Rope Street, London, SE16 7TY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE16 7TY is primarily male, with 54.8% 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	42.5%	45.2%	2.7%	51.0%	-5.8%
Male	57.5%	54.8%	-2.7%	49.0%	5.8%

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 7TY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.4% 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	59.1%	63.4%	4.3%	37.9%	25.5%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	23.5%	-6.8%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.5%	8.7%	1.2%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	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 (91.9%) 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	58%	59.3%	1.3%	48.4%	10.9%
Good health	34.8%	32.6%	-2.2%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	6.4%	6.7%	0.3%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	0.5%	1%	0.5%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 7TY this area, 3.3% 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 77.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	18.2%	-14.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	9.6%	-7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	3.3%	-5.1%	13.4%	-10.1%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	10.1%	0.6%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	66.3%	77.3%	11.0%	33.8%	43.5%
Other	9.5%	2.5%	-7.0%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	8%	2.9%	-5.1%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	5.3%	2.9%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	0.8%	1.5%
White	75.4%	79.5%	4.1%	81.4%	-1.9%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54% 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	55.9%	54%	-1.9%	83.2%	-29.2%
European Union	14.4%	26.7%	12.3%	6.1%	20.6%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	5.6%	3.3%	-2.3%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	6.7%	-7.5%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	5.7%	1.7%	1.3%	4.4%
Oceania	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.1%	54.4%	-0.7%	83.2%	-28.8%
10+ Years	11.2%	19.4%	8.2%	9.8%	9.6%
5-10 Years	9.9%	11.1%	1.2%	2.9%	8.2%
2-5 Years	13.9%	7%	-6.9%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	9.9%	8%	-1.9%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	53.4%	37.2%	16.2%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Rope Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rope Street was 34.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.7% lower than the Rotherhithe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rope Street has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe and the 57th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.5%.

🔎 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 7TY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 5/10 (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 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 7TY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 7TY

Average Price
£991,784

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,023,092

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£741,320

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
312 Rope Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£797,500	2025-12-08	£768,880
315 Rope Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£753,000	2024-12-16	£761,426
320 Rope Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£835,000	2024-03-08	£872,755
318 Rope Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£749,000	2023-11-15	£750,510
325 Rope Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£700,000	2019-08-16	£670,714

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE16 7TY

Employment

SE16 7TY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	208
Self-Employed	53
Part-Time Employee	24
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Retired	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	10
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	49
Financial and insurance activities	44
Information and communication	36
Education	24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Other	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	10
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,224 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	1,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	2,630 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,744 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arnhem Wharf Primary School 1 Arnhem Place , Isle of Dogs E14 3RP	3out of 4	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	815 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Seven Mills Primary School Malabar Street , Isle of Dogs E14 8LY	3out of 4	859 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School 299 Westferry Road , Millwall E14 3RS	3out of 4	907 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School St Elmo's Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6SD	- not rated	937 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 , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	1,083 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	3out of 4	1,174 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	2out of 4	1,412 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	3out of 4	1,960 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Green's School 100 Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3DW	3out of 4	2,102 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	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	2,152 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,176 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	3,228 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,302 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,103 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	3,019 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,019 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,942 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	3,942 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,331 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	808 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , Rotherhithe SE16 6AT	- not rated	1,083 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,115 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,304 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	1,388 yd	Other independent special school	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
Big bowls	95	346 yd
Shimla pinks	93	346 yd
Plough Way Deli	Unit C And D, Cadmus Court	430 yd
Surrey docks watersports centre	Surrey Docks Watersports Centr	446 yd
Plough Way Cafe	Unit 1, Seafarer Way	475 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ship & whale public house	2	328 yd
Moby dick	The Moby Dick, 6	475 yd
Tooke Arms	Tooke Arms Public House, 165 Westferry Road	758 yd
The Victoria	177 Grove Street, London	788 yd
Farriers arms	214	876 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Annie's thai kitchen	95	346 yd
Fortune chinese restaurant	91	346 yd
Stacked burgers ltd	23 Custom House Reach	429 yd
Junior Adventures Group	Arnhem Wharf Primary School, 1 Arnhem Place	542 yd
Docklands Fried Chicken	46 Westferry Road	791 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	553 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	1,022 yd
Co-operative	Unit 1, Cassilis Road	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	450 yd
The Dockland Settlements Community Centre SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	600 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	761 yd
Tiller Leisure Centre TILLER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	909 yd
Alpha Grove Centre Alpha Grove		940 yd
Redriff Primary Academy SALTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	944 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	1,039 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.7%

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	43.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	53.39 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	53.39 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	18.45 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE16 7TY