Cedar Close, London, SE21 8HX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE21 8HX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	55.6%	3.8%	51.0%	4.6%
Male	48.2%	44.4%	-3.8%	49.0%	-4.6%

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	26.8%	23%	-3.8%	37.9%	-14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	41.9%	45.9%	4.0%	44.2%	1.7%
Separated	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	17.7%	21.3%	3.6%	9.1%	12.2%
Widowed	10.1%	6.6%	-3.5%	6.1%	0.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) 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	49.8%	53.6%	3.8%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	28.6%	33.8%	5.2%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	14.9%	12.6%	-2.3%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	5.9%	0%	-5.9%	4.0%	-4.0%
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 8HX this area, 7.7% 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 65%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.7%	7.7%	-9.0%	18.2%	-10.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.5%	6%	1.5%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	9.3%	0.7%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	1.1%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	7.7%	-0.4%	16.9%	-9.2%
Degree or Similar	54.5%	65%	10.5%	33.8%	31.2%
Other	6.6%	3.3%	-3.3%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	4.7%	5.3%	0.6%	3.1%	2.2%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	5.9%	2.7%	-3.2%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	75.3%	75.2%	-0.1%	81.4%	-6.2%
Arab	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0%	3.5%	3.5%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.7% 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	78.8%	68.7%	-10.1%	83.2%	-14.5%
European Union	5.9%	12.3%	6.4%	6.1%	6.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	4.3%	4.4%	0.1%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	7%	1.1%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	7%	3.1%	1.3%	5.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.7%	69.6%	-6.1%	83.2%	-13.6%
10+ Years	0.8%	23.7%	22.9%	9.8%	13.9%
5-10 Years	0.4%	4.9%	4.5%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	3.1%	0.4%	-2.7%	2.2%	-1.8%
Less than 2 years	20%	1.3%	-18.7%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.2%	76.7%	8.5%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42%	37.2%	4.8%
Christian	36.3%	46.2%	-9.9%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	4.9%	1.7%	3.2%
Jewish	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Cedar Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cedar Close was 69.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.7% lower than the St Martin's average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Cedar Close has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's and the 217th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -20.4%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE21 8HX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Cedar Close are based on 123 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 Cedar Close, London, SE21 8HX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE21 8HX

Average Price
£166,549

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£166,549

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cedar Close

Average Price
£264,624

Semi-Detached
£2,254,545

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,735,186

Flats/Maisonettes
£157,808

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cedar CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Cedar Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£133,600	2026-02-19	£133,600
4 Cedar Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-09-03	£142,422
18 Cedar Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2025-04-08	£153,691
50 Cedar Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2024-11-08	£125,072
17 Cedar Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-09-11	£141,416

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE21 8HX

Employment

SE21 8HX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 8HX 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in SE21 8HX area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	70
Full-Time Employee	50
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	9
Part-Time Employee	9
Unemployed	5
Other	4
Looking after home or family	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Education	14
Information and communication	11
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	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	1,718 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,924 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,193 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	2,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,893 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rosendale Primary School Rosendale Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LR	- not rated	698 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosendale Primary School Rosendale Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LR	4out of 4	698 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosendale Junior School Turney Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LX	- not rated	745 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosendale Infant School Turney Road , West Dulwich SE21 8LX	- not rated	745 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elm Wood School Carnac Street , West Norwood SE27 9RR	- not rated	1,100 yd	Community school	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	548 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	548 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	1,043 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	1,043 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	1,258 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	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	4,664 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	5,409 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	2,581 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	3,057 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,025 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,204 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,294 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	1,916 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,388 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,458 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	5,391 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	5,391 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	193 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alleyn's Oakfield 125-128 Thurlow Park Road , London SE21 8HP	- not rated	316 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House School for the Hearing Impaired Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	422 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thurlow Park Special School Elmcourt Road , SE27 9DA	- not rated	439 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norwood Secondary Centre Elmcourt Road , West Norwood SE27 9BZ	- not rated	525 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
Stephanie's	134	410 yd
Hot n juicy shrimp ldn t/a sion london	134a	428 yd
Caffe Salva	103A Rosendale Road, London	430 yd
Heritage Dulwich	Business, 101 Rosendale Road	442 yd
Cellar 107	Ground Floor, 107 Rosendale Road	480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rosendale	65 Rosendale Road, London	619 yd
Railway Tavern	The Railway Tavern, 7 Station Rise	643 yd
Tulse Hill Tavern	Tulse Hill Hotel, 150 Norwood Road	699 yd
Alleyns head	Alleyns Head, 75	799 yd
Knowles Of Norwood	294 - 298 Norwood Road, London	829 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
London Pizza	379 Norwood Road, London	663 yd
Godfather Pizza	Shop, 152 Norwood Road	701 yd
A.K. Chicken	Ground Floor, 190 Norwood Road	719 yd
Dulwich bakery	78	747 yd
Cake Box Norwood	483 Norwood Road, London	748 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	364 - 366 Norwood Road, London	674 yd
Tesco	1 - 5 Croxted Road, London	679 yd
Co-operative Food	178 Norwood Road, London	719 yd
Tesco	551 Norwood Road, London	836 yd
Co-operative Food	539 - 541 Norwood Road, London	842 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Elmgreen School ELMCOURT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	442 yd
Rosendale Playing Fields ROSENDALE SPORTS GROUND ROSENDALE SPORTS GROUND ROSENDALE ROAD	grass pitches	469 yd
Belair Park Gallery Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	626 yd
Mckenzie Boxing Fitness (Closed) Norwood Road	health and fitness suite	655 yd
Old College Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club GALLERY ROAD	tennis courts	833 yd
Dulwich Sports Ground TURNEY ROAD	grass pitches	855 yd
Dulwich College Sports Club DULWICH COMMON	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	925 yd
Dulwich Sports Club DULWICH SPORTS CLUB DULWICH SPORTS CLUB GIANT ARCHES ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	981 yd
St Martin In The Fields High School For Girls TULSE HILL		1,046 yd
The Edward Alleyn Club ALLEYN SPORTS GROUND REAR OF 83 TO 85 ALLEYN SPORTS GROUND REAR OF 83 TO 85 BURBAGE ROAD	grass pitches	1,073 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	18 Mbit/s
Average download speed	18 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	23.28 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	23.28 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.28 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE21 8HX