Abbotshade Road, London, SE16 5RG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 5RG is primarily male, with 53.6% 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	46%	46.4%	0.4%	51.0%	-4.6%
Male	54%	53.6%	-0.4%	49.0%	4.6%

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 5RG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.8% 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	53.1%	64.8%	11.7%	37.9%	26.9%
Married: Opposite sex	36.9%	25.2%	-11.7%	44.2%	-19.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	6.6%	5.2%	-1.4%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.2%

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 (93.3%) 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	62.5%	64.9%	2.4%	48.4%	16.5%
Good health	31.8%	28.4%	-3.4%	33.6%	-5.2%
Fair health	3.8%	6.8%	3.0%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around SE16 5RG this area, 1.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 81.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.3%	1.9%	-1.4%	18.2%	-16.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.2%	2.8%	-3.4%	9.6%	-6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	13.4%	-9.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	3.7%	9.5%	5.8%	16.9%	-7.4%
Degree or Similar	76.8%	81.5%	4.7%	33.8%	47.7%
Other	5%	0.5%	-4.5%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.9% 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%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	4.2%	4.9%	0.7%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	8.8%	7.5%	-1.3%	3.1%	4.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	3.4%	4%	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	73.6%	69.9%	-3.7%	81.4%	-11.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50% 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	53.6%	50%	-3.6%	83.2%	-33.2%
European Union	12.6%	18.3%	5.7%	6.1%	12.2%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	8.8%	9.4%	0.6%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	13.8%	-0.4%	5.6%	8.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	4.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	3.1%	0.9%	-2.2%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.5%	49.6%	-2.9%	83.2%	-33.6%
10+ Years	6.9%	23%	16.1%	9.8%	13.2%
5-10 Years	9.6%	10.6%	1.0%	2.9%	7.7%
2-5 Years	13.8%	10.6%	-3.2%	2.2%	8.4%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	6.2%	-11.0%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.4%	76.7%	-9.3%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	5.8%	0.6%	5.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
Eastern Asia	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	0.4%	13.5%	-13.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.4%	37.2%	7.2%
Christian	37.2%	46.2%	-9.0%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	4%	1.7%	2.3%
Muslim	3.1%	6.5%	-3.4%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Abbotshade Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbotshade Road was 12.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 90.3% lower than the Rotherhithe average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Abbotshade Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe and the 20th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£83,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE16 5RG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Abbotshade Road are based on 125 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 Abbotshade Road, London, SE16 5RG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 5RG

Average Price
£585,745

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£585,745

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbotshade Road

Average Price
£865,958

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£865,958

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbotshade Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Quayside Court Abbotshade Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£459,000	2023-08-11	£471,803
Flat 5 Quayside Court Abbotshade Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-04-04	£265,759
Flat 16 Quayside Court Abbotshade Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-05-25	£518,770
Flat 4 Quayside Court Abbotshade Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£482,000	2020-03-04	£487,388
Flat 11 Quayside Court Abbotshade Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2018-10-01	£583,206

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 5RG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	142
Self-Employed	21
Retired	14
Unemployed	11
Part-Time Employee	9
Student (economically inactive)	6
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Looking after home or family	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	53
Professional, scientific and technical activities	45
Information and communication	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Construction	4
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,164 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,778 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,879 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,574 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	2,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 2 Beatson Walk , Rotherhithe SE16 5ED	3out of 4	317 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Garnet Street , E1W 3QT	4out of 4	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Junior School King David Lane , Wapping E1 0EH	4out of 4	761 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School King David Lane , Stepney E1 0EH	3out of 4	761 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , SE16 6SD	3out of 4	843 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	597 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	877 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	907 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	1,224 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	1,359 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	2,282 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,600 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	5,088 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
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	2,228 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,583 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,387 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	5,454 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	306 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	951 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	1,103 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	1,173 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	1,397 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
Yun hai restaurant	Shop Unit 3 To 4 Gwent Court	134 yd
Il Bordello	Unit G01, Metropolitan Wharf Building, 70 Wapping Wall	559 yd
Il Bacaro	2 New Crane Place	650 yd
River View Restaurant	New Crane Wharf - Unit 16, New Crane Place	653 yd
Glamis APG	Glamis Adventure Playground, 10 Glamis Road	679 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old salt quay	163	328 yd
Prospect of Whitby	57 Wapping Wall	475 yd
Bread Street Kitchen - Limehouse	The Narrow, 44 Narrow Street	577 yd
The brunel	Adam And Eve Public House, 47	714 yd
The mayflower	117	776 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Squid Markets	Brussels Wharf, Wapping Wall	523 yd
Bello De Nonna	Unit G02, Metropolitan Wharf Building, 70 Wapping Wall	557 yd
Banzai kitchen	51	589 yd
Leaf and bean	Rotherhithe Railway Station	792 yd
Bubblewrap	10-12 Ratcliffe Cross Street	835 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mogul	Shop Unit 2 Gwent Court	132 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	873 yd
Sainsbury's	70 Wapping Lane	963 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	985 yd
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fisher Athletic Fc (Closed) Salter Road	grass pitches	200 yd
Peter Hills C Of E Primary School Beatson Walk	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	224 yd
St. Pauls Recreation Ground ROTHERHITHE STREET	artificial grass pitch	381 yd
King Edward Memorial Park GLAMIS ROAD	tennis courts	519 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	562 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	805 yd
Doubletree By Hilton (London - Docklands Riverside) 265A 265A ROTHERHITHE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	871 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	965 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		995 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	1,000 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	407.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	200 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	400.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 5RG