Milkwood Road, London, SE24 0JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE24 0JE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	51.2%	2.0%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	50.8%	48.8%	-2.0%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 SE24 0JE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.9% 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	45.3%	52.9%	7.6%	37.9%	15.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36%	32.1%	-3.9%	44.2%	-12.1%
Married: Same sex	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Separated	6%	1.6%	-4.4%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	6%	8.4%	2.4%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (87.3%) 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	47.8%	62.8%	15.0%	48.4%	14.4%
Good health	35.1%	24.5%	-10.6%	33.6%	-9.1%
Fair health	13.1%	7.9%	-5.2%	12.7%	-4.8%
Bad health	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 56.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16%	14.2%	-1.8%	18.2%	-4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	6.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	9.1%	2.2%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	11%	2.5%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	48.9%	56.3%	7.4%	33.8%	22.5%
Other	8.5%	1%	-7.5%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.2% 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)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.6%	4.3%	2.7%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	7%	8.2%	1.2%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	9.4%	11.5%	2.1%	1.0%	10.5%
Other Black	5.9%	3.3%	-2.6%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	3.6%	0.1%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	1.9%	4.1%	2.2%	0.8%	3.3%
White	60.2%	59.2%	-1.0%	81.4%	-22.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.2% 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	74%	79.2%	5.2%	83.2%	-4.0%
European Union	7%	7.2%	0.2%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	6.6%	5.1%	-1.5%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	5.6%	-3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8%	5.1%	-2.9%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.1%	79%	6.9%	83.2%	-4.2%
10+ Years	1.9%	14.9%	13.0%	9.8%	5.1%
5-10 Years	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	4.9%	3.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	17.6%	1%	-16.6%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80%	76.7%	3.3%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.4%	37.2%	-3.8%
Christian	50.9%	46.2%	4.7%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Milkwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Milkwood Road was 48.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.6% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Milkwood Road has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.0%.

🔎 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
£65,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE24 0JE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Milkwood Road are based on 281 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 Milkwood Road, London, SE24 0JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE24 0JE

Average Price
£649,979

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£721,985

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£523,969

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Milkwood Road

Average Price
£553,269

Semi-Detached
£739,850

Terraced
£769,543

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£415,431

Other
£486,429

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Milkwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
227 Milkwood Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£660,000	2023-12-20	£668,098
Flat B 217 Milkwood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2023-10-06	£601,555
Flat B 251 Milkwood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-10-27	£340,550
203 Milkwood Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-08-04	£967,742
223 Milkwood Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2021-09-30	£1,061,093

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE24 0JE

Employment

SE24 0JE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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	129
Self-Employed	41
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	36
Education	31
Other	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Information and communication	19
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	417 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,775 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,189 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,205 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,037 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jessop Primary School Lowden Road , Herne Hill SE24 0BJ	4out of 4	286 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill Mead Primary School Moorland Road , SW9 8UE	3out of 4	493 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary School Regent Road , Herne Hill SE24 0EL	4out of 4	495 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Herne Hill Road , SE24 0AY	3out of 4	808 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Primary School Tulse Hill , SW2 2JE	3out of 4	1,059 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road , Lambeth SE24 0QN	3out of 4	298 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School North Dulwich Red Post Hill , SE24 9JH	4out of 4	1,160 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank UTC 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	2out of 4	1,177 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	1,178 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School East Dulwich Jarvis Road , SE22 8RB	3out of 4	1,696 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	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	1,880 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,792 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	3,512 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,608 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,620 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4out of 4	3,303 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,635 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Michael Tippett School Heron Road , Herne Hill SE24 0HZ	3out of 4	506 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Herne Hill School 127 Herne Hill , Herne Hill SE24 9LY	- not rated	604 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School Turney Road , SE21 8LX	4out of 4	1,456 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
James Allen's Girls' School East Dulwich Grove , SE22 8TE	- not rated	1,470 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service School Room, E3, Paediatric Neuroscience , Kings College Hospital SE5 9RS	- not rated	1,515 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
Railton Lounge	126 Railton Road, London	346 yd
H and m lounge	77	503 yd
Koala	Ground Floor, 64 Railton Road	508 yd
Lulu's & Llewelyn's	291- 295 Railton Road, London	555 yd
Pizza Express	136 - 140 Herne Hill, London	563 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Prince Regent	69 Dulwich Road, London	572 yd
Commercial Hotel	The Commercial Hotel, 210 - 212 Railton Road	593 yd
The Florence	131 - 133 Dulwich Road, London	616 yd
Brixton Domino & Social Club	297 - 299 Coldharbour Lane, London	731 yd
The Shrub & Shutter	336 Coldharbour Lane, London	760 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kai Hung Chinese Takeaway	88 Railton Road, London	412 yd
Curry On Naanstop & Namaskaram London & Indchi Wok	Unit 12, Stone Trading Estate	446 yd
Minus 12° Craft Ice Cream	Herne Hill Railway Station, Railton Road	468 yd
Fish on the hill	69A	503 yd
Arcade Coffee	Arch, 276 Milkwood Road	539 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	132A Herne Hill, London	563 yd
Tesco	128 Herne Hill Road, London	618 yd
Tesco	246 Coldharbour Lane, London	780 yd
Budgens (dulwich)	127-129	860 yd
Sainsbury's	2 Tulse Hill, London	958 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Evelyn Grace Academy SHAKESPEARE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	364 yd
Herne Hill Lifestyle Centre FERNDENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	576 yd
Brockwell Lido DULWICH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	629 yd
Temple Bowling And Social Club 1A 1A SUNSET ROAD	indoor bowls	744 yd
Brockwell Park DULWICH ROAD	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	770 yd
Charter School Sports Centre RED POST HILL	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,029 yd
Brixton Recreation Centre BRIXTON STATION ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	1,070 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	103.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE24 0JE