Friern Road, London, SE22 0BJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE22 0BJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	56.3%	49.9%	-6.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	43.7%	50.1%	6.4%	49.0%	1.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SE22 0BJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.3%	57.2%	15.9%	37.9%	19.3%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	21.6%	-10.0%	44.2%	-22.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	5.1%	13.5%	8.4%	2.2%	11.3%
Divorced	12.2%	5.7%	-6.5%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	9.7%	1.5%	-8.2%	6.1%	-4.6%

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	40.8%	42.3%	1.5%	48.4%	-6.1%
Good health	32.2%	34.5%	2.3%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	20.4%	13.2%	-7.2%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	4.5%	7.5%	3.0%	4.0%	3.5%
Very bad health	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.2%	1.1%

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	30.6%	25.2%	-5.4%	18.2%	7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	9.6%	-1.6%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	9%	-3.8%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	5.1%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	10.8%	3.7%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	39%	8.9%	33.8%	5.2%
Other	6.6%	1.2%	-5.4%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.9% 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	2.9%	0.5%	-2.4%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	0%	3.4%	3.4%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	3.4%	1.8%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	20.4%	15.4%	-5.0%	2.5%	12.9%
Black Caribbean	9.8%	9.1%	-0.7%	1.0%	8.1%
Other Black	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.1%	1.8%	-2.3%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	4.4%	4.0%	0.8%	3.6%
White	51.8%	46.9%	-4.9%	81.4%	-34.5%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	0.4%	7%	6.6%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.1%	43%	-23.1%	83.2%	-40.2%
European Union	6.9%	8.5%	1.6%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	21.1%	19.5%	0.8%	20.3%
Africa	12.7%	10.6%	-2.1%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	9.8%	4.5%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	5.7%	-1.6%	1.3%	4.4%
Oceania	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.2% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.9%	43.2%	-21.7%	83.2%	-40.0%
10+ Years	2.4%	29.2%	26.8%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	4.1%	6.7%	2.6%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	10.6%	7.2%	-3.4%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	18%	13.7%	-4.3%	1.9%	11.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	76.7%	-17.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	17.6%	13.5%	4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.2%	37.2%	-15.0%
Christian	57.9%	46.2%	11.7%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	12.9%	6.5%	6.4%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Friern Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Friern Road was 253.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 210.2% higher than the Dulwich Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Friern Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill and the 160th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 70.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.0%.

🔎 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
£64,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE22 0BJ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Friern Road are based on 552 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southwark.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Friern Road, London, SE22 0BJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE22 0BJ

Average Price
£289,320

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£289,320

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Friern Road

Average Price
£777,962

Semi-Detached
£1,097,853

Terraced
£1,061,579

Detached
£964,949

Flats/Maisonettes
£445,342

Other
£102

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Friern Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
387 Friern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2024-04-22	£431,237
387 Friern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2017-04-20	£361,555
379 Friern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2014-11-14	£345,944
387 Friern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£203,000	2012-05-31	£306,038
379 Friern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£202,000	2011-11-10	£330,033

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE22 0BJ

Employment

SE22 0BJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SE22 0BJ 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	81
Other	65
Self-Employed	41
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	41
Retired	24
Part-Time Employee	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Education	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	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	2,140 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,603 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,270 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,518 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Etherow Street , Dulwich SE22 0LA	3out of 4	160 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodrich Community Primary School Dunstans Road , East Dulwich SE22 0EP	3out of 4	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heber Primary School Heber Road , East Dulwich SE22 9LA	3out of 4	538 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich 173 Lordship Lane , SE22 8HA	4out of 4	863 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School Dulwich Village , SE21 7AL	4out of 4	1,138 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Peckham Rye , East Dulwich SE22 0AT	4out of 4	1,193 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Charter School East Dulwich Jarvis Road , SE22 8RB	3out of 4	1,437 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School North Dulwich Red Post Hill , SE24 9JH	4out of 4	1,573 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road , SE22 0NR	4out of 4	1,745 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Sydenham School Dartmouth Road , SE26 4RD	3out of 4	2,015 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	4,316 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,431 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,002 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,676 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alleyn's School Townley Road , Dulwich SE22 8SU	- not rated	1,033 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
James Allen's Girls' School East Dulwich Grove , SE22 8TE	- not rated	1,245 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Dulwich College Dulwich Common , Dulwich SE21 7LD	- not rated	1,354 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit Adys Road , SE15 4DY	- not rated	1,785 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Oakfield Preparatory School 125-128 Thurlow Park Road , West Dulwich SE21 8HP	- not rated	1,792 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harri's kitchen	401	197 yd
The plough cafe	351	363 yd
Hanush	342	373 yd
All things cakes ltd	501	529 yd
Semas fish bar	327	804 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The plough	381	363 yd
Castle public house	280	465 yd
Streatham and marlborough cricket club	Marlborough Cricket Club	584 yd
Southwark sports bowls club	Southwark Sports Ground	816 yd
The great exhibition	The Great Exhibition, 193	847 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spring holiday club	Central Southwark Community Hub Ladlands	265 yd
Joseph's fish and chips	350	342 yd
Magic wok	379	363 yd
Rajah rowing team	340	373 yd
Meltsmiths	Flat 4 Campbell Court	436 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	357-365		363 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dulwich Park COURT LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	488 yd
Camber Lawn Tennis Club CAMBER LAWN TENNIS CLUB CAMBER LAWN TENNIS CLUB DULWICH COMMON	tennis courts	664 yd
Streatham And Marlborough Cricket Club DULWICH COMMON	grass pitches	745 yd
Peckham Town Fc (Menace Arena) DULWICH COMMON	grass pitches	755 yd
Pyners Field Dulwich Common	grass pitches	894 yd
Honor Oak Baptist Church (Closed) Mundania Road		1,009 yd
Trevor Bailey Sports Ground HAMBLEDON PLACE	grass pitches	1,011 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	199.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	98.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE22 0BJ