Browning Street, London, SE17 1LP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE17 1LP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	47.9%	48.5%	0.6%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	52.1%	51.5%	-0.6%	49.0%	2.5%

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 1LP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.7% 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	64.4%	65.7%	1.3%	37.9%	27.8%
Married: Opposite sex	20.8%	21.8%	1.0%	44.2%	-22.4%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	4.4%	3.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	6.9%	6.2%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	3.2%	1%	-2.2%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (90.4%) 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	60.1%	52.5%	-7.6%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	28.4%	37.9%	9.5%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	9.5%	6.6%	-2.9%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	1.3%	3%	1.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

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 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.5%	15.5%	0.0%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	6.2%	-3.3%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	8.2%	-1.3%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	5.2%	4.9%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	12%	0.0%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	39.4%	49.1%	9.7%	33.8%	15.3%
Other	13.9%	3.8%	-10.1%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.1% 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	2.1%	3.6%	1.5%	1.1%	2.5%
Chinese	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	25.3%	18.9%	-6.4%	2.5%	16.4%
Black Caribbean	7%	6.3%	-0.7%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	8.8%	2.7%	-6.1%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2.1%	4.5%	2.4%	0.8%	3.7%
White	35.3%	38.1%	2.8%	81.4%	-43.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	3.9%	12.6%	8.7%	1.6%	11.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41% 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	47.7%	41%	-6.7%	83.2%	-42.2%
European Union	10.3%	17.4%	7.1%	6.1%	11.3%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	22.9%	11.4%	-11.5%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	8.8%	9.9%	1.1%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	19.5%	12.8%	1.3%	18.2%
Oceania	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.9% 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	45.9%	41%	-4.9%	83.2%	-42.2%
10+ Years	8%	24.9%	16.9%	9.8%	15.1%
5-10 Years	10.6%	17.4%	6.8%	2.9%	14.5%
2-5 Years	9.5%	11.4%	1.9%	2.2%	9.2%
Less than 2 years	26%	5.4%	-20.6%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.9%	76.7%	-22.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	12.7%	0.4%	12.3%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	3.9%	0.2%	3.7%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	11.1%	6.5%	4.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Browning Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Browning Street was 339.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 108.9% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Browning Street has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 100th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.1%.

🔎 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 1LP, 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 Browning Street are based on 97 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 Browning Street, London, SE17 1LP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1LP

Average Price
£335,187

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,187

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Browning Street

Average Price
£434,937

Semi-Detached
£822,799

Terraced
£784,952

Detached
£588,743

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,791

Other
£1,053,590

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Browning Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 York Mansions Browning Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2019-10-25	£354,653
Flat 4 York Mansions Browning Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2015-01-30	£314,092
Flat 10 York Mansions Browning Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2008-02-19	£256,614
Flat 7 York Mansions Browning Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£142,500	2004-07-14	£315,785
Flat 2 York Mansions Browning Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£149,950	2004-04-02	£337,557

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1LP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	27
Other	24
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	11
Retired	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Administrative and support service activities	23
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	20
Education	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Information and communication	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	12
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	6
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	1,062 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,667 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	1,714 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,159 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,665 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crampton Primary Iliffe Street , Walworth SE17 3LE	4out of 4	247 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	2out of 4	414 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Penrose Street , Walworth SE17 3DT	1out of 4	472 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Liverpool Grove , Walworth SE17 2HH	3out of 4	583 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	675 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	943 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	1,050 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,424 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,440 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,302 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,324 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,563 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,780 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,455 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	844 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	593 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	910 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,048 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,051 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,117 yd	Academy alternative provision 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
Rude n boomin	1a York Mansions	7 yd
Galaxy restaurant & karaoke	211	35 yd
Amore cafe	185	83 yd
Cafe house restaurant	189	83 yd
Oodles walworth	227	83 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Better world brewing	Arch 18	192 yd
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	203 yd
The gladstone	24-26	230 yd
Woodcraft folk	Unit 9-10, 83	247 yd
The good intent public house	Good Intent Public House, 24-26	255 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wrap mi up	21	83 yd
Newplatinumbakery ltd	212	110 yd
Ossie jerk chicken	209	112 yd
Hot box pizza and chicken ltd	30	118 yd
Wrap the wrap	East Street Market	237 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	224-226	110 yd
Co-op	156-164	119 yd
Daily fresh supermarket	48	255 yd
Marks & spencer	311	316 yd
Morrisons	264-276	342 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	471 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		607 yd
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	631 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	640 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	705 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		803 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		809 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		891 yd
London South Bank University Sports Centre London Road	health and fitness suite	1,074 yd
Archbishop Sumner C Of E Primary School REEDWORTH STREET	artificial grass pitch	1,078 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	22.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	4.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1LP