Surrey Quays Road, London, SE16 7AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE16 7AP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents 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	49.1%	49.8%	0.7%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	50.9%	50.2%	-0.7%	49.0%	1.2%

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 7AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.1% 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	66.8%	71.1%	4.3%	37.9%	33.2%
Married: Opposite sex	26.8%	24.1%	-2.7%	44.2%	-20.1%
Separated	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	9.1%	-6.3%
Widowed	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	6.1%	-5.3%

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 (93.8%) 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	66.1%	65.3%	-0.8%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	27.9%	28.5%	0.6%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	3.9%	4.2%	0.3%	12.7%	-8.5%
Bad health	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 7AP this area, 6.3% 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 77.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.6%	6.3%	-1.3%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.8%	2.8%	-2.0%	9.6%	-6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	13.4%	-11.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	7.9%	-0.5%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	66%	77.1%	11.1%	33.8%	43.3%
Other	9.6%	2%	-7.6%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.3% 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	30%	10.4%	-19.6%	0.7%	9.7%
Indian	5.7%	6.9%	1.2%	3.1%	3.8%
Pakistani	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	6.4%	4.2%	-2.2%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	3.5%	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	0.8%	2.3%
White	38.5%	49.3%	10.8%	81.4%	-32.1%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	2.5%	5.6%	3.1%	0.6%	5.0%
Other	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.3%	37.4%	-2.9%	83.2%	-45.8%
European Union	9.9%	26.9%	17.0%	6.1%	20.8%
Rest of Europe	4.9%	3.8%	-1.1%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	7.4%	7%	-0.4%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	31.1%	18.5%	-12.6%	5.6%	12.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	5.2%	1.7%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	2.5%	1%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 18.8% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	39.2%	37.3%	-1.9%	83.2%	-45.9%
10+ Years	17.7%	18.8%	1.1%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	15.5%	13.9%	-1.6%	2.9%	11.0%
2-5 Years	15.9%	15%	-0.9%	2.2%	12.8%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	15%	3.3%	1.9%	13.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46%	76.7%	-30.7%
France	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	5.2%	0.6%	4.6%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	9.1%	1.5%	7.6%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North Africa	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	4.5%	0.3%	4.2%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.6%	37.2%	4.4%
Christian	32.5%	46.2%	-13.7%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Muslim	10.5%	6.5%	4.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Surrey Quays Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Surrey Quays Road was 232.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.4% higher than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Surrey Quays Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey and the 185th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.3%.

🔎 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 7AP, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 Surrey Quays Road are based on 565 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 Surrey Quays Road, London, SE16 7AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 7AP

Average Price
£506,097

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£506,097

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Surrey Quays Road

Average Price
£859,543

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£545,341

Other
£25,905,959

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Surrey Quays Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
65 Montreal House Surrey Quays Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£660,000	2024-09-30	£634,980
86 Montreal House Surrey Quays Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£582,000	2024-09-13	£559,936
40 Montreal House Surrey Quays Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£138,000	2024-08-29	£130,759
37 Montreal House Surrey Quays Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-08-12	£426,387
61 Montreal House Surrey Quays Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2023-08-25	£557,774

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 7AP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	159
Self-Employed	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	12
Other	9
Retired	7
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	48
Professional, scientific and technical activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	11
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	5
Other	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	1
Administrative and support service activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	2,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,133 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,739 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	2,837 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Albion Primary School Albion Street , Rotherhithe SE16 7JD	3out of 4	280 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alfred Salter Primary School Quebec Way , Rotherhithe SE16 7LP	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	- not rated	493 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	493 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6SD	- not rated	584 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	3out of 4	670 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	706 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scott Lidgett School Drummond Road , SE16 4EE	- not rated	1,051 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School Bermondsey Keeton's Road , SE16 4EE	3out of 4	1,078 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , SE16 4UN	- not rated	1,427 yd	Academy converter	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	1,051 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,709 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,823 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,956 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	4,065 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	3,038 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,038 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,205 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,887 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,887 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bermondsey School Albion Street , Rotherhithe CIVIC Centre SE16 7BS	- not rated	362 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	706 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bosco Centre College Bosco Centre , 281 Jamaica Road SE16 4RS	- not rated	722 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	866 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	1,124 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
Leadbelly's bar & kitchen	Unit C Montreal House	29 yd
Canada water cafe	40	55 yd
Erbil shawarma	Canada Water Library, 21	95 yd
Revive	Cafe Canada Water Library, 21	102 yd
Thelodge.cafe	9	151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The brunel	Adam And Eve Public House, 47	382 yd
The ship	Ship, 39-47	467 yd
The midnight apothecary	Brunel Engine House	493 yd
China hall	141	524 yd
The mayflower	117	540 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lola's cupcakes	Canada Water Underground Station	31 yd
Olives & figs ltd	Canada Water Library, 21	95 yd
Kako coffee ltd	Canada Water Library, 21	95 yd
East african shack	Stall 1	102 yd
Shokudo ltd	251 Dovecote House	209 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	30-32	78 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	402 yd
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	1,007 yd
Costcutters	173-181	1,011 yd
Sainsbury's	70 Wapping Lane	1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	429 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	709 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	763 yd
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 suite	779 yd
Fisher Athletic Fc (Closed) Salter Road	grass pitches	867 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	906 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	998 yd
The Dockland Settlements Community Centre SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,026 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,050 yd
Peter Hills C Of E Primary School Beatson Walk	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,062 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	360 Mbit/s
Average download speed	380.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	180 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	267.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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