Onega Gate, London, SE16 7PF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE16 7PF has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	47%	47.7%	0.7%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	53%	52.3%	-0.7%	49.0%	3.3%

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 7PF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.1% 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	72.9%	72.1%	-0.8%	37.9%	34.2%
Married: Opposite sex	18.3%	16.3%	-2.0%	44.2%	-27.9%
Married: Same sex	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.3%	3.7%	2.4%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	5.2%	6.8%	1.6%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	0%	1.1%	1.1%	6.1%	-5.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (94.9%) 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	64.5%	59.4%	-5.1%	48.4%	11.0%
Good health	30.3%	35.5%	5.2%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	4.7%	4.6%	-0.1%	12.7%	-8.1%
Bad health	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	4.0%	-3.5%

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 7PF this area, 2.1% 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 84.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	18.2%	-16.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	13.4%	-13.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	7.9%	-2.6%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	76.4%	84.7%	8.3%	33.8%	50.9%
Other	4.8%	2.1%	-2.7%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.9% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	12.4%	5.5%	-6.9%	0.7%	4.8%
Indian	4.7%	5%	0.3%	3.1%	1.9%
Other Asian	3.8%	4.1%	0.3%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	1.3%	5.9%	4.6%	0.5%	5.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
White	72.2%	65.9%	-6.3%	81.4%	-15.5%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Other	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.7% 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	54.3%	47.7%	-6.6%	83.2%	-35.5%
European Union	14.5%	25%	10.5%	6.1%	18.9%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	4.5%	0.2%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	6%	3.6%	-2.4%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	10.5%	-5.7%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	6.4%	3.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	0.3%	1.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 15.7% 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	53%	48.4%	-4.6%	83.2%	-34.8%
10+ Years	8.1%	15.7%	7.6%	9.8%	5.9%
5-10 Years	11.1%	17.1%	6.0%	2.9%	14.2%
2-5 Years	16.2%	14.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	12.1%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	4.6%	-6.9%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	5.5%	0.6%	4.9%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	1.4%	13.5%	-12.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.9%	37.2%	11.7%
Christian	26.9%	46.2%	-19.3%
Buddhist	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	7.8%	6.5%	1.3%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Onega Gate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Onega Gate was 113.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.7% lower than the Rotherhithe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Onega Gate has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe and the 377th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.6%.

🔎 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
£77,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE16 7PF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Onega Gate are based on 56 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 Onega Gate, London, SE16 7PF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 7PF

Average Price
£421,110

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£421,110

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Onega Gate

Average Price
£549,531

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,341,290

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£504,714

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Onega GateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Onega Gate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2023-11-09	£206,035
4 Onega Gate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£740,000	2019-09-06	£737,037
4 Onega Gate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2014-06-13	£294,031
3 Onega Gate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2005-11-04	£376,894
6 Onega Gate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2005-10-29	£372,859

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 7PF

Employment

SE16 7PF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	128
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	7
Retired	6
Student (economically inactive)	3
Looking after home or family	3
Other	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Financial and insurance activities	36
Information and communication	26
Education	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	1,581 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	2,281 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,371 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	2,662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,984 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alfred Salter Primary School Quebec Way , Rotherhithe SE16 7LP	3out of 4	421 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , SE16 6SD	3out of 4	461 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redriff Primary School Salter Road , Rotherhithe SE16 5LQ	4out of 4	733 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	844 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	897 yd	Community 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	717 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,620 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College 3 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	3out of 4	1,992 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	2,088 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	2,091 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	2,355 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,174 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,519 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,920 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	5,215 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	4out of 4	2,954 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,766 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,399 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	5,005 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,240 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	760 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	983 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,521 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	1,565 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,748 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe east pho	100	155 yd
Vixen coffee ltd	Unit 1, 24	175 yd
Surrey docks watersports centre	Surrey Docks Watersports Centr	269 yd
Pizza hut restaurant	5	328 yd
Hollywood bowl (restaurant/cafe)	3A	328 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moby dick	The Moby Dick, 6	68 yd
Ship & whale public house	2	345 yd
Surrey docks	185	628 yd
The yellow house	126	688 yd
Surdoc social club ltd	16-19	700 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Annie's thai kitchen	95	345 yd
Fortune chinese restaurant	91	345 yd
Salt shed	Hawker House	393 yd
No bonez	Hawker House	393 yd
Dreamin dough	Hawker House	393 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	459 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	576 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	824 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	267 yd
The Dockland Settlements Community Centre SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	504 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	740 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	746 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	987 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	993 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	1,063 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

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

Overview of SE16 7PF