Kennedy Walk, London, SE17 1QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE17 1QL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	49.2%	49.6%	0.4%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	50.8%	50.4%	-0.4%	49.0%	1.4%

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 1QL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.2% 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	53.2%	57.2%	4.0%	37.9%	19.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.3%	28.6%	1.3%	44.2%	-15.6%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.1%	7%	-3.1%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	4.1%	3.4%	-0.7%	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	55.6%	53.1%	-2.5%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	25.4%	27.6%	2.2%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	11.3%	13.8%	2.5%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	5.8%	4.1%	-1.7%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.8%	22.8%	0.0%	18.2%	4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	10.5%	-0.1%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	9.5%	-2.7%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	15.6%	1.9%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	29.9%	35.8%	5.9%	33.8%	2.0%
Other	9.6%	1.5%	-8.1%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.9% 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	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	21.4%	19.7%	-1.7%	2.5%	17.2%
Black Caribbean	7.7%	10%	2.3%	1.0%	9.0%
Other Black	7.1%	3.6%	-3.5%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2%	2.6%	0.6%	0.8%	1.8%
White	47.4%	42.9%	-4.5%	81.4%	-38.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	3.8%	9.6%	5.8%	1.6%	8.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58% 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	61.7%	58%	-3.7%	83.2%	-25.2%
European Union	11.9%	10.3%	-1.6%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	12.5%	11.4%	-1.1%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	3.7%	-2.1%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	14.4%	8.6%	1.3%	13.1%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.7%	58%	-1.7%	83.2%	-25.2%
10+ Years	3.6%	20%	16.4%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	7.3%	10.1%	2.8%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	8.5%	6%	-2.5%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	21%	5.8%	-15.2%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.2%	76.7%	-11.5%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Spain	6%	0.4%	5.6%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	54.3%	46.2%	8.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	11.2%	6.5%	4.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Kennedy Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kennedy Walk was 366.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 125.8% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kennedy Walk has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 89th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 152.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 114.1%.

🔎 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 1QL, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 Kennedy Walk are based on 6 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 Kennedy Walk, London, SE17 1QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1QL

Average Price
£537,386

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£650,402

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£311,354

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kennedy Walk

Average Price
£416,433

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£514,052

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£318,815

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kennedy WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Kennedy Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2022-04-29	£316,120
8 Kennedy Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,500	2008-04-17	£316,591
12 Kennedy Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2005-01-31	£663,297
10 Kennedy Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£237,000	2004-08-24	£653,211
8 Kennedy Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£136,000	2003-07-04	£323,732

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1QL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE17 1QL 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	123
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	40
Retired	38
Unemployed	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Self-Employed	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Other	23
Looking after home or family	23

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	30
Education	28
Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	19
Information and communication	18
Other	18
Transport and storage	12
Construction	12
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,061 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	1,366 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	1,719 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,850 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,681 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Flint Street , Walworth SE17 1QD	3out of 4	115 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Townsend Primary School Townsend Street , SE17 1HJ	3out of 4	366 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	2out of 4	372 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	387 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Square Primary School Surrey Square , Walworth SE17 2JY	4out of 4	518 yd	Academy converter	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	313 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	472 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	850 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,392 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	1,497 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,804 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,854 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	2,155 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,364 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,752 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	591 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL 148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY	- not rated	519 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,028 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	1,161 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	3out of 4	1,200 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South Bank University 103 Borough Road , SE1 0AA	- not rated	1,328 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Favourite f.oz cafe	215	148 yd
The coffee bar	Darwin Court, 1	180 yd
Kebab hut	112	330 yd
The rocketvan coffee shop	92	390 yd
Hej coffee	53	393 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Huntsman & hound	70	74 yd
Diogenes the dog	Rose And Crown, 94-96	315 yd
The gladstone	24-26	463 yd
Mambo 190 bar and lounge	190-192	468 yd
Southwark cyprus turkish association	152	468 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Idris veg	47-49	141 yd
Golden dragon chinese	Ground Floor, 55	144 yd
Seven stars	225	148 yd
Mcneil's	102	246 yd
Links kitchen	111	284 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	96-120	364 yd
Daily fresh supermarket	48	578 yd
Tesco	157	593 yd
Zaitoon food market	252	632 yd
Marks & spencer	311	679 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		136 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	175 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		527 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	528 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		646 yd
Walworth Academy (Closed) Shorncliffe Road		713 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		792 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	796 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	931 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	1,062 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	91.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1QL