Rodney Road, London, SE17 1AW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE17 1AW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.2%	50.7%	5.5%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	54.8%	49.3%	-5.5%	49.0%	0.3%

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 SE17 1AW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.4% 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	65.4%	72.4%	7.0%	37.9%	34.5%
Married: Opposite sex	22.3%	18.2%	-4.1%	44.2%	-26.0%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.8%	3.1%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	9.1%	-6.0%
Widowed	5.4%	1.1%	-4.3%	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 (88.6%) 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	55.5%	59.6%	4.1%	48.4%	11.2%
Good health	27.4%	29%	1.6%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	9.6%	6.7%	-2.9%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	6.2%	4.5%	-1.7%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 SE17 1AW this area, 8.5% 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 68.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.5%	8.5%	-10.0%	18.2%	-9.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	5.4%	-2.3%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	4.3%	-5.7%	13.4%	-9.1%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.3%	2.3%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.7%	8.8%	-8.9%	16.9%	-8.1%
Degree or Similar	33.8%	68.2%	34.4%	33.8%	34.4%
Other	12.3%	2.6%	-9.7%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.6% 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	13%	5.7%	-7.3%	1.1%	4.6%
Chinese	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	3.1%	-1.4%
Other Asian	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	14.4%	13.3%	-1.1%	2.5%	10.8%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	1%	-3.1%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	5.5%	7.8%	2.3%	0.5%	7.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.9%
White	51.4%	50.6%	-0.8%	81.4%	-30.8%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0%	3.8%	3.8%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55% 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	66.4%	55%	-11.4%	83.2%	-28.2%
European Union	7.5%	15.4%	7.9%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	9.6%	8.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	11%	9.6%	-1.4%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	7.2%	5.8%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.3%	54.3%	-6.0%	83.2%	-28.9%
10+ Years	4.1%	19.4%	15.3%	9.8%	9.6%
5-10 Years	3.4%	9.5%	6.1%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	9.6%	9.5%	-0.1%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	22.6%	7.3%	-15.3%	1.9%	5.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.5%	76.7%	-12.2%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.5%	37.2%	5.3%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Rodney Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rodney Road was 359.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 168.2% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rodney Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington and the 100th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.2%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE17 1AW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Rodney Road are based on 267 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 Rodney Road, London, SE17 1AW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1AW

Average Price
£635,385

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£635,385

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rodney Road

Average Price
£448,110

Semi-Detached
£985,836

Terraced
£775,204

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,306

Other
£726,471

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rodney Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Morris Court Rodney Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£590,000	2015-05-19	£608,802
5 Morris Court Rodney Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£590,000	2015-05-19	£608,802

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1AW

Employment

SE17 1AW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	202
Self-Employed	40
Looking after home or family	23
Part-Time Employee	20
Retired	17
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	10
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Education	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1
Human health and social work activities	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	1,474 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	2,107 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,967 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	105 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School Larcom Street , SE17 1NQ	- not rated	323 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Flint Street , SE17 1RB	3out of 4	350 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Lancaster Primary School Harper Road , SE1 6AF	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	3out of 4	403 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College Harper Road , SE1 6AG	- not rated	433 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	3out of 4	468 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	520 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Walworth School Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	- not rated	1,145 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,145 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,509 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,565 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,873 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,333 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,077 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
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	433 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	2,777 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Imperial Oak School 134a New Kent Road , Southwark SE1 6TU	- not rated	225 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Autism Project - CareTrade 9 Larcom Street , SE17 1RT	- not rated	355 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chrysolyte Independent Christian School Bethel House , Lansdowne Place SE1 4XH	- not rated	678 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	735 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liral Veget College London 148-150 Old Kent Road , SE1 5TY	- not rated	779 yd	Other independent 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
Hej coffee	53	43 yd
Deuce hospitality limited	1	118 yd
Melanin health & wellness community centre and caf	1	118 yd
The rocketvan coffee shop	92	252 yd
Four quarters	20	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Diogenes the dog	Rose And Crown, 94-96	119 yd
Horangee pocha	Horangee Pocha Crown And Anchor, 116	241 yd
Rising sun	98	296 yd
The gladstone	24-26	371 yd
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	443 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gr8 jawns	2 Stockham Court	52 yd
Mcneil's	102	186 yd
Five star fish bar	118-120	230 yd
Maxy's fried chicken	175	266 yd
Papa johns pizza	193	266 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	157	271 yd
Sainsbury's	40	422 yd
Co-op	156-164	434 yd
Tesco	224-226	519 yd
Daily fresh supermarket	48	521 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	367 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		406 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		470 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		540 yd
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	725 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	727 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	768 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	795 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	934 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		965 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	63.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	92.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1AW