Rope Street, London, SE16 7TE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 7TE is primarily male, with 56% 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	48%	44%	-4.0%	51.0%	-7.0%
Male	52%	56%	4.0%	49.0%	7.0%

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 7TE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.7% 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	65.4%	67.7%	2.3%	37.9%	29.8%
Married: Opposite sex	18.1%	23.5%	5.4%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	0.3%	1.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Separated	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	7.5%	2%	-5.5%	9.1%	-7.1%
Widowed	2%	2%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.1%

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 (89.8%) 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	65.7%	58.2%	-7.5%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	29.9%	31.6%	1.7%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	3.3%	9.5%	6.2%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	4.0%	-3.3%

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 7TE this area, 4.7% 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 78.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.6%	4.7%	3.1%	18.2%	-13.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.5%	3.6%	0.1%	9.6%	-6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.9%	3.6%	-2.3%	13.4%	-9.8%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	5.3%	-4.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	7.1%	-3.1%	16.9%	-9.8%
Degree or Similar	66.1%	78.7%	12.6%	33.8%	44.9%
Other	11.4%	2%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.3% 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	10.7%	7.4%	-3.3%	0.7%	6.7%
Indian	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	5.2%	2.4%	-2.8%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	0.7%	2%	1.3%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	0.8%	3.6%
White	72.7%	65.3%	-7.4%	81.4%	-16.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	2.2%	5.1%	2.9%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	59%	54.3%	-4.7%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	14.4%	18.8%	4.4%	6.1%	12.7%
Rest of Europe	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	6.6%	3.8%	-2.8%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	13.7%	11.6%	-2.1%	5.6%	6.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	5.5%	4.4%	1.3%	4.2%
Oceania	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.1%	54.1%	-2.0%	83.2%	-29.1%
10+ Years	8.9%	18.7%	9.8%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	5.9%	10.9%	5.0%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	15.1%	10.5%	-4.6%	2.2%	8.3%
Less than 2 years	14%	5.8%	-8.2%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.9%	76.7%	-10.8%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	6%	0.6%	5.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.4%	37.2%	9.2%
Christian	34.9%	46.2%	-11.3%
Buddhist	4.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Rope Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rope Street was 89.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Rope Street has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe and the 257th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.5%.

🔎 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
£77,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE16 7TE, 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 Rope Street are based on 531 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 Rope Street, London, SE16 7TE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 7TE

Average Price
£700,469

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£833,192

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£685,722

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rope Street

Average Price
£656,764

Semi-Detached
£1,038,296

Terraced
£1,079,281

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£606,390

Other
£9,457

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rope Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Rope Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£685,000	2025-12-18	£655,673
48 Rope Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-09-18	£331,970
45 Rope Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£780,000	2025-07-18	£759,772
46 Rope Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£855,000	2024-12-13	£864,568
34 Rope Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£658,000	2024-11-22	£631,761

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 7TE

Employment

SE16 7TE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

SE16 7TE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	139
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	12
Part-Time Employee	12
Looking after home or family	11
Retired	11
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Unemployed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Information and communication	31
Financial and insurance activities	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Other	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Construction	9
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	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	1,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	- not rated	1,918 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,686 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	2,829 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,873 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	722 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alfred Salter Primary School Quebec Way , Rotherhithe SE16 7LP	3out of 4	780 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6SD	- not rated	789 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arnhem Wharf Primary School 1 Arnhem Place , Isle of Dogs E14 3RP	3out of 4	883 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School 61 Hawkstone Road , SE16 2PE	- not rated	944 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 , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	973 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	3out of 4	1,046 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	2out of 4	1,754 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Scott Lidgett School Drummond Road , SE16 4EE	- not rated	1,840 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School Bermondsey Keeton's Road , SE16 4EE	3out of 4	1,883 yd	Free schools	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	1,840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,389 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,241 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	3,281 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,291 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	3out of 4	3,137 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,137 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,991 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,045 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,045 yd	Foundation school	Yes	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	555 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	973 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	1,051 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bermondsey School Albion Street , Rotherhithe CIVIC Centre SE16 7BS	- not rated	1,323 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,419 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Surrey docks watersports centre	Surrey Docks Watersports Centr	108 yd
Plough Way Deli	Unit C And D, Cadmus Court	275 yd
Plough Way Cafe	Unit 1, Seafarer Way	279 yd
Wolfys Bar	Unit Q, Nyland Court	298 yd
The Pear Tree @ Greenland Place	Unit D, Copenhagen Court	342 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moby dick	The Moby Dick, 6	196 yd
Ship & whale public house	2	403 yd
Farriers arms	214	586 yd
Surrey docks	185	602 yd
Surdoc social club ltd	16-19	687 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Annie's thai kitchen	95	414 yd
Fortune chinese restaurant	91	414 yd
Harvey's pitta	5	480 yd
Pizza hut	19	480 yd
Bellucci	27	480 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	275 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	689 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	1,011 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	112 yd
The Dockland Settlements Community Centre SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	651 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	817 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	922 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	947 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	981 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	1,012 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	286.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	272.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 7TE