Boyson Road, London, SE17 2FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE17 2FL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.2%	50.5%	4.3%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	53.8%	49.5%	-4.3%	49.0%	0.5%

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 2FL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63% 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	58.7%	63%	4.3%	37.9%	25.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	21.4%	-3.1%	44.2%	-22.8%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.1%	3.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	7.3%	7.1%	-0.2%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	3.5%	3.4%	-0.1%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.3%) 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	56.8%	57.4%	0.6%	48.4%	9.0%
Good health	29.2%	29.9%	0.7%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	9.3%	10%	0.7%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 53.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	17.6%	1.9%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	6.8%	-5.6%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	6%	-2.2%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	10.6%	-2.6%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	36.6%	53.9%	17.3%	33.8%	20.1%
Other	12.8%	2.4%	-10.4%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.2% 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	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	2.4%	5.1%	2.7%	0.7%	4.4%
Indian	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	4.5%	5.3%	0.8%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	11.5%	16.2%	4.7%	2.5%	13.7%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	6.8%	2.5%	1.0%	5.8%
Other Black	6.1%	2.6%	-3.5%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	5.2%	2.1%	-3.1%	0.8%	1.3%
White	51.6%	47.2%	-4.4%	81.4%	-34.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	4.7%	6%	1.3%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.5% 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	54.7%	56.5%	1.8%	83.2%	-26.7%
European Union	14.2%	13.4%	-0.8%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	10.8%	11.7%	0.9%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	7.9%	1.0%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11%	7%	-4.0%	1.3%	5.7%
Oceania	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.8%	56.5%	4.7%	83.2%	-26.7%
10+ Years	5%	28.8%	23.8%	9.8%	19.0%
5-10 Years	8.4%	6.8%	-1.6%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	10.8%	6%	-4.8%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	24%	1.9%	-22.1%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.8%	37.2%	-4.4%
Christian	46%	46.2%	-0.2%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Boyson Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Boyson Road was 202.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.0% higher than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Boyson Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 228th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 75.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 90.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE17 2FL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Boyson Road are based on 61 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 Boyson Road, London, SE17 2FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE17 2FL

Average Price
£458,955

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£458,955

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Boyson Road

Average Price
£438,275

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£440,699

Other
£292,855

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Boyson Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 16 Roffo Court Boyson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2024-02-02	£386,712
Flat 42 Roffo Court Boyson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-01-09	£399,261
Flat 39 Roffo Court Boyson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£520,000	2023-11-03	£522,626
Flat 19 Roffo Court Boyson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£557,000	2023-09-14	£560,379
Flat 36 Roffo Court Boyson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£542,500	2023-08-11	£557,632

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE17 2FL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	194
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	42
Unemployed	29
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Other	16
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Administrative and support service activities	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Other	28
Information and communication	26
Construction	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	20
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Real estate activities	8
Manufacturing	5
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,490 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	1,550 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	1,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,522 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes John Ruskin Street , Camberwell SE5 0PQ	4out of 4	223 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Liverpool Grove , Walworth SE17 2HH	3out of 4	293 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Penrose Street , Walworth SE17 3DT	1out of 4	457 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Michael Faraday School Portland Street , Walworth SE17 2HR	3out of 4	495 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Browning Primary School King and Queen Street , Walworth SE17 1DQ	2out of 4	619 yd	Community 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	670 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	810 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	1,083 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,130 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,205 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,983 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,061 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,177 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,360 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,234 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	1,450 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
PhoenixPlace Redcar Street , SE5 0NA	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	831 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	920 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Camberwell 150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW	- not rated	954 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	974 yd	Special post 16 institution	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
Sra ltd	Southwark Resource Centre, 10	56 yd
100% holy cafe	55	68 yd
Mary's cafe	83	70 yd
Enish nigerian restaurant & lounge	91	70 yd
Fourth gardens	33	74 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Red lion	407	196 yd
Orbit beers ltd - taproom	Railway Arch 233	263 yd
Orbit brewing ltd - brewery	Railway Arches 225 To 228	295 yd
Queen elizabeth p h	42	310 yd
The good intent public house	Good Intent Public House, 24-26	564 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Foodrules	5	115 yd
Ocean fish bar	1	115 yd
Westmoreland kitchen ltd	5	115 yd
Winner	3	120 yd
Praise kitchen ltd	15a	122 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	364-368	249 yd
Iceland	Unit 3, 332-344	361 yd
Iceland foods ltd	120-132	437 yd
Morrisons	264-276	458 yd
Marks & spencer	311	477 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	329 yd
Brunswick Park Primary School PICTON STREET		755 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	824 yd
Ark All Saints Academy WYNDHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	838 yd
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		1,032 yd
Pembroke House PEMBROKE HOUSE PEMBROKE HOUSE TATUM STREET		1,040 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,044 yd
St Mary Newington Church Hall Kennington Park Rd		1,090 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	71.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE17 2FL