Abbey Grove, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9EW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE2 9EW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	48.9%	47.8%	-1.1%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	51.1%	52.2%	1.1%	49.0%	3.2%

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	41%	38.5%	-2.5%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	38%	45%	7.0%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	10.5%	8.6%	-1.9%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	5.7%	3.6%	-2.1%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	45.2%	51.4%	6.2%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	37%	33.5%	-3.5%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	10.2%	10.1%	-0.1%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	6.9%	4%	-2.9%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	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	27.1%	23.6%	-3.5%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	12%	-4.2%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	12.7%	-1.7%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	11.6%	-1.5%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	16.6%	35.1%	18.5%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	9.2%	1.8%	-7.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.5% 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)
Chinese	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	7.2%	3.2%	-4.0%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	1%	1.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	2%	3.2%	1.2%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	16.1%	20.5%	4.4%	2.5%	18.0%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	62%	58.5%	-3.5%	81.4%	-22.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Arab	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.2% 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	72.1%	59.2%	-12.9%	83.2%	-24.0%
European Union	4.9%	12.4%	7.5%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	6.1%	4.5%	0.8%	5.3%
Africa	13.4%	12.4%	-1.0%	2.7%	9.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	7.8%	1.9%	5.6%	2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2%	0.0%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.2%	59.1%	-11.1%	83.2%	-24.1%
10+ Years	7.9%	22.2%	14.3%	9.8%	12.4%
5-10 Years	3%	8.1%	5.1%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	4.6%	4.3%	-0.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	14.4%	6.3%	-8.1%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.8%	76.7%	-21.9%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	6.7%	0.3%	6.4%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	14.2%	13.5%	0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	54.8%	46.2%	8.6%
Buddhist	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Abbey Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbey Grove was 148.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.7% higher than the Abbey Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abbey Grove has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood and the 213th highest crime rate of 755 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 32.9%.

🔎 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 9EW, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Abbey Grove are based on 136 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 Abbey Grove, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9EW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 9EW

Average Price
£386,040

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£386,040

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbey Grove

Average Price
£412,096

Semi-Detached
£466,812

Terraced
£416,877

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£189,221

Other
£34,139

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbey GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
101 Abbey Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-02-27	£214,782
117 Abbey Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£447,000	2024-02-09	£468,329
107 Abbey Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2019-11-01	£420,000
125 Abbey Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£348,000	2018-06-21	£440,658
97 Abbey Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£306,000	2015-02-25	£477,027

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 9EW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Retired	35
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
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	510 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	1,929 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	4,196 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	4,337 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	3out of 4	396 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	- not rated	396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Junior School Fuchsia Street , Abbey Wood SE2 0QS	- not rated	488 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	- not rated	637 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Infant School Fuchsia Street , Bostall Lane SE2 0QS	- not rated	637 yd	Community school	No	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	620 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	2out of 4	739 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School Wickham Lane , Abbey Wood SE2 0XX	- not rated	1,489 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	3out of 4	1,616 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Thamesmead Community College Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	1,617 yd	Community school	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	2,692 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	3,764 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,434 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,434 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	1,617 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Business Academy Bexley Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	1,617 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	4,047 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	5,267 yd	Free schools	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	494 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Schoolhouse Education 42 Combwell Crescent , SE2 9LZ	- not rated	663 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pathways Short Stay School Pathways Short Stay School , Lensbury Way SE2 9TA	- not rated	866 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary Centre Lensbury Way , Thamesmead SE2 9TA	- not rated	866 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	866 yd	Academy alternative provision 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
Heart and Soul Flavour	106 Mcleod Road	375 yd
Abbey Cafe	183 Abbey Wood Road	469 yd
Perfect chicken	152 Felixstowe Road	482 yd
The Taj Mahal	6 Wilton Road, London	519 yd
Neutral Ground Child Contact Centre	William Temple Hall Eynsham Drive	521 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Abbey Arms	Abbey Arms, 31 Wilton Road		483 yd
The Birchwood P.H	The Birchwood Grovebury Road		894 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shekinah global & butchers ltd	80 Mcleod Road	415 yd
The Plaice of Sole	70 Mcleod Road	432 yd
WH Smith	Abbey Wood Railway Station Wilton Road	477 yd
ABBEY GRILL	11A Wilton Road	488 yd
New Winson	9 Wilton Road	488 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Price Cash & Carry	Unit 8 And 9, Lyndean Industrial Estate Felixstowe Road	375 yd
The Co-Operative	112 - 116 Mcleod Road	375 yd
Lidl	1B Eynsham Drive	740 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Michaels Church Hall ABBEY WOOD ROAD		244 yd
Abbey Wood Community Leisure Centre KNEE HILL		495 yd
St Pauls Academy FINCHALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	748 yd
Seven Acre Sports & Social Club CHURCH MANORWAY	grass pitches	962 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	202.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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