Abbey Wood Road, London, SE2 9NW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE2 9NW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	52.4%	49.8%	-2.6%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	47.6%	50.2%	2.6%	49.0%	1.2%

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	39.7%	39.5%	-0.2%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	42.7%	-2.2%	44.2%	-1.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Separated	3.8%	4.4%	0.6%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	7.3%	9.7%	2.4%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	4.3%	2%	-2.3%	6.1%	-4.1%

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 (86.2%) 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	49.3%	50.2%	0.9%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	34.7%	36%	1.3%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	10.9%	9.1%	-1.8%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.4%	12.5%	-5.9%	18.2%	-5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	7.7%	-6.0%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	12.5%	-5.9%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	14.1%	3.8%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	27.8%	49.6%	21.8%	33.8%	15.8%
Other	9%	0%	-9.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.5% 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	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1%	2.8%	1.8%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	6.5%	4.7%	-1.8%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	8.8%	14.3%	5.5%	2.5%	11.8%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	5%	1.3%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	0.7%	4%	3.3%	0.5%	3.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1%	2.5%	1.5%	0.8%	1.7%
White	72.4%	55.5%	-16.9%	81.4%	-25.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	72.4%	64.4%	-8.0%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	11.2%	13.6%	2.4%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	1%	2.2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	8.5%	8.8%	0.3%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	6%	1.9%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	4.7%	2.3%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.8%	64.4%	-7.4%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	4.1%	23.3%	19.2%	9.8%	13.5%
5-10 Years	5.4%	6%	0.6%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	6.1%	2.8%	-3.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	12.6%	3.5%	-9.1%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	6.6%	1.5%	5.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	8.2%	13.5%	-5.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.9%	37.2%	-6.3%
Christian	48.3%	46.2%	2.1%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Abbey Wood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbey Wood Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Abbey Wood average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE2 9NW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Abbey Wood Road are based on 105 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 Wood Road, London, SE2 9NW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE2 9NW

Average Price
£699,529

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£699,529

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbey Wood Road

Average Price
£426,831

Semi-Detached
£432,215

Terraced
£482,336

Detached
£712,941

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,267

Other
£1,142,066

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbey Wood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
88 Abbey Wood Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2013-01-11	£717,882

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE2 9NW

Employment

SE2 9NW 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	28
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	23
Construction	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	492 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedonwell Nursery School Bedonwell Road , DA17 5PF	- not rated	1,699 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	4,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	4,475 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alexander McLeod Junior School Fuchsia Street , Abbey Wood SE2 0QS	- not rated	428 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	3out of 4	494 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boxgrove Primary School Boxgrove Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9JP	- not rated	494 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Primary School Fuchsia Street , SE2 0QS	- not rated	577 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexander McLeod Infant School Fuchsia Street , Bostall Lane SE2 0QS	- not rated	577 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	850 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	2out of 4	964 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic School Wickham Lane , Abbey Wood SE2 0XX	- not rated	1,492 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thamesmead Community College Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	1,526 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive , SE28 8RF	3out of 4	1,808 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	2,879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	3,565 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,534 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	4,534 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	1,526 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Business Academy Bexley Yarnton Way , DA18 4DW	- not rated	1,526 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	4,235 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	5,367 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	711 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pathways Short Stay School Pathways Short Stay School , Lensbury Way SE2 9TA	- not rated	833 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary Centre Lensbury Way , Thamesmead SE2 9TA	- not rated	833 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons Academy Bexley Lensbury Way , SE2 9TA	3out of 4	833 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Schoolhouse Education 42 Combwell Crescent , SE2 9LZ	- not rated	874 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
Abbey Cafe	183 Abbey Wood Road	293 yd
Heart and Soul Flavour	106 Mcleod Road	349 yd
The Taj Mahal	6 Wilton Road, London	356 yd
Perfect chicken	152 Felixstowe Road	380 yd
Neutral Ground Child Contact Centre	William Temple Hall Eynsham Drive	743 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Abbey Arms	Abbey Arms, 31 Wilton Road		348 yd
The Birchwood P.H	The Birchwood Grovebury Road		1,047 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
WH Smith	Abbey Wood Railway Station Wilton Road	295 yd
Greggs PLC	7 Wilton Road	320 yd
New Winson	9 Wilton Road	321 yd
ABBEY GRILL	11A Wilton Road	324 yd
Finest Chicken Peri Peri Grill	515 Abbey Road, London	346 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative	112 - 116 Mcleod Road	349 yd
Best Price Cash & Carry	Unit 8 And 9, Lyndean Industrial Estate Felixstowe Road	392 yd
Lidl	1B Eynsham Drive	827 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Michaels Church Hall ABBEY WOOD ROAD		71 yd
Abbey Wood Community Leisure Centre KNEE HILL		297 yd
St Pauls Academy FINCHALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	970 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	56.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	48.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.61 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.61 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE2 9NW