Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE26 4BL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.3%	50.9%	-4.4%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	44.7%	49.1%	4.4%	49.0%	0.1%

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 SE26 4BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.6% 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	47.3%	52.6%	5.3%	37.9%	14.7%
Married: Opposite sex	35.5%	32.1%	-3.4%	44.2%	-12.1%
Separated	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	9.9%	9.6%	-0.3%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	4.9%	3.8%	-1.1%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (85.9%) 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%	62.7%	12.9%	48.4%	14.3%
Good health	32.8%	23.2%	-9.6%	33.6%	-10.4%
Fair health	12.3%	7.2%	-5.1%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	3.6%	5.8%	2.2%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

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 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.3%	14.2%	0.9%	18.2%	-4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	9%	-3.3%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	12.3%	0.5%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.3%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	11.4%	3.5%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	40.4%	45%	4.6%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	12.3%	4.7%	-7.6%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.6% 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	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	5.1%	2.2%	-2.9%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	4.7%	8.1%	3.4%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	18.2%	10.3%	-7.9%	1.0%	9.3%
Other Black	2.4%	0.7%	-1.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	4.4%	3.2%	0.8%	3.6%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
White	56.9%	58.6%	1.7%	81.4%	-22.8%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.2%	5.9%	2.7%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.8% 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	71.5%	60.8%	-10.7%	83.2%	-22.4%
European Union	10.7%	13.3%	2.6%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	3.2%	7.9%	4.7%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	5.4%	-2.9%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	7.9%	2.4%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.8%	61.5%	-7.3%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	4%	25.8%	21.8%	9.8%	16.0%
5-10 Years	4%	5.8%	1.8%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	5.1%	5.8%	0.7%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	18.2%	1.1%	-17.1%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	76.7%	-9.8%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.7%	37.2%	3.5%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Kirkdale Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kirkdale was 76.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.4% lower than the Forest Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Kirkdale has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill and the 326th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE26 4BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Kirkdale are based on 512 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 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE26 4BL

Average Price
£491,465

Semi-Detached
£1,045,303

Terraced
£635,963

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£275,835

Other
£511,148

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kirkdale

Average Price
£453,065

Semi-Detached
£760,579

Terraced
£675,715

Detached
£3,505,736

Flats/Maisonettes
£348,213

Other
£384,587

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on KirkdaleStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
71 Kirkdale, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-02-26	£870,219
Ground Floor Shop 99 Kirkdale, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£165,000	2023-04-05	£170,064
65 Kirkdale, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2022-08-10	£886,993
83 Kirkdale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£348,000	2022-04-08	£375,019
81 Kirkdale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2020-02-17	£357,260

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE26 4BL

Employment

SE26 4BL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	78
Self-Employed	29
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	11
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Other	10
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,343 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	3,408 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	4,592 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,687 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelvin Grove Primary School Kelvin Grove , SE26 6BB	3out of 4	101 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eliot Bank Primary School Thorpewood Avenue , Sydenham SE26 4BU	4out of 4	451 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Dartmouth Road , Forest Hill SE23 3HZ	3out of 4	517 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School The Peak , Sydenham SE26 4LJ	3out of 4	622 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Perry Vale , Forest Hill SE23 2NE	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy converter	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	263 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	1,111 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Kingsdale Foundation School Alleyn Park , Dulwich SE21 8SQ	4out of 4	1,717 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Lennard Road , BR3 1QR	4out of 4	2,633 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Maberley Road , Upper Norwood SE19 2JH	4out of 4	2,855 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,404 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	3,296 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,320 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,083 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sydenham High School GDST 19 Westwood Hill , Sydenham SE26 6BL	- not rated	867 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Rose House Montessori School The Chapel-on-the-Hill , South Road SE23 2UJ	- not rated	1,224 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust 62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT	- not rated	1,710 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brent Knoll School Perry Rise , SE23 2QU	3out of 4	1,729 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenvale School Waters Road , Catford SE6 1UF	4out of 4	1,729 yd	Community special school	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
The Moustache	99 Kirkdale, London	49 yd
Mystic Burek	227 Dartmouth Road, London	91 yd
The Journey Cafe	The Woodman, 110 Kirkdale	98 yd
Icy Cakes	109 Kirkdale, London	118 yd
Jasmine Cafe	149-151 Kirkdale, London	172 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bricklayers Arms	Bricklayers Arms, 189 Dartmouth Road	90 yd
Fox's	Fox and Hounds, Fox And Hounds	241 yd
Hill	The Hill, 45-47 Dartmouth Road	776 yd
The Dartmouth Arms	Dartmouth Arms, 7 Dartmouth Road	776 yd
Bird In Hand	Bird in Hand, Bird In Hand	795 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Handroll	190 Dartmouth Road, London	48 yd
Greedy Chef	176, Dartmouth Road	50 yd
Home Taste	229 Dartmouth Road, London	88 yd
Mr Pizza	223 Dartmouth Road, London	88 yd
Bose Chicken	121 Kirkdale, London	172 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Limited	Tesco, 149 Kirkdale	217 yd
Sainsburys	309-311 Kirkdale, London	805 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, Cobbs Court	833 yd
Sainsbury's Forest Hill	34-48 London Road, London	932 yd
TESCO	86 London Road, London	964 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sydenham School DARTMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	214 yd
Saints & Sinners (Closed) Park Hall Park Hall Sydenham Park	health and fitness suite	228 yd
Forest Hill Pool (Closed) Dartmouth Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	537 yd
Forest Hill Pools DARTMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	564 yd
Sydenham Wells Park TAYLORS LANE	tennis courts	713 yd
Pure Gym (Sydenham) REGENT HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE REGENT HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE KIRKDALE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	749 yd
Sydenham High School Gdst SYDENHAM HIGH SCHOOL SYDENHAM HIGH SCHOOL WESTWOOD HILL	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	841 yd
Mayow Park MAYOW PARK MAYOW PARK MAYOW ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	936 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Forest Hill) 26-28 26-28 LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	939 yd
Forest Hill School Sports Centre DACRES ROAD	health and fitness suite	991 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.7%

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	5.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	237.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	89.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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