Eastmearn Road, London, SE21 8HA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE21 8HA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	50.8%	48.3%	-2.5%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	49.2%	51.7%	2.5%	49.0%	2.7%

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	31.8%	39.9%	8.1%	37.9%	2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	57.4%	47.8%	-9.6%	44.2%	3.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Separated	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	3.8%	6%	2.2%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	4.2%	2.7%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (95.1%) 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	65.7%	58.5%	-7.2%	48.4%	10.1%
Good health	26.2%	36.6%	10.4%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	5.5%	4.4%	-1.1%	12.7%	-8.3%
Bad health	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	4.0%	-3.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	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.

In the area around SE21 8HA this area, 5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 73.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.6%	5%	-1.6%	18.2%	-13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	9.6%	-8.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.3%	6.4%	-1.9%	13.4%	-7.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	10.4%	3.5%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	67.1%	73.6%	6.5%	33.8%	39.8%
Other	6.2%	1.7%	-4.5%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	1%	0%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	0.8%	2.1%
White	77.2%	78.8%	1.6%	81.4%	-2.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83%	78.2%	-4.8%	83.2%	-5.0%
European Union	3.7%	8.1%	4.4%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	6%	2.9%	1.3%	4.7%
Oceania	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.2%	77.8%	-3.4%	83.2%	-5.4%
10+ Years	0.8%	14.6%	13.8%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	2.9%	-1.3%
2-5 Years	5.2%	1.3%	-3.9%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	4.7%	-6.6%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	76.7%	11.5%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.8%	37.2%	10.6%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Eastmearn Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Eastmearn Road was 154.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.1% higher than the Gipsy Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Eastmearn Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill and the 256th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE21 8HA, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Eastmearn Road are based on 26 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Eastmearn Road, London, SE21 8HA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE21 8HA

Average Price
£1,324,489

Semi-Detached
£1,281,805

Terraced
£1,528,594

Detached
£1,181,707

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Eastmearn Road

Average Price
£1,361,869

Semi-Detached
£1,338,725

Terraced
£1,497,062

Detached
£1,148,780

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Eastmearn Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Eastmearn Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,750,000	2025-07-31	£1,750,000
19 Eastmearn Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,420,000	2021-08-26	£1,524,092
15 Eastmearn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2020-12-11	£1,274,510
16 Eastmearn Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£850,000	2020-06-29	£916,319
13 Eastmearn Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,020,000	2018-09-28	£1,166,224

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE21 8HA

Employment

SE21 8HA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

SE21 8HA 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	135
Self-Employed	50
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	11
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Information and communication	28
Education	25
Other	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Financial and insurance activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	1,419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	2,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,584 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,632 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,170 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elm Wood School Carnac Street , West Norwood SE27 9RR	- not rated	707 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Julian's School 16 Wolfington Road , West Norwood SE27 0JF	3out of 4	1,023 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norwood Park School Gipsy Road , SE27 9TG	- not rated	1,082 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosendale Primary School Rosendale Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LR	- not rated	1,095 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosendale Primary School Rosendale Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LR	4out of 4	1,095 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	3out of 4	612 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	612 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsdale Foundation School Alleyn Park , Dulwich SE21 8SQ	4out of 4	1,028 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsdale Foundation School Alleyn Park , Dulwich SE21 8SQ	- not rated	1,028 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	1,331 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,421 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	5,128 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	2,942 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	3,381 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,434 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,895 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	1,850 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,236 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,786 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	5,397 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	5,397 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rosemead Preparatory School 70 Thurlow Park Road , West Dulwich SE21 8HZ	- not rated	320 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alleyn's Oakfield 125-128 Thurlow Park Road , London SE21 8HP	- not rated	486 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thurlow Park Special School Elmcourt Road , SE27 9DA	- not rated	505 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grove House School for the Hearing Impaired Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	531 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norwood Secondary Centre Elmcourt Road , West Norwood SE27 9BZ	- not rated	562 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Heritage Dulwich	Business, 101 Rosendale Road	87 yd
Caffe Salva	103A Rosendale Road, London	89 yd
Cellar 107	Ground Floor, 107 Rosendale Road	115 yd
Dulwich Lyceum	7 Croxted Road, London	392 yd
Il sovrano	12	430 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rosendale	65 Rosendale Road, London	232 yd
Alleyns head	Alleyns Head, 75	579 yd
Knowles Of Norwood	294 - 298 Norwood Road, London	676 yd
Railway Tavern	The Railway Tavern, 7 Station Rise	800 yd
The Hope	The Hope Public House, 49 Norwood High Street	926 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dulwich bakery	78	442 yd
Yum Seng	Studio B101 To 103, Parkhall Business Centre	487 yd
Cake Box Norwood	483 Norwood Road, London	622 yd
Papa John's	479 Norwood Road, London	625 yd
Ace Plaice	545 Norwood Road, London	642 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	1 - 5 Croxted Road, London	392 yd
Tesco	551 Norwood Road, London	642 yd
Co-operative Food	539 - 541 Norwood Road, London	647 yd
Iceland Foods	348 - 352 Norwood Road, London	731 yd
Co-operative Food	178 Norwood Road, London	863 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Elmgreen School ELMCOURT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	522 yd
Rosendale Playing Fields ROSENDALE SPORTS GROUND ROSENDALE SPORTS GROUND ROSENDALE ROAD	grass pitches	864 yd
Dulwich Prep London 38-42 38-42 ALLEYN PARK	swimming pool	899 yd
Dulwich College Sports Club DULWICH COMMON	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	912 yd
Belair Park Gallery Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	922 yd
Mckenzie Boxing Fitness (Closed) Norwood Road	health and fitness suite	923 yd
West Norwood Health And Leisure Centre DEVANE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	924 yd
London Prep Dulwich (Mary Datchelor Playing Fields) MARY DATCHELOR PLAYING FIELD MARY DATCHELOR PLAYING FIELD HUNTS SLIP ROAD	grass pitches	963 yd
Old College Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club GALLERY ROAD	tennis courts	1,029 yd
Kingsdale Foundation School ALLEYN PARK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,038 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	173.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE21 8HA