Brunswick Quay, London, SE16 7PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE16 7PY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.8%	51.8%	8.0%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	56.2%	48.2%	-8.0%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 7PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.9% 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	74.1%	67.9%	-6.2%	37.9%	30.0%
Married: Opposite sex	17.4%	21.4%	4.0%	44.2%	-22.8%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	4.3%	5.5%	1.2%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (91.1%) 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	67%	63%	-4.0%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	26.4%	28.1%	1.7%	33.6%	-5.5%
Fair health	5.5%	6.6%	1.1%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	0%	1.6%	1.6%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	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 7PY this area, 8.3% 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 68.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.8%	8.3%	1.5%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.1%	5.2%	2.1%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6%	4.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	-9.2%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	9.9%	2.8%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	69.2%	68.5%	-0.7%	33.8%	34.7%
Other	7.4%	2.2%	-5.2%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57% 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	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	20.1%	4.6%	-15.5%	0.7%	3.9%
Indian	3.4%	1%	-2.4%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	1.1%	11.5%	10.4%	2.5%	9.0%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	1.1%	3.9%	2.8%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
White	59.4%	57%	-2.4%	81.4%	-24.4%
Roma	0%	2%	2.0%	0.2%	1.8%
Arab	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.7% 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	46.2%	54.7%	8.5%	83.2%	-28.5%
European Union	17.9%	19.5%	1.6%	6.1%	13.4%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	5.3%	6.2%	0.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	23%	9.7%	-13.3%	5.6%	4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	44.3%	54.6%	10.3%	83.2%	-28.6%
10+ Years	14.8%	20.7%	5.9%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	12.4%	9.5%	-2.9%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	15.3%	10.5%	-4.8%	2.2%	8.3%
Less than 2 years	13.2%	4.8%	-8.4%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	34.4%	46.2%	-11.8%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	11.6%	6.5%	5.1%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Brunswick Quay Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brunswick Quay was 84.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brunswick Quay has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.8%.

🔎 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 7PY, 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 Brunswick Quay are based on 352 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 Brunswick Quay, London, SE16 7PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 7PY

Average Price
£571,723

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£826,029

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£416,313

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brunswick Quay

Average Price
£580,662

Semi-Detached
£782,835

Terraced
£818,843

Detached
£727,219

Flats/Maisonettes
£505,563

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brunswick QuayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Brunswick Quay, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-07-31	£478,365
52 Brunswick Quay, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£409,999	2021-11-16	£430,326
32 Brunswick Quay, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2021-06-30	£334,805
4 Brunswick Quay, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£361,000	2020-12-15	£340,469
18 Brunswick Quay, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£695,000	2020-02-14	£764,120

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 7PY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE16 7PY 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	269
Student (economically inactive)	40
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	37
Looking after home or family	27
Retired	24
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	53
Professional, scientific and technical activities	43
Information and communication	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Education	22
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	12
Transport and storage	7
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
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	2,336 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,449 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	2,453 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,986 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	467 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , SE16 6SD	3out of 4	576 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	628 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	688 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Albion Primary School Albion Street , Rotherhithe SE16 7JD	4out of 4	787 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	809 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,418 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,868 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	4out of 4	1,916 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	2,080 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	2,571 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,368 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,457 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,970 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	5,017 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	3,126 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,562 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,408 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	5,064 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,406 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	677 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	767 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	1,581 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,741 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,871 yd	Academy special converter	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
Cafe east pho	100	147 yd
Pizza hut restaurant	5	148 yd
Hollywood bowl (restaurant/cafe)	3A	148 yd
Vixen coffee ltd	Unit 1, 24	247 yd
Surrey docks watersports centre	Surrey Docks Watersports Centr	270 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moby dick	The Moby Dick, 6	191 yd
Surrey docks	185	420 yd
The yellow house	126	468 yd
Surdoc social club ltd	16-19	486 yd
Whelan's free house	11	501 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Salt shed	Hawker House	322 yd
No bonez	Hawker House	322 yd
Dreamin dough	Hawker House	322 yd
Ink squid bar ltd	Hawker House	322 yd
Rastawala	Hawker House	322 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	369 yd
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	397 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	683 yd
Costcutters	173-181	1,010 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	266 yd
The Dockland Settlements Community Centre SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	711 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	771 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	788 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	823 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	902 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	907 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	1,070 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	61.1%

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	38.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed	43.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	73.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 7PY