Wickham Lane, London, SE2 0XJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE2 0XJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.8%	50.1%	1.3%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	51.2%	49.9%	-1.3%	49.0%	0.9%

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 SE2 0XJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46% 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	44.6%	46%	1.4%	37.9%	8.1%
Married: Opposite sex	39.6%	37.2%	-2.4%	44.2%	-7.0%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.1%	8.8%	-1.3%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	6.1%	-2.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.5%) 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	52%	54.3%	2.3%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	34.9%	32.2%	-2.7%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	9.5%	7.8%	-1.7%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	2%	4.5%	2.5%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	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	19.1%	21.4%	2.3%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	9.8%	-3.0%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	11.9%	-1.9%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	1%	6.7%	5.7%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	15.1%	3.7%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	30.5%	6.7%	33.8%	-3.3%
Other	18.1%	4.6%	-13.5%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.6% 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	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	6.8%	2.5%	-4.3%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	15.6%	16.2%	0.6%	1.6%	14.6%
Black African	30.7%	17.9%	-12.8%	2.5%	15.4%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	5.9%	3.7%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	1%	3.1%	2.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	33.9%	46.6%	12.7%	81.4%	-34.8%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52% 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	49.8%	52%	2.2%	83.2%	-31.2%
European Union	7.6%	13.5%	5.9%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	21%	13.8%	-7.2%	2.7%	11.1%
Middle East and Asia	17.8%	14.9%	-2.9%	5.6%	9.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2%	0.0%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.3%	52.1%	2.8%	83.2%	-31.1%
10+ Years	5.6%	26.5%	20.9%	9.8%	16.7%
5-10 Years	18.3%	9%	-9.3%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	9.5%	8.5%	-1.0%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	17.3%	3.9%	-13.4%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Romania	7.2%	0.9%	6.3%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5%	1.2%	3.8%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	49.2%	46.2%	3.0%
Buddhist	4.2%	0.5%	3.7%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Wickham Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wickham Lane was 77.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.8% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wickham Lane has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon and the 338th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.8%.

🔎 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 0XJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 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 0XJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 0XJ

Average Price
£447,034

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£447,034

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
17 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-11-10	£401,403
7 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2016-07-04	£250,694
7 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2011-03-04	£395,462
3 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2008-09-05	£362,053
11 Wickham Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2005-12-06	£809,926

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 0XJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	29
Retired	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	17
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	18
Education	17
Administrative and support service activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	869 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gallions Mount Primary School Purrett Road , Plumstead SE18 1JR	3out of 4	213 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bannockburn Primary School Plumstead High Street , SE18 1HE	4out of 4	512 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School Mottisfont Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9LY	3out of 4	776 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	3out of 4	904 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conway Primary School Gallosson Road , SE18 1QY	3out of 4	956 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	939 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	3out of 4	1,296 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic school for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	- not rated	2,213 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School Hutchins Road , Thamesmead SE28 8AT	3out of 4	2,246 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	2,363 yd	Academy converter	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	3,245 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	2,806 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	3,084 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waterside School Robert Street , SE18 7NB	3out of 4	1,496 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	3out of 4	1,702 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	2,053 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Right Choice Independent Special School First Floor , 1-4 Beresford Square SE18 6BB	- not rated	2,534 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pulse and Water College 3rd Floor Block 0 , 18-36 Wellington Street SE18 6PF	- not rated	2,700 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
Bay Leaf Tandoori	13 Wickham Lane	2 yd
TJ Foodz	307 Plumstead High Street	86 yd
New Flavors Caribbean restaurant & wine bar	295 Plumstead High Street	108 yd
Grizzly Burgers Limited	289 Plumstead High Street	255 yd
Metros Fried Chicken	2 Basildon Road	339 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Volunteer	130 - 132 Plumstead High Street		840 yd
The Belfry	100 Plumstead High Street		1,006 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
East Ocean	7 Wickham Lane	18 yd
Morleys	311 Plumstead High Street	68 yd
Meghna Tandoori	297 Plumstead High Street	105 yd
Express Kebab House	260 Plumstead High Street	341 yd
Family Choice Pizza & Grill	248 Plumstead High Street	371 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	144 - 146 Plumstead High Street	808 yd
The Co-Operative	112 - 116 Mcleod Road	874 yd
Tesco	18 Lakedale Road	890 yd
Poundland	148 - 156 Plumstead High Street	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Warehouse Sports And Performing Arts Centre (Closed) Speranza Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls	516 yd
Swingate Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	620 yd
St Pauls Academy (Closed) Oakmere Road		665 yd
Seven Acre Sports & Social Club CHURCH MANORWAY	grass pitches	739 yd
St Pauls Academy FINCHALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	921 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	103.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE2 0XJ