Sewell Road, London, SE2 9BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE2 9BZ 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	52.7%	50.9%	-1.8%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.3%	49.1%	1.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.3%	38.1%	-6.2%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	34.3%	46.6%	12.3%	44.2%	2.4%
Separated	6.3%	3.2%	-3.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	8.6%	7.9%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	6.6%	4.2%	-2.4%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	49.5%	53.2%	3.7%	48.4%	4.8%
Good health	30.6%	30.4%	-0.2%	33.6%	-3.2%
Fair health	11.6%	10.5%	-1.1%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	7.3%	4.5%	-2.8%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.2%	0.3%

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	32.9%	20.5%	-12.4%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	11.6%	-3.8%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	7.9%	-8.4%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.8%	0.8%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	15.1%	4.5%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	38.6%	21.2%	33.8%	4.8%
Other	5.4%	3.5%	-1.9%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.8% 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	3%	3.8%	0.8%	1.1%	2.7%
Indian	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	2%	5.5%	3.5%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	24.9%	32.3%	7.4%	2.5%	29.8%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	4%	0.8%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	3%	4.1%	1.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	0.3%	-2.7%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.8%
White	53.8%	40.8%	-13.0%	81.4%	-40.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.8% 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	71.8%	58.8%	-13.0%	83.2%	-24.4%
European Union	5.1%	4.3%	-0.8%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	16.2%	24.2%	8.0%	2.7%	21.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	8.4%	3.9%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	3.8%	1.8%	1.3%	2.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.6%	58.9%	-12.7%	83.2%	-24.3%
10+ Years	2.4%	25.1%	22.7%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	3%	4.6%	1.6%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	11%	1.9%	-9.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	12%	9.5%	-2.5%	1.9%	7.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Central and Western Africa	6.8%	0.3%	6.5%
South and Eastern Africa	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	5.1%	0.2%	4.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	9.9%	13.5%	-3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	51.5%	46.2%	5.3%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	12.6%	6.5%	6.1%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Sewell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sewell Road was 74.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.1% lower than the Abbey Wood average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Sewell Road has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood and the 305th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SE2 9BZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Sewell Road are based on 35 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 Sewell Road, London, SE2 9BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 9BZ

Average Price
£387,060

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£459,363

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£170,151

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sewell Road

Average Price
£329,777

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£389,032

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£200,339

Other
£390,726

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sewell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
82 Sewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£480,000	2022-09-27	£466,246
102 Sewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2020-10-16	£467,049
102 Sewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£77,000	2002-12-16	£253,427
81 Sewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2002-11-29	£466,820
87 Sewell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£36,000	1998-12-02	£164,547

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 9BZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE2 9BZ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Student (economically inactive)	92
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	34
Self-Employed	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	18
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Construction	15
Transport and storage	15
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Manufacturing	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	4
Other	3
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	1,251 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	2,729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	3,864 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	4,282 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	5,175 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
De Lucy Primary School Cookhill Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PD	3out of 4	141 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Cole Close , Thamesmead SE28 8GB	3out of 4	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	3out of 4	685 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	- not rated	685 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	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Wood School Eynsham Drive , Abbey Wood SE2 9AJ	- not rated	449 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	2out of 4	564 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	3out of 4	798 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School Hutchins Road , Thamesmead SE28 8AT	3out of 4	842 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys Hutchins Road , Thamesmead SE28 8AT	- not rated	842 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	5,303 yd	Community school	Yes	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	2,431 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	4,296 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,535 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,535 yd	Community school	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	3out of 4	1,839 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Business Academy Bexley Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	1,839 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	3,734 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	4,644 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	5,303 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pulse and Water College 138 Eynsham Drive , Abbey Wood SE2 9PT	- not rated	351 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Schoolhouse Education 42 Combwell Crescent , SE2 9LZ	- not rated	700 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd Harrow Manorway , SE2 9FL	- not rated	888 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pathways Short Stay School Pathways Short Stay School , Lensbury Way SE2 9TA	- not rated	1,097 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary Centre Lensbury Way , Thamesmead SE2 9TA	- not rated	1,097 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
C2K Community Centre	2 Penmon Road	425 yd
Uncle Peters Daddy Day Care Ltd	34 - 36 Grovebury Road	428 yd
Neutral Ground Child Contact Centre	William Temple Hall Eynsham Drive	608 yd
TACO!	2 Cygnet Square, London	974 yd
The Mezzanine Cafe	Arch D, The Link Thamesmead	1,004 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Birchwood P.H	The Birchwood Grovebury Road		422 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nom Nom Nom	170 Eynsham Drive	365 yd
Grill Ventures Limited	132 Nathan Way	884 yd
Pret A Manger At BP Thamesmead	Service Station, Harrow Manorway	966 yd
Kids Festival	12 Arnott Close	1,020 yd
K's spice African express	142 Felixstowe Road	1,040 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	1B Eynsham Drive	675 yd
Best Price Cash & Carry	Unit 8 And 9, Lyndean Industrial Estate Felixstowe Road	845 yd
Ades Limited	132 Nathan Way	884 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Pauls Academy FINCHALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	605 yd
Woolwich Polytechnic Hutchins Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	824 yd
Seven Acre Sports & Social Club CHURCH MANORWAY	grass pitches	885 yd
St Michaels Church Hall ABBEY WOOD ROAD		1,035 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	35.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE2 9BZ