West Heath Road, London, SE2 0RU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE2 0RU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	50.3%	2.0%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	51.7%	49.7%	-2.0%	49.0%	0.7%

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 vicinity of SE2 0RU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.6% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.3%	30.1%	-1.2%	37.9%	-7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	54.1%	56.6%	2.5%	44.2%	12.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	7.5%	5.6%	-1.9%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	5.4%	6%	0.6%	6.1%	-0.1%

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 (87.4%) 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	50.8%	56.5%	5.7%	48.4%	8.1%
Good health	37.6%	30.9%	-6.7%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	8.8%	8.7%	-0.1%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	19.4%	13.2%	-6.2%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	6.3%	-7.0%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.4%	16.2%	-5.2%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	6.3%	1.2%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	20.1%	8.2%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	22.4%	33.7%	11.3%	33.8%	-0.1%
Other	6.5%	4.3%	-2.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.5% 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	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	11.9%	14.2%	2.3%	3.1%	11.1%
Pakistani	0%	6.1%	6.1%	2.7%	3.4%
Other Asian	2.8%	6.1%	3.3%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	6.2%	6.6%	0.4%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	0.8%	1.8%
White	75.4%	52.5%	-22.9%	81.4%	-28.9%
Other	0%	4.2%	4.2%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.5% 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	82.2%	71.5%	-10.7%	83.2%	-11.7%
European Union	2.8%	9.3%	6.5%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	5.1%	6.1%	1.0%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	9%	12.2%	3.2%	5.6%	6.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.8%	70.8%	-10.0%	83.2%	-12.4%
10+ Years	2.3%	22.6%	20.3%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	2%	4.7%	2.7%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	4%	1.1%	-2.9%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	11%	0.8%	-10.2%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.7%	76.7%	8.0%
Ireland	5.5%	0.6%	4.9%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.6%	37.2%	-14.6%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	11.3%	1.7%	9.6%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Sikh	10.3%	0.9%	9.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is West Heath Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Heath Road was 13.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.2% lower than the Belvedere average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

West Heath Road has the 7th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere and the 56th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.5%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE2 0RU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 3/10 (low )
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 West Heath Road are based on 266 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bexley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for West Heath Road, London, SE2 0RU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 0RU

Average Price
£505,165

Semi-Detached
£557,130

Terraced
£480,519

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£281,263

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Heath Road

Average Price
£2,636,382

Semi-Detached
£1,711,072

Terraced
£632,726

Detached
£5,219,117

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,966,251

Other
£4,519,184

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Heath Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 West Heath Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-09-29	£353,288
3 West Heath Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-09-16	£512,803
27 West Heath Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£486,000	2022-08-19	£477,119
29 West Heath Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£449,000	2022-07-13	£447,611
33 West Heath Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2019-07-10	£483,582

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 0RU

Employment

SE2 0RU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

SE2 0RU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Retired	74
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	5
Other	4

Employment Industry

Education	29
Construction	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	9
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	3

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	1,179 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	4out of 4	758 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Junior School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	3out of 4	758 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillsgrove Primary School Sidmouth Road , DA16 1DR	3out of 4	836 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	3out of 4	1,057 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Wrotham Road , DA16 1LS	2out of 4	1,321 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	1,658 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	2,077 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere Erith Road , DA17 6HT	3out of 4	2,894 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	3out of 4	3,025 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic school for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	- not rated	3,036 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	4,712 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	2,075 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	4,948 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Break Through 121 Nuxley Road , Belverdere DA17 5JX	- not rated	1,494 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	1,764 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Academy Bexley South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB	4out of 4	2,211 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park View Academy 146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR	- not rated	2,356 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	3out of 4	2,645 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chestnuts Kiosk	Lesnes Abbey Lodge, New Road	409 yd
Bramptons Sandwich Bar	154 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath	1,008 yd
New Hing Loong	213 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath	1,042 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Belvedere Sports & Social Club	101A Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood		912 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spices	48 Lessness Avenue, Bexleyheath	323 yd
Salt & Batter	67 Hadlow Road, Welling	538 yd
Topkapi Kebab & Mezze	295 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath	708 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	267 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath		866 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Heath Recreation Ground CLOVELLY ROAD	tennis courts	337 yd
Bostall Heath & Woods (Closed) Bostall Hill	grass pitches	415 yd
Bedonwell Junior School BEDONWELL PRIMARY JUNIOR & INFANT SCHOOL BEDONWELL PRIMARY JUNIOR & INFANT SCHOOL BEDONWELL ROAD	grass pitches	599 yd
Belvedere Sports Club MEMORIAL GROUND 101A MEMORIAL GROUND 101A WOOLWICH ROAD	grass pitches	853 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	162.7 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	20.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE2 0RU