Palace Square, London, SE19 2LS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE19 2LS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	52%	47.8%	-4.2%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	48%	52.3%	4.3%	49.0%	3.3%

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 SE19 2LS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56% 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	43.4%	56%	12.6%	37.9%	18.1%
Married: Opposite sex	38.8%	35.3%	-3.5%	44.2%	-8.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.9%	2.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	10.3%	3.9%	-6.4%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	6.1%	-4.6%

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	52%	51.5%	-0.5%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	34.9%	30.3%	-4.6%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	9.5%	14.3%	4.8%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	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 58.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.4%	13.2%	-3.2%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	6%	-5.4%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	5.4%	-11.7%	13.4%	-8.0%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	12.9%	4.7%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	37%	58.3%	21.3%	33.8%	24.5%
Other	9.3%	2.1%	-7.2%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.6% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.4%	2%	0.6%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.4%	1.3%	-3.1%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	7.6%	8.8%	1.2%	2.5%	6.3%
Black Caribbean	10.6%	8.3%	-2.3%	1.0%	7.3%
Other Black	3%	2.8%	-0.2%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.8%	1.2%
White	62.4%	65.6%	3.2%	81.4%	-15.8%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.3%	2.3%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	78.1%	3.2%	83.2%	-5.1%
European Union	5.2%	5.8%	0.6%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	8.4%	5.5%	-2.9%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	4%	1.3%	5.6%	-1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.1%	4%	-3.1%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.7%	77.1%	2.4%	83.2%	-6.1%
10+ Years	1.4%	18.2%	16.8%	9.8%	8.4%
5-10 Years	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	5.7%	1.5%	-4.2%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	0.7%	-16.5%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	76.7%	6.0%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.8%	37.2%	1.6%
Christian	51.9%	46.2%	5.7%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Palace Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Palace Square was 62.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.9% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Palace Square has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley and the 377th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.0%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE19 2LS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Palace Square are based on 99 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bromley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Palace Square, London, SE19 2LS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE19 2LS

Average Price
£360,786

Semi-Detached
£379,831

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,882

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Palace Square

Average Price
£364,989

Semi-Detached
£551,447

Terraced
£794,239

Detached
£672,691

Flats/Maisonettes
£324,283

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Palace SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
24 Palace Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2021-09-03	£361,530
54 Palace Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2020-09-14	£460,052
38 Palace Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2019-03-22	£459,815
14 Palace Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2019-01-18	£455,737
8 Palace Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2017-11-30	£432,320

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE19 2LS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	145
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	38
Retired	34
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	15
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Other	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Education	13
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	1,798 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,833 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	3out of 4	3,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	4,659 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paxton Primary School Woodland Road , SE19 1PA	3out of 4	730 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anerley Primary School William Booth Road , Anerley SE20 8BW	- not rated	886 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Dixon Primary School William Booth Road , Anerley SE20 8BW	- not rated	886 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Dixon Primary School William Booth Road , Anerley SE20 8BW	3out of 4	886 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Infant School Upper Beulah Hill , SE19 3LG	- not rated	942 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Maberley Road , Upper Norwood SE19 2JH	- not rated	615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Girls' College for Languages and Arts Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,417 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Upper Norwood Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,417 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Beulah Hill Spurgeon Road , SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,419 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RS	- not rated	1,485 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,475 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	4,668 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	2,217 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	5,445 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,800 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,515 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	5,451 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	5,451 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Anerley School for Boys Versailles Road , Anerley SE20 8AX	- not rated	526 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Federation C/O Harris City Technology College , Maberley Road SE19 2BH	- not rated	585 yd	Sixth form centres	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris City Technology College Maberley Road , Upper Norwood SE19 2JH	- not rated	615 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phil Edwards Pupil Referral Unit 17 Sylvan Road , SE19 2RU	- not rated	640 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Lodge William Booth Road , Anerley SE20 8BG	- not rated	678 yd	Secure units	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
Paxton Centre	52 Anerley Hill, Anerley	215 yd
Crespidia	48 Anerley Hill, Anerley	218 yd
Dell'Angolo Caffe Pizzeria	88 Anerley Road, Penge	226 yd
Arin Cafe	106 Anerley Road, Penge	272 yd
Chatsworth Bakehouse	120A Anerley Road, Penge	272 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alma	95 Church Road, Anerley	325 yd
The White Hart	96 Church Road, Upper Norwood	378 yd
Cocktail Embassy	76 Westow Hill, Upper Norwood	413 yd
The Douglas Fir	144 Anerley Road, Penge	437 yd
Westow House	79 Westow Hill, London	445 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Chicken	86 Anerley Road, Penge	226 yd
Napoli Pizza/ Pizza Village	96 Anerley Road, Penge	272 yd
No Name (Fish And Chips)	98 Anerley Road, Penge	272 yd
Tasty Flavours	118 Anerley Road, Penge	272 yd
Miami Fried Chicken	67 Anerley Road, Penge	295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	72 - 78 Anerley Road, Penge	226 yd
Sainsbury's	64 Westow Street, Upper Norwood	485 yd
Iceland Foods	19-21 Westow Hill, London	604 yd
The Cooperative Food	15-17 Central Hill, Upper Norwood	624 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Phoenix Community Centre Westow Street		434 yd
Twenty First Century Gymnasium (Closed) Westow Hill	health and fitness suite	554 yd
Harris City Academy (Crystal Palace) Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Maberley Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	623 yd
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre CRYSTAL PALACE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE CRYSTAL PALACE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE LEDRINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	713 yd
James Dixon Primary School WILLIAM BOOTH ROAD	grass pitches	895 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	174.4 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	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE19 2LS