Rutherglen Road, London, SE2 0YA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE2 0YA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	50.9%	1.1%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	50.2%	49.1%	-1.1%	49.0%	0.1%

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 0YA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.5% 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	32.2%	34.5%	2.3%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	52.4%	51.5%	-0.9%	44.2%	7.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	5.9%	2.7%	-3.2%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	5%	8.5%	3.5%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.4%	2.4%	-2.0%	6.1%	-3.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) 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	50.7%	44%	-6.7%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	36.7%	41.1%	4.4%	33.6%	7.5%
Fair health	8.4%	11.6%	3.2%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	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	20.4%	14.4%	-6.0%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	10.9%	-3.0%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	10.7%	-5.9%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.9%	1.6%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	13.4%	5.1%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	41.8%	16.7%	33.8%	8.0%
Other	12.4%	3.9%	-8.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.6% 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%	2.5%	2.5%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	0%	3.3%	3.3%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.9%	1.9%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	1.6%	7.7%
Black African	18.8%	13.8%	-5.0%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	5.9%	5.4%	-0.5%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	1.6%	4.5%	2.9%	0.5%	4.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	53.8%	48.6%	-5.2%	81.4%	-32.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% 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	67%	57.3%	-9.7%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	5%	12%	7.0%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	12.9%	9.5%	-3.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	16.6%	7.1%	5.6%	11.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	1.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.5%	57.2%	-9.3%	83.2%	-26.0%
10+ Years	4.1%	28.7%	24.6%	9.8%	18.9%
5-10 Years	8.6%	8.7%	0.1%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	6.8%	2.7%	-4.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	14%	2.7%	-11.3%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.2%	76.7%	-5.5%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Southern Asia	5%	1.2%	3.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.8%	37.2%	-13.4%
Christian	51.2%	46.2%	5.0%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Hindu	8.4%	1.7%	6.7%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Rutherglen Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rutherglen Road was 137.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.2% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rutherglen Road has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon and the 227th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 33.1%.

🔎 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 0YA, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Rutherglen Road are based on 87 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 Rutherglen Road, London, SE2 0YA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 0YA

Average Price
£430,561

Semi-Detached
£403,515

Terraced
£435,409

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£370,349

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rutherglen Road

Average Price
£429,916

Semi-Detached
£452,411

Terraced
£431,120

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£296,838

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rutherglen Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Rutherglen Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2022-10-18	£420,928
55 Rutherglen Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-01-17	£358,152
47 Rutherglen Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£318,000	2021-06-18	£350,006
59 Rutherglen Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£342,500	2020-03-10	£407,176
33 Rutherglen Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2019-09-23	£429,718

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 0YA

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Rutherglen Road, London, SE2 0YA has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

1 of 13 properties (7.69%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Rutherglen Road, London, SE2 0YA has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 13 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

SE2 0YA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	168
Retired	57
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	20
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	48
Human health and social work activities	41
Administrative and support service activities	25
Education	22
Construction	20
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate 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	901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	2,234 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	3,363 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	3,646 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,801 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	- not rated	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rockliffe Manor Primary School Bassant Road , SE18 2NP	3out of 4	820 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rockliffe Manor Primary School Bassant Road , SE18 2NP	- not rated	820 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	- not rated	834 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Infant School Fuchsia Street , Bostall Lane SE2 0QS	- not rated	834 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Catholic School Wickham Lane , Abbey Wood SE2 0XX	- not rated	106 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	2out of 4	1,428 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Wood School Eynsham Drive , Abbey Wood SE2 9AJ	- not rated	1,496 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	2out of 4	1,516 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Welling School Elsa Road , DA16 1LB	2out of 4	1,757 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	2,230 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,268 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,268 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	4,557 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	2,900 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Business Academy Bexley Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	2,900 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	3,480 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churchfield School Church Manor Way , Abbey Wood SE2 0HY	- not rated	750 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manormead School Church Manorway , Abbey Wood SE2 0HY	- not rated	785 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Schoolhouse Education 42 Combwell Crescent , SE2 9LZ	- not rated	1,261 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	4out of 4	1,392 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Dene School Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD	- not rated	1,392 yd	Community special school	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
Pizza @ night	241 Wickham Lane	168 yd
PDC Cafe	Professional Development Centre, 1 Waterdale Road	191 yd
Royal Cafe	261 Wickham Lane	256 yd
Highway Cafe (Mem's)	92 Kings Highway	318 yd
Metros Fried Chicken	2 Basildon Road	503 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fish & Kebab Basket	255 Wickham Lane	237 yd
East Ocean	7 Wickham Lane	522 yd
Morleys	311 Plumstead High Street	574 yd
Meghna Tandoori	297 Plumstead High Street	608 yd
Bongo's Kitchen	Alexander Mcleod Primary School Fuchsia Street	742 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative	112 - 116 Mcleod Road		1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Pauls Academy (Closed) Oakmere Road		168 yd
Swingate Playing Fields Swingate Lane	grass pitches	561 yd
The Warehouse Sports And Performing Arts Centre (Closed) Speranza Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls	819 yd
Camdale Playing Fields Camdale Road	grass pitches	928 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	318.2 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	36.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of SE2 0YA