Brightling Road, London, SE4 1SQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE4 1SQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	50.4%	-3.7%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	45.9%	49.6%	3.7%	49.0%	0.6%

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	41.2%	38.6%	-2.6%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	48.6%	5.7%	44.2%	4.4%
Married: Same sex	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	0.3%	1.3%
Separated	1.3%	2%	0.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.6%	5.2%	-2.4%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	5%	4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-2.1%

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 (91.5%) 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	52%	59.3%	7.3%	48.4%	10.9%
Good health	33.8%	32.2%	-1.6%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	10.8%	7.1%	-3.7%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	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 SE4 1SQ this area, 6.9% 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 67.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.9%	6.9%	-7.0%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	4.8%	-6.5%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	6%	-9.5%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	9.7%	-0.4%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	42%	67.7%	25.7%	33.8%	33.9%
Other	5.9%	2%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.5% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	2.1%	2.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	1.4%	5.9%	4.5%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	3.7%	1.8%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	11.1%	10.4%	-0.7%	1.0%	9.4%
Other Black	4.7%	1.2%	-3.5%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	4.1%	3.1%	0.8%	3.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	2.1%	1.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.5%	-1.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	5%	3.6%	0.8%	4.2%
White	66.9%	59.5%	-7.4%	81.4%	-21.9%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.7% 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	76.4%	77.7%	1.3%	83.2%	-5.5%
European Union	9.1%	7.7%	-1.4%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	5.9%	3.5%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.4%	5%	-2.4%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.3%	77.5%	3.2%	83.2%	-5.7%
10+ Years	1.7%	20.7%	19.0%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	4.1%	0.6%	-3.5%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	0%	-17.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.9%	76.7%	9.2%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.9%	37.2%	12.7%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Brightling Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brightling Road was 124.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.7% higher than the Crofton Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brightling Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park and the 304th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.3%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE4 1SQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Brightling Road are based on 54 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 Brightling Road, London, SE4 1SQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE4 1SQ

Average Price
£722,604

Semi-Detached
£722,604

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brightling Road

Average Price
£714,411

Semi-Detached
£714,411

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brightling Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Brightling Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£770,000	2025-08-19	£762,039
30 Brightling Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£805,000	2024-07-05	£849,364
46 Brightling Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£835,000	2023-09-26	£874,881
19 Brightling Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£725,000	2023-07-25	£781,397
44 Brightling Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£680,000	2022-08-19	£709,653

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE4 1SQ

Employment

SE4 1SQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	112
Self-Employed	38
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	28
Unemployed	10
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Other	14
Information and communication	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	1,387 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	- not rated	3,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	3out of 4	4,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	4,316 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stillness Junior School Brockley Rise , Forest Hill SE23 1NH	3out of 4	598 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stillness Infant School Brockley Rise , SE23 1NH	3out of 4	598 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holbeach Primary School Nelgarde Road , SE6 4TP	3out of 4	630 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordonbrock Primary School Amyruth Road , London SE4 1HQ	4out of 4	754 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordonbrock Infant School Gordonbrock Road , SE4 1JB	- not rated	776 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	- not rated	1,242 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	- not rated	1,242 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Catford School Stainton Road , Catford SE6 1AB	- not rated	1,791 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Waverley School Homestall Road , Southwark SE22 0NR	- not rated	2,043 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road , SE22 0NR	4out of 4	2,043 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	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	2,269 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	2,278 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	2,740 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	258 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	258 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	2,040 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	2,040 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	2,936 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Evelyn Education Centre Dressington Lodge , Dressington Avenue SE4 1JQ	- not rated	570 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	739 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tansib Independent School 17 Dalrymple Road , Brockley SE4 2BQ	- not rated	1,017 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Family Learning School Capital House , RUSHEY GREEN SE6 4AS	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education-My Life Matters 108 Conisborough Crescent , Bellingham SE6 2SP	- not rated	1,122 yd	Other independent school	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
Cool Beans Coffee House	2B Ewhurst Road, London	155 yd
Kings College London	Kings College London Sports Grd ., Brockley Rise	475 yd
RISE ( Rise London Ltd)	108 Brockley Rise, Crofton Park	599 yd
Nourish Contracting Catering Ltd	Holbeach Primary School, Nelgarde Road	660 yd
Welcome Inn Lunch Club	Crofton Park Baptist Church, Huxbear Street	662 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brockley Jack	the brockley jack theatre, 410 Brockley Road	724 yd
London Beer Dispensary	London Beer Dispencery, 389 Brockley Road	743 yd
Rivoli Ballroom	346-350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park	783 yd
Orange Buffalo	Catford Bridge Tavern Station Approach, Catford Road	789 yd
The Catford Bridge Tavern	Catford Bridge Tavern Station Approach, Catford Road	789 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paradise Kitchen	6 Ewhurst Road, London	155 yd
Babur Home Dining	Babur to Go, 443 Brockley Road	669 yd
Wings of Kings	445 Brockley Road, Crofton Park	672 yd
Springway	433 Brockley Road, Crofton Park	672 yd
Eat Happy	400-406 Brockley Road, Crofton Park	727 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Budgens	Jays Budgens, 400-406 Brockley Road	728 yd
Sainsburys Catford Station	Grosvenor Court, Adenmore Road	733 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	383 Brockley Road, Crofton Park	745 yd
Iceland	11-13 Winslade Way, London	902 yd
Tesco	14-21 Winslade Way, London	902 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Prendergast Ladywell School MANWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	298 yd
Ladywell Park (Closed) Malyons Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	532 yd
Kings College (Brockley Rise Playing Field) BROCKLEY RISE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	532 yd
Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena SILVERMERE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	678 yd
St Dunstans College Sports Centre STANSTEAD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	740 yd
St Dunstans Jubilee Ground THE PAVILION THE PAVILION CATFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	900 yd
Skyline Gym (Closed) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	919 yd
Ladywell Fields MALYONS ROAD	tennis courts	1,017 yd
Prendergast School ADELAIDE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	1,050 yd
Fit4Less (Catford) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	1,093 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	78.2 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	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE4 1SQ