Beckway Street, London, SE17 1TW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE17 1TW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	50.2%	2.4%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	52.2%	49.8%	-2.4%	49.0%	0.8%

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 1TW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	47.1%	55.2%	8.1%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.3%	27.6%	0.3%	44.2%	-16.6%
Separated	8.1%	3.9%	-4.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	11.6%	11%	-0.6%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	5.8%	2.2%	-3.6%	6.1%	-3.9%

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%	44%	-3.8%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	29.5%	32.9%	3.4%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	14.3%	16%	1.7%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	4.0%	2.7%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.5%	26.5%	-2.0%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	10.5%	-4.0%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	8.3%	-4.5%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	4.4%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.7%	12.7%	8.0%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	34.3%	5.2%	33.8%	0.5%
Other	9.9%	3.3%	-6.6%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.1% 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	2.2%	6.6%	4.4%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	25%	25.2%	0.2%	2.5%	22.7%
Black Caribbean	6.3%	4.4%	-1.9%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	8%	5.3%	-2.7%	0.5%	4.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	3.6%	0.9%	-2.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.4%
White	45.1%	34.1%	-11.0%	81.4%	-47.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	2.7%	12.4%	9.7%	1.6%	10.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.7% 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	59.4%	50.7%	-8.7%	83.2%	-32.5%
European Union	9.4%	9.3%	-0.1%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	17%	16.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	14.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.9%	8.8%	3.9%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	11%	4.3%	1.3%	9.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	51.6%	-6.0%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	3.6%	31.8%	28.2%	9.8%	22.0%
5-10 Years	3.6%	7.6%	4.0%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	12.1%	4.5%	-7.6%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	4.5%	-18.7%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.3%	76.7%	-8.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	4%	0.4%	3.6%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and South America	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	19.1%	6.5%	12.6%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Beckway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beckway Street was 91.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.5% lower than the Newington average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Beckway Street has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington and the 296th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 76.1%.

🔎 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 1TW, 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 Beckway Street are based on 96 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 Beckway Street, London, SE17 1TW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 1TW

Average Price
£255,945

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,945

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beckway Street

Average Price
£316,458

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£312,207

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£316,503

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beckway Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 19 Offham House Beckway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2024-10-28	£233,759
Flat 23 Offham House Beckway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,000	2023-11-17	£293,475
Flat 2 Offham House Beckway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2017-07-14	£338,244
Flat 22 Offham House Beckway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£167,000	2013-12-17	£215,799
Flat 18 Offham House Beckway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£113,000	2012-05-08	£170,356

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 1TW

Employment

SE17 1TW area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% 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 1TW 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	49
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	18
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	12
Retired	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Education	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	1
Manufacturing	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	790 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	1,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,838 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	1,977 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,583 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	143 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Flint Street , Walworth SE17 1QD	3out of 4	235 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Square Primary School Surrey Square , Walworth SE17 2JY	4out of 4	401 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Primary School Elba Place , Rodney Road SE17 1PT	3out of 4	573 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Webb Street , SE1 4RP	3out of 4	612 yd	Community school	Yes	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	398 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	492 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	718 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,123 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,521 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	1,997 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,070 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	2,383 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,582 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,849 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	625 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	268 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beormund Primary School Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS	3out of 4	1,128 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Christian School 40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU	- not rated	1,146 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB	- not rated	1,235 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,357 yd	Academy special 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
Anm pizza	174	209 yd
Favourite f.oz cafe	215	222 yd
Le joint wine & snacks bar	193	222 yd
Options cuisine ltd	207	222 yd
Mitad del mundo	179	222 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Huntsman & hound	70	212 yd
Mambo 190 bar and lounge	190-192	232 yd
Southwark cyprus turkish association	152	232 yd
The victoria	Victoria, 68-70	487 yd
The george	40	529 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bee gees	342	173 yd
Berts fish bar	354	173 yd
Domino's pizza	145	180 yd
Seven stars	225	222 yd
Jenecheru	206	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	96-120	123 yd
Zaitoon food market	252	428 yd
Ali's halal butchers ltd t/a tariq halal	282-286	535 yd
Tesco	67-69	544 yd
Tesco	107	657 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		139 yd
Darwin Court CRAIL ROW	swimming pool	277 yd
Miami Health Club Ltd 208-210 208-210 OLD KENT ROAD	health and fitness suite	298 yd
St Saviours & St Olaves School NEW KENT ROAD		515 yd
Walworth Academy (Closed) Shorncliffe Road		594 yd
Walworth Academy WALWORTH ACADEMY WALWORTH ACADEMY SHORNCLIFFE ROAD		651 yd
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road		710 yd
Astley Cooper Estate 3G Pitch Rowcross Street	artificial grass pitch	860 yd
Tabard Gardens Tabard Street	artificial grass pitch	901 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	1,000 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	194.2 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	164.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 1TW