Stanford Place, London, SE17 1SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE17 1SU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	51.9%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	48%	48.1%	0.1%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 1SU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.9% 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%	65.9%	11.9%	37.9%	28.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.8%	15.4%	-8.4%	44.2%	-28.8%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.3%	1.2%
Separated	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8%	7.3%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	8%	7.3%	-0.7%	6.1%	1.2%

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	53.2%	49%	-4.2%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	24.2%	33%	8.8%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	15.7%	14.2%	-1.5%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	23.4%	16.7%	-6.7%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	9.1%	-3.5%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	9.8%	0.2%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	4.4%	2.9%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	17.1%	7.5%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	29.5%	40.4%	10.9%	33.8%	6.6%
Other	13.8%	2.5%	-11.3%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.2% 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%	2.8%	2.8%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.6%	5.1%	4.5%	1.6%	3.5%
Black African	27.5%	23.6%	-3.9%	2.5%	21.1%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	5.1%	2.4%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	3.9%	7.1%	3.2%	0.5%	6.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	0.8%	1.5%
White	46.8%	34.2%	-12.6%	81.4%	-47.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	3.9%	4%	0.1%	0.6%	3.4%
Other	4.5%	4.8%	0.3%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.1% 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	58.6%	61.1%	2.5%	83.2%	-22.1%
European Union	10%	7.5%	-2.5%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	19.9%	16.4%	-3.5%	2.7%	13.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	6.9%	4.5%	5.6%	1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.6%	6.6%	-1.0%	1.3%	5.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55%	61.1%	6.1%	83.2%	-22.1%
10+ Years	6%	23.9%	17.9%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	7.6%	5.8%	-1.8%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	10%	4.9%	-5.1%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	4.3%	-17.2%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.3%	76.7%	-0.4%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.7%	37.2%	-7.5%
Christian	40.9%	46.2%	-5.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	20.3%	6.5%	13.8%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Stanford Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stanford Place was 306.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.1% higher than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Stanford Place has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 116th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 95.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising 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 1SU, 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 Stanford Place 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 Stanford Place, London, SE17 1SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1SU

Average Price
£324,581

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£324,581

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stanford Place

Average Price
£333,850

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£333,850

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stanford PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Stanford Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-11-28	£354,995
5 Stanford Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2018-12-11	£305,000
7 Stanford Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2007-05-25	£377,640
1 Stanford Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2006-01-31	£268,629
8 Stanford Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£67,500	1998-06-26	£355,357

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1SU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE17 1SU 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	75
Part-Time Employee	52
Retired	32
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Unemployed	17
Other	15
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Education	23
Administrative and support service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	660 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	1,349 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,788 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	2,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,486 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Townsend Primary School Townsend Street , SE17 1HJ	3out of 4	194 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Square Primary School Surrey Square , Walworth SE17 2JY	4out of 4	344 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Flint Street , Walworth SE17 1QD	3out of 4	355 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 93 Grange Road , Bermondsey SE1 3BW	4out of 4	619 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School New Kent Road , SE1 4AN	4out of 4	485 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	584 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	623 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	977 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,372 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 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,141 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,218 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	2,533 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,731 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,960 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	737 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	121 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	3out of 4	1,177 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,206 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	1,222 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) 2 Davey Street , Peckham SE15 6LF	3out of 4	1,328 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Le joint wine & snacks bar	193	71 yd
Options cuisine ltd	207	71 yd
Mitad del mundo	179	71 yd
Anm pizza	174	74 yd
La cantaleta paisa	176-178	104 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mambo 190 bar and lounge	190-192	104 yd
Southwark cyprus turkish association	152	104 yd
Huntsman & hound	70	348 yd
The victoria	Victoria, 68-70	440 yd
The george	40	545 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jenecheru	206	104 yd
Berts fish bar	354	123 yd
Bee gees	342	123 yd
Domino's pizza	145	145 yd
New wing fu	227	272 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	96-120	165 yd
Zaitoon food market	252	305 yd
Ali's halal butchers ltd t/a tariq halal	282-286	412 yd
Tesco	107	521 yd
Tesco	67-69	573 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	166 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		280 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	426 yd
Walworth Academy (Closed) Shorncliffe Road		514 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		554 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		616 yd
Astley Cooper Estate 3G Pitch Rowcross Street	artificial grass pitch	725 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		829 yd
Harris Academy Bermondsey SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	877 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	935 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	186.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	125.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1SU