
Flavours	172	271 yd
Bermondsey brew	St James Christ Church	300 yd
Bone daddies	Unit 28 Old Jamaica Business, 24	397 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The gregorian	The Gregorian, 96	158 yd
St james of bermondsey	72	403 yd
The ship aground public house	33	467 yd
Brew by numbers	Railway Arch 79	507 yd
Moor beer company	Railway Arch 71	512 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Novilho de ouro	131	49 yd
Deniz fish bar	166	271 yd
Bermondsey tandoori balti hse	206	271 yd
Elite peri peri	170	271 yd
Karapincha	170	271 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
City wines	141	49 yd
Tesco	78	204 yd
Sainsbury's	192-196	271 yd
Co-operative group food	150a	341 yd
Sainsbury's	19	678 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		253 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		253 yd
The Salmon Youth Centre OLD JAMAICA ROAD	health and fitness suite	352 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	400 yd
Beormund Community Centre ABBEY STREET	health and fitness suite	488 yd
Pure Gym (London Bermondsey) NUTMEG BUILDING NUTMEG BUILDING CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite	597 yd
Circle Spa Health Club THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	744 yd
Muscle Factory Gym 183-187 183-187 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	761 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	767 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	799 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	110.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	400 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	400 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	95 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	140.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 4PX