Ethel Street, London, SE17 1NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE17 1NH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	50.8%	48.6%	-2.2%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	49.2%	51.4%	2.2%	49.0%	2.4%

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 1NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.5% 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	65.8%	72.5%	6.7%	37.9%	34.6%
Married: Opposite sex	23.5%	15.3%	-8.2%	44.2%	-28.9%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.9%	2%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5%	7.4%	2.4%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	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 (86.9%) 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	52.2%	56.7%	4.5%	48.4%	8.3%
Good health	35%	30.2%	-4.8%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	9.1%	9.8%	0.7%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 59.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	11.5%	-3.9%	18.2%	-6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	5.4%	-2.7%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	9.7%	0.4%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	10.4%	-3.4%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	44.3%	59.9%	15.6%	33.8%	26.1%
Other	7.9%	1.8%	-6.1%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.3% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.8%	4.1%	1.3%	0.7%	3.4%
Indian	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	5.7%	10.5%	4.8%	2.5%	8.0%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	0.8%	2.9%
White	73.8%	61.3%	-12.5%	81.4%	-20.1%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.6%	3.7%	2.1%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	67.3%	62.7%	-4.6%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	13.8%	15.1%	1.3%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	0.6%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3%	5.7%	2.7%	2.7%	3.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	6.5%	1.0%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	7.3%	1.8%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	2%	2%	0.0%	0.3%	1.7%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.2%	62.7%	-2.5%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	7.7%	17.1%	9.4%	9.8%	7.3%
5-10 Years	7.3%	7.3%	0.0%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	8.1%	6.5%	-1.6%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	11.6%	6.3%	-5.3%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.6%	76.7%	-5.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.3%	37.2%	7.1%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Ethel Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ethel Street was 748.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 361.1% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Ethel Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 29th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 167.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 91.1%.

🔎 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 1NH, 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 Ethel Street are based on 12 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 Ethel Street, London, SE17 1NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1NH

Average Price
£596,871

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£920,713

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,950

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ethel Street

Average Price
£515,325

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£931,828

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£432,025

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ethel Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Ethel Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£875,000	2022-12-19	£892,748
8A Ethel Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£605,000	2022-12-19	£609,904
8B Ethel Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2013-03-12	£380,352
Ground Floor Flat 8 Ethel Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2011-12-09	£399,278
6A Ethel Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2005-06-30	£376,894

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1NH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE17 1NH 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	230
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	33
Student (economically inactive)	30
Retired	29
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	10

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	39
Accommodation and food service activities	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Education	29
Human health and social work activities	27
Information and communication	24
Other	23
Financial and insurance activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	17
Transport and storage	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Construction	10
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	5

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	1,057 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	1,673 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	1,793 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,288 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,694 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	308 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	407 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	2out of 4	507 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Penrose Street , Walworth SE17 3DT	1out of 4	640 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Liverpool Grove , Walworth SE17 2HH	3out of 4	732 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	752 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	856 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	918 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,268 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	1,342 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	1,205 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,212 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	1,496 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,711 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,305 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	719 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	445 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	887 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	985 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,022 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,049 yd	Other independent special school	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
Buena onda taco	2	85 yd
Amore cafe	185	98 yd
Cafe house restaurant	189	98 yd
Tasty jerk	15b	107 yd
Beza ethiopian food	8a	107 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The tankard	The Tankard, 178	126 yd
The manor club	140	217 yd
Woodcraft folk	Unit 9-10, 83	249 yd
The gladstone	24-26	322 yd
Better world brewing	Arch 18	357 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wrap mi up	21	136 yd
M m kiosk	Weymouth Building, 2	217 yd
Hot box pizza and chicken ltd	30	240 yd
Los chamos	Arch 145 Eagle Yard	269 yd
Hoa phuong	4	279 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	156-164	119 yd
Tesco	224-226	280 yd
Daily fresh supermarket	48	404 yd
Sainsbury's	40	405 yd
Marks & spencer	311	481 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (Closed) Elephant & Castle	health and fitness suite, squash courts	513 yd
The Castle Centre ST. GABRIEL WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	519 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	640 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		644 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	663 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		670 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		784 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		799 yd
London South Bank University Sports Centre London Road	health and fitness suite	925 yd
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK GERALDINE MARY HARMSWORTH PARK ST GEORGES ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	986 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	95.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1NH