Waldenshaw Road, London, SE23 3XP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE23 3XP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.9% 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	48.4%	54.9%	6.5%	51.0%	3.9%
Male	51.6%	45.1%	-6.5%	49.0%	-3.9%

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 SE23 3XP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.8% 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	57.9%	62.8%	4.9%	37.9%	24.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33.5%	25.2%	-8.3%	44.2%	-19.0%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	0.3%	1.4%
Separated	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	1.7%	6.4%	4.7%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	4.3%	1.7%	-2.6%	6.1%	-4.4%

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 (87.1%) 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	41.6%	50%	8.4%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	43.4%	37.1%	-6.3%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	10%	8.4%	-1.6%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 66.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.7%	10.3%	-3.4%	18.2%	-7.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6%	3%	-3.0%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	8.6%	-2.1%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	10.7%	0.0%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	54.9%	66.1%	11.2%	33.8%	32.3%
Other	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.2% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	5.7%	3.1%	-2.6%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	8.9%	8.3%	-0.6%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	9.6%	7.9%	-1.7%	1.0%	6.9%
Other Black	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	3.4%	1.6%	0.4%	3.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	0.8%	2.6%
White	60.1%	57.2%	-2.9%	81.4%	-24.2%
Arab	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	3.9%	5.5%	1.6%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69% 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	74.4%	69%	-5.4%	83.2%	-14.2%
European Union	7.8%	13.4%	5.6%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	2.5%	3.5%	1.0%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.2%	6%	-2.2%	1.3%	4.7%
Oceania	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	0.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.5%	68.8%	-1.7%	83.2%	-14.4%
10+ Years	0.7%	23.5%	22.8%	9.8%	13.7%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	6.4%	1.4%	-5.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	19.2%	2.8%	-16.4%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
Ireland	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.8%	37.2%	15.6%
Christian	31.1%	46.2%	-15.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Waldenshaw Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waldenshaw Road was 68.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.8% lower than the Forest Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waldenshaw Road has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill and the 287th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.0%.

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE23 3XP, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Waldenshaw Road are based on 75 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Waldenshaw Road, London, SE23 3XP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE23 3XP

Average Price
£540,980

Semi-Detached
£774,779

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,601,253

Flats/Maisonettes
£477,319

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waldenshaw Road

Average Price
£472,691

Semi-Detached
£823,607

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,669,352

Flats/Maisonettes
£429,919

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waldenshaw Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Flat 11 Waldenshaw Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2026-03-03	£400,000
Flat 1 9 Waldenshaw Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£495,000	2025-10-03	£486,273
Flat 3 1 Waldenshaw Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-08-22	£541,364
Flat 4 9 Waldenshaw Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2025-08-22	£334,661
10 Waldenshaw Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,550,000	2024-08-30	£1,653,647

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE23 3XP

Employment

SE23 3XP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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	97
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	13
Retired	12
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Other	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Human health and social work activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Education	13
Construction	12
Information and communication	12
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3

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	2,092 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,407 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	4,175 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	4,461 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	4,461 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Horniman Primary School Horniman Drive , SE23 3BP	3out of 4	406 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Perry Vale , Forest Hill SE23 2NE	3out of 4	546 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Perry Vale , Forest Hill SE23 2NE	- not rated	546 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eliot Bank Primary School Thorpewood Avenue , Sydenham SE26 4BU	3out of 4	596 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Dartmouth Road , Forest Hill SE23 3HZ	3out of 4	644 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sydenham School Dartmouth Road , SE26 4RD	3out of 4	823 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	3out of 4	1,266 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Waverley School Homestall Road , Southwark SE22 0NR	- not rated	2,028 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road , SE22 0NR	4out of 4	2,028 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Peckham Rye , East Dulwich SE22 0AT	4out of 4	2,073 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,470 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	4,061 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,949 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	5,123 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,392 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
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	2,454 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	2,454 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,144 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,144 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,845 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allenby Primary School Rear of 1-5 Rojack Road , SE23 2DF	- not rated	485 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Primary School 1-5 Rojack Road , SE23 2DF	- not rated	485 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Life In London Uk 32 Clyde Terrace , Forest Hill SE23 3BA	- not rated	530 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rose House Montessori School St George's Church Hall , Vancouver Road SE23 2AG	- not rated	734 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust 62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT	- not rated	827 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Sparsh- Interestingly Indian	47 London Road, London	144 yd
Matoom Thai Bistro	53 London Road, London	144 yd
The Teapot	56 London Road, London	152 yd
TSE'S Chinese Restaurant	54 London Road, London	152 yd
KFC	52 London Road, London	152 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Capitol	Capitol - JD Wetherspoon PLC, The Capitol	261 yd
Meatliquor	The Dartmouth Arms, 7 Dartmouth Road	348 yd
Bird In Hand	Bird in Hand, Bird In Hand	400 yd
Hill	The Hill, 45-47 Dartmouth Road	412 yd
The Dartmouth Arms	Dartmouth Arms, 7 Dartmouth Road	412 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	24 London Road, London	152 yd
Pizza Hut Delivery	8 London Road, London	152 yd
Jolly Bee Fish Bar	3 Devonshire Road, London	271 yd
On the Hoof (platform)	Forest Hill Railway Station, Devonshire Road	317 yd
D & D	Ground Floor Unit, 6 Perry Vale	399 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's Forest Hill	34-48 London Road, London		154 yd
TESCO	86 London Road, London		231 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Energie Fitness Club (Forest Hill) 26-28 26-28 LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	193 yd
Coliseum Fitness (Closed) David's Road	health and fitness suite	195 yd
Forest Hill Pools DARTMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	555 yd
Forest Hill Pool (Closed) Dartmouth Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	564 yd
Sydenham School DARTMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	822 yd
Streatham And Marlborough Cricket Club DULWICH COMMON	grass pitches	978 yd
Camber Lawn Tennis Club CAMBER LAWN TENNIS CLUB CAMBER LAWN TENNIS CLUB DULWICH COMMON	tennis courts	982 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	78.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE23 3XP