Cotham Street, London, SE17 1LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE17 1LX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	51.7%	0.1%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	48.4%	48.3%	-0.1%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 1LX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	54.2%	58.3%	4.1%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	32.7%	26.7%	-6.0%	44.2%	-17.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	6.3%	7.7%	1.4%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.8%	52.1%	4.3%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	29%	30.3%	1.3%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	13.3%	11.5%	-1.8%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	7%	5%	-2.0%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

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 43.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.1%	22.2%	1.1%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	5.3%	-10.9%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	9.2%	-0.7%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	15.5%	6.3%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	33.5%	43.7%	10.2%	33.8%	9.9%
Other	9.2%	2.2%	-7.0%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.6% 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	7.8%	6.5%	-1.3%	1.1%	5.4%
Chinese	4.1%	2%	-2.1%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3.8%	2%	-1.8%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	2.3%	3%	0.7%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	14.8%	22.8%	8.0%	2.5%	20.3%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	11.1%	6.2%	1.0%	10.1%
Other Black	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	0.5%	4.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	0.8%	2.0%
White	45.8%	35.6%	-10.2%	81.4%	-45.8%
Arab	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	3.5%	4%	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	54.5%	56.2%	1.7%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	10.7%	9.5%	-1.2%	6.1%	3.4%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	0.6%	-2.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	12.8%	16.4%	3.6%	2.7%	13.7%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	9.7%	-1.9%	5.6%	4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	6.7%	0.3%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	56.3%	3.3%	83.2%	-26.9%
10+ Years	9.3%	30.8%	21.5%	9.8%	21.0%
5-10 Years	4.6%	6.3%	1.7%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	4.6%	3.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	28.4%	3.2%	-25.2%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.8%	76.7%	-2.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.6%	37.2%	-13.6%
Christian	43.8%	46.2%	-2.4%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	23.4%	6.5%	16.9%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Cotham Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cotham Street was 200.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.7% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cotham Street has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 232nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.3%.

🔎 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 1LX, 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 Cotham Street are based on 7 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 Cotham Street, London, SE17 1LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1LX

Average Price
£549,094

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£760,714

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£478,554

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cotham Street

Average Price
£490,568

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£769,898

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£444,013

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cotham Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9C Cotham Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2023-09-11	£513,094
4 Cotham Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2012-05-24	£769,898
9A Cotham Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2011-05-19	£410,479
9C Cotham Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2006-12-20	£463,222
8A Cotham Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£241,000	2004-07-28	£534,065

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1LX

Employment

SE17 1LX area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE17 1LX 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	116
Retired	51
Student (economically inactive)	42
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	38
Unemployed	34
Looking after home or family	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Other	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Information and communication	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	4
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	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	1,245 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	1,496 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	1,647 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,143 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out 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
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	271 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	2out of 4	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crampton Primary Iliffe Street , Walworth SE17 3LE	4out of 4	461 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Flint Street , Walworth SE17 1QD	3out of 4	576 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Liverpool Grove , Walworth SE17 2HH	3out of 4	635 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	577 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	710 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	1,079 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,293 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,319 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,375 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,396 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	1,686 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,900 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,433 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	622 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	599 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	992 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	995 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Autism Project - CareTrade The Clarence Centre , 6 St George's Circus SE1 6FE	- not rated	1,118 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	1,129 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The rocketvan coffee shop	92	120 yd
Deuce hospitality limited	1	202 yd
Melanin health & wellness community centre and caf	1	202 yd
Hej coffee	53	219 yd
Amore cafe	185	225 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The gladstone	24-26	200 yd
Diogenes the dog	Rose And Crown, 94-96	214 yd
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	316 yd
The good intent public house	Good Intent Public House, 24-26	338 yd
Horangee pocha	Horangee Pocha Crown And Anchor, 116	377 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wrap mi up	21	150 yd
Gr8 jawns	2 Stockham Court	208 yd
Lucky dog	81	243 yd
Mcneil's	102	264 yd
Kings flavour	153	267 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	156-164	276 yd
Tesco	224-226	323 yd
Daily fresh supermarket	48	338 yd
Marks & spencer	311	444 yd
Tesco	157	458 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	483 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		600 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		608 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	609 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		661 yd
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	690 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	696 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		815 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	963 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,004 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	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.1%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	96.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1LX