Wickham Lane, London, SE2 0NX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE2 0NX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	47.5%	49.9%	2.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	52.5%	50.1%	-2.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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	40.7%	39%	-1.7%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	45.7%	44.7%	-1.0%	44.2%	0.5%
Separated	2.2%	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	5.6%	8.5%	2.9%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	5.9%	4.4%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.9%	51.3%	2.4%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	34.9%	32.6%	-2.3%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	12.3%	11.9%	-0.4%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.2%	0.4%

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	20.8%	17.9%	-2.9%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	10.4%	-5.7%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	12.3%	-6.3%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	7.5%	5.3%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	14.5%	2.1%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	34.3%	11.0%	33.8%	0.5%
Other	6.5%	3.1%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% 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	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.4%	5.4%	2.0%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	3.6%	7.7%	4.1%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	17.8%	15.6%	-2.2%	2.5%	13.1%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
White	61%	54.1%	-6.9%	81.4%	-27.3%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.5%	3.8%	3.3%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.7% 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	75.9%	70.7%	-5.2%	83.2%	-12.5%
European Union	3.4%	5.9%	2.5%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	3.4%	0.8%	-2.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	9.4%	9.3%	-0.1%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	12.3%	6.0%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.7%	70.7%	-4.0%	83.2%	-12.5%
10+ Years	4.1%	21.9%	17.8%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	7%	3.1%	-3.9%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	13%	1.3%	-11.7%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.7%	76.7%	2.0%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.3%	37.2%	-6.9%
Christian	45.5%	46.2%	-0.7%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	8.9%	1.7%	7.2%
Muslim	4.3%	6.5%	-2.2%
Sikh	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Wickham Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wickham Lane was 141.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.5% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wickham Lane has the 26th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon and the 226th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SE2 0NX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Wickham Lane are based on 298 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 Wickham Lane, London, SE2 0NX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 0NX

Average Price
£419,422

Semi-Detached
£482,186

Terraced
£418,184

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,861

Other
£235,880

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wickham Lane

Average Price
£422,806

Semi-Detached
£472,640

Terraced
£423,047

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,693

Other
£239,882

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wickham LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
277 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2025-05-09	£475,000
279 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2024-08-23	£465,813
283 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£372,500	2024-01-26	£383,399
291 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£468,000	2023-10-24	£480,188
279 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£410,000	2023-09-06	£412,513

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 0NX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	39
Looking after home or family	30
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	28
Construction	24
Transport and storage	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Manufacturing	12
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	1,119 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,792 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rockliffe Manor Primary School Bassant Road , SE18 2NP	3out of 4	709 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gallions Mount Primary School Purrett Road , Plumstead SE18 1JR	3out of 4	757 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Timbercroft Primary School Timbercroft Lane , Plumstead SE18 2SG	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bannockburn Primary School Plumstead High Street , SE18 1HE	4out of 4	1,185 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	3out of 4	1,519 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	1,570 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	1,671 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley Grammar School Danson Lane , DA16 2BL	4out of 4	2,758 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Falconwood The Green , DA16 2PE	4out of 4	2,828 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,158 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	3,095 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	3,525 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	3out of 4	1,195 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waterside School Robert Street , SE18 7NB	3out of 4	1,923 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park View Academy 146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR	- not rated	2,317 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	2,439 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Academy Bexley South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB	4out of 4	2,572 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
Royal Cafe	261 Wickham Lane	66 yd
PDC Cafe	Professional Development Centre, 1 Waterdale Road	138 yd
Highway Cafe (Mem's)	92 Kings Highway	214 yd
Pizza @ night	241 Wickham Lane	241 yd
Metros Fried Chicken	2 Basildon Road	770 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fish & Kebab Basket	255 Wickham Lane	89 yd
East Ocean	7 Wickham Lane	831 yd
Morleys	311 Plumstead High Street	884 yd
Meghna Tandoori	297 Plumstead High Street	917 yd
Bongo's Kitchen	Alexander Mcleod Primary School Fuchsia Street	942 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Stores Limited	141 - 145 Swingate Lane		993 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Pauls Academy (Closed) Oakmere Road		169 yd
Swingate Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	722 yd
Camdale Playing Fields Camdale Road	grass pitches	770 yd
The Warehouse Sports And Performing Arts Centre (Closed) Speranza Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls	1,080 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.3%

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	68.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE2 0NX