Dickenswood Close, London, SE19 3LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE19 3LA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	53.8%	2.7%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	48.9%	46.2%	-2.7%	49.0%	-2.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.2%	36.6%	1.4%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	45.8%	47%	1.2%	44.2%	2.8%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.3%	6.5%	4.2%	2.2%	4.3%
Divorced	9.7%	6%	-3.7%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	5.1%	2.6%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (87.5%) 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	48.9%	57.8%	8.9%	48.4%	9.4%
Good health	36.7%	29.7%	-7.0%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	10.4%	10.9%	0.5%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	3.3%	1.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	12.2%	-0.8%	18.2%	-6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	7.8%	-4.2%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	8.3%	-4.7%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	4.3%	3.4%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	14.8%	1.4%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	36.6%	48.3%	11.7%	33.8%	14.5%
Other	11.1%	4.3%	-6.8%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% 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	4.4%	1%	-3.4%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	6.7%	6.6%	-0.1%	3.1%	3.5%
Pakistani	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	1.1%	3.6%	2.5%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	9.3%	10.8%	1.5%	2.5%	8.3%
Black Caribbean	10.4%	12.5%	2.1%	1.0%	11.5%
Other Black	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	0.4%	2.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	0.8%	1.8%
White	54.1%	44.3%	-9.8%	81.4%	-37.1%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2.2%	4.9%	2.7%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.9% 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	68.1%	59.9%	-8.2%	83.2%	-23.3%
European Union	8.5%	11.5%	3.0%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	8.9%	7.6%	-1.3%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.6%	6.6%	1.0%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	13.2%	6.5%	1.3%	11.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.9%	60.3%	-5.6%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	0.4%	26.2%	25.8%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	2.6%	7.3%	4.7%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	5.2%	3.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	25.9%	3%	-22.9%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.9%	76.7%	-2.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	5%	0.5%	4.5%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.5%	37.2%	-9.7%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	15.9%	6.5%	9.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Dickenswood Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dickenswood Close was 51.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.0% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dickenswood Close has the 35th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and the 346th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.0%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE19 3LA, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 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) - 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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Dickenswood Close are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Croydon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dickenswood Close, London, SE19 3LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE19 3LA

Average Price
£1,467,697

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,467,697

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickenswood Close

Average Price
£1,485,554

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,485,554

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dickenswood CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Dickenswood Close, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,304,500	2024-03-01	£1,295,842
8 Dickenswood Close, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2020-07-17	£1,122,500
6 Dickenswood Close, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,085,000	2019-10-18	£1,142,239
10 Dickenswood Close, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,465,000	2018-10-05	£1,529,733
10 Dickenswood Close, London, Greater London Detached, a newly built property	£535,000	1999-12-22	£1,833,702

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE19 3LA

Employment

SE19 3LA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	73
Self-Employed	38
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	14
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4

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	2,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,631 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	3,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,814 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,820 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downsview Primary and Nursery School Biggin Way , Upper Norwood SE19 3XE	3out of 4	329 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Junior School Woodend , SE19 3NU	4out of 4	508 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Infant School Crown Dale , Upper Norwood SE19 3NX	3out of 4	601 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crown Lane Primary School Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3HX	3out of 4	833 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rockmount Primary School Chevening Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3ST	- not rated	1,045 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	- not rated	450 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	450 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Norwood School Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY	3out of 4	706 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RS	- not rated	805 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Westwood Girls' College for Languages and Arts Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	838 yd	Community 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	2,551 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	2,977 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,017 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,544 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	5,190 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	3,022 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	4,857 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	5,037 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	5,400 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,435 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	2,195 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	2,531 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cedars School 147 Central Hill , London SE19 1RS	- not rated	713 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Priory School Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN	3out of 4	718 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Henriette Le Forestier Preparatory School Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RT	- not rated	805 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virgo Fidelis Convent School Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RS	- not rated	805 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
The New School ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT	- not rated	805 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Downsview Methodist Church Lunch Club	Downsview Methodist Church, Downsview Road	325 yd
La Cucina Di Ina	5 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	581 yd
Crown Kebab	8 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	581 yd
Crown Cafe	239 Knight's Hill, London	632 yd
The Mozzarella Park	The Chevening Hub, Chevening Road	750 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Conquering Hero	262 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood		323 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Monkeys/LKD/MJ/CT/YV/K.BiWala/Wild Buffalo	4 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	581 yd
Morleys Chicken	Crown Parade, Beulah Hill	581 yd
Good Taste Chinese Takeaway	419 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood	600 yd
Crown Point Chicken Plazaa	266 Knight's Hill, London	670 yd
Maxin Fried Chicken	Shop, 272-274 Knight's Hill	710 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lidl	411 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood		67 yd
Tesco	4 Crown Lane, London		634 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Biggin Woods COVINGTON WAY	tennis courts	277 yd
Downsview Primary School BIGGIN WAY	grass pitches	313 yd
St Josephs College (Norbury Hill Playing Field) Norbury Hill	grass pitches	445 yd
St Josephs College BEULAH HILL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	460 yd
Priory School HERMITAGE ROAD	grass pitches	623 yd
Norwood School CROWN DALE	health and fitness suite	709 yd
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground UPPER NORWOOD RECREATION GROUND UPPER NORWOOD RECREATION GROUND EVERSLEY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	767 yd
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 CENTRAL HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	805 yd
Harris Academy Upper Norwood Spurgeon Road	grass pitches	824 yd
Kensington Avenue Primary School KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	1,070 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	22.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	27.24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	27.24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	6.94 Mbit/s

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