Rushgrove Street, London, SE18 5DN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE18 5DN has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	44.8%	48.9%	4.1%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	55.2%	51.1%	-4.1%	49.0%	2.1%

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 SE18 5DN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.9% 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	49.2%	49.9%	0.7%	37.9%	12.0%
Married: Opposite sex	34.6%	34.6%	0.0%	44.2%	-9.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	9.2%	10.2%	1.0%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (88.8%) 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	54.3%	60.5%	6.2%	48.4%	12.1%
Good health	34.7%	28.3%	-6.4%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	7.4%	8.7%	1.3%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	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 44.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.6%	17.5%	-2.1%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	9.9%	-2.0%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	10.1%	-2.6%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.6%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	10.6%	-0.6%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	38.1%	44.1%	6.0%	33.8%	10.3%
Other	5.4%	3.3%	-2.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.4% 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)
Chinese	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	8.9%	8.4%	-0.5%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	24.3%	27.4%	3.1%	2.5%	24.9%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	0.8%	-3.9%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	4.5%	4.2%	-0.3%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	44.5%	38.4%	-6.1%	81.4%	-43.0%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	1.5%	5.1%	3.6%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.6%	45.5%	-12.1%	83.2%	-37.7%
European Union	8.9%	16.4%	7.5%	6.1%	10.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	4.4%	4.1%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	17.8%	17%	-0.8%	2.7%	14.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.7%	12.8%	2.1%	5.6%	7.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.5% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.7%	45.7%	-11.0%	83.2%	-37.5%
10+ Years	7.7%	24.5%	16.8%	9.8%	14.7%
5-10 Years	9.2%	13.6%	4.4%	2.9%	10.7%
2-5 Years	11.3%	10.9%	-0.4%	2.2%	8.7%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	5.4%	-9.7%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.2%	76.7%	-19.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25%	37.2%	-12.2%
Christian	43.5%	46.2%	-2.7%
Buddhist	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	17.9%	6.5%	11.4%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Rushgrove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rushgrove Street was 90.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.1% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rushgrove Street has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside and the 376th highest crime rate of 755 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.7%.

🔎 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. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE18 5DN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Rushgrove Street are based on 118 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Greenwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Rushgrove Street, London, SE18 5DN

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE18 5DN

Average Price
£255,623

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,623

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rushgrove Street

Average Price
£335,751

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,751

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rushgrove Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Churchill Court Rush Grove Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£106,000	2026-02-02	£106,000
Flat 39 Churchill Court Rush Grove Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£114,000	2023-03-10	£110,634
Flat 17 Churchill Court Rush Grove Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2022-11-23	£269,084
Flat 3 Churchill Court Rush Grove Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£104,000	2022-08-02	£97,475
Flat 7 Churchill Court Rush Grove Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£102,000	2022-05-27	£103,469

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE18 5DN

Employment

SE18 5DN area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE18 5DN 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	137
Self-Employed	49
Student (economically inactive)	39
Part-Time Employee	39
Looking after home or family	34
Unemployed	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	21
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	17
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Information and communication	10
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	493 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	1,003 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	1,162 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,813 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	3,938 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulgrave Infant and Nursery School Rectory Place , Woolwich SE18 5DA	- not rated	305 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulgrave Primary School Rectory Place , Woolwich SE18 5DL	3out of 4	326 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cardwell Primary School 118 Frances Street , Woolwich SE18 5LP	- not rated	392 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodhill Primary School Woodhill , SE18 5JE	3out of 4	575 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodhill Primary School Woodhill , SE18 5JE	- not rated	575 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Greenwich Trust School 765 Woolwich Road , Greenwich SE7 8LJ	3out of 4	1,050 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Greenwich Utc 765 Woolwich Road , SE7 8LJ	- not rated	1,050 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Eaglesfield School Red Lion Lane , Shooters Hill SE18 4LD	- not rated	1,867 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Ark Greenwich Free School 403 Shooters Hill Road , SE18 4LH	4out of 4	1,994 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	2out of 4	2,189 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	5,427 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	1,721 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	1,839 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	1,839 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,585 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	5,293 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	503 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	5,181 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	5,427 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sumus Woolwich 38 Wellington Street , Woolwich SE18 6HQ	- not rated	658 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Engineering and Medical School 31 Thomas Street , Woolwich SE18 6HU	- not rated	722 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Right Choice Independent Special School First Floor , 1-4 Beresford Square SE18 6BB	- not rated	985 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlton School Charlton Park Road , SE7 8HX	- not rated	1,120 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Charlton Park Academy Charlton Park Road , Charlton SE7 8HX	3out of 4	1,120 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
Hachi Sushi & Grill	15 Frances Street	90 yd
Morley's / Taste N Eat	23 Frances Street	91 yd
Roots	39 Artillery Place	236 yd
Cafe Restaurant Varna	2 Kingsman Parade	493 yd
Kaabo Lounge	Unit 5, The Vista Building, 25 Calderwood Street	600 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The George IV	George Iv, 120 Rectory Place	404 yd
The Greyhound	The Greyhound, 18 Kingsman Parade	543 yd
The Castle Tavern Amma’s Fare	Castle Tavern, 179 Powis Street	663 yd
Great Harry (Wetherspoons)	The Great Harry, 7 - 9 Wellington Street	784 yd
The Earl of Chatham	Earl Of Chatham, 15 Thomas Street	787 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jim’s Fish Bar	5 Frances Street	87 yd
Kebab ye	3 Frances Street	89 yd
Perfect Chicken	4 Kingsman Parade	498 yd
Brown Shuga Dumplin	56 Hillreach	522 yd
Luv Jerk	56 Hillreach	522 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
TFC WOOLWICH	Mountain Lodge & Restaurant, 131 Powis Street	695 yd
Sainsbury's	25 Calderwood Street	700 yd
Iceland Food Limited	88 - 104 Powis Street	790 yd
Boots The Chemist Ltd	12 - 16 Hare Street	793 yd
Classic Sea Food	10 Greens End	864 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Royal Artillery Barracks FRONT PARADE FRONT PARADE WOOLWICH	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	533 yd
Clockhouse Community Centre Association (Greenwich) DEFIANCE WALK		743 yd
Waterfront Leisure Centre WATERFRONT LEISURE CENTRE WATERFRONT LEISURE CENTRE WOOLWICH HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	869 yd
Better Gym Woolwich MACBEAN STREET	health and fitness suite	887 yd
Maryon Park Maryon Road	tennis courts	1,046 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	51.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	48.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.46 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.46 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE18 5DN