Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE5 0TF has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	43.9%	50%	6.1%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	56.1%	50%	-6.1%	49.0%	1.0%

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 SE5 0TF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.9% 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	61.3%	54.9%	-6.4%	37.9%	17.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.6%	30.4%	6.8%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	4.2%	2%	-2.2%	0.3%	1.7%
Separated	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	6.9%	8.3%	1.4%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (90.3%) 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	57.1%	59.4%	2.3%	48.4%	11.0%
Good health	37.3%	30.9%	-6.4%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	4.3%	7.6%	3.3%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	1.1%	2%	0.9%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	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 SE5 0TF this area, 6.5% 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 60.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.2%	6.5%	1.3%	18.2%	-11.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.2%	5.5%	-0.7%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	5.5%	-4.1%	13.4%	-7.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	14.9%	-0.1%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	54.9%	60.2%	5.3%	33.8%	26.4%
Other	7.6%	4.5%	-3.1%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.2% 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	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%	1.1%	2.5%
Chinese	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0%	2%	2.0%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	3%	4.4%	1.4%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	18.6%	20.4%	1.8%	2.5%	17.9%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	9.6%	5.3%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.7%	4%	2.3%	0.8%	3.2%
White	57.6%	43.2%	-14.4%	81.4%	-38.2%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.1% 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	56.3%	57.1%	0.8%	83.2%	-26.1%
European Union	11.1%	13.4%	2.3%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	13.9%	11.7%	-2.2%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	7.3%	1.5%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	7.3%	0.9%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	5.1%	2.4%	-2.7%	0.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.8%	56.9%	2.1%	83.2%	-26.3%
10+ Years	6.6%	26.2%	19.6%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	8.7%	9.3%	0.6%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	10.7%	5.6%	-5.1%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	19.2%	2%	-17.2%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.2%	37.2%	-6.0%
Christian	53.8%	46.2%	7.6%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Camberwell New Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Camberwell New Road was 91.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.5% lower than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Camberwell New Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 294th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE5 0TF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Camberwell New Road are based on 521 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 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 0TF

Average Price
£814,194

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,175,155

Detached
£1,347,072

Flats/Maisonettes
£388,265

Other
£1,032,087

Estimated Average Property Prices for Camberwell New Road

Average Price
£604,096

Semi-Detached
£1,139,963

Terraced
£919,587

Detached
£1,053,193

Flats/Maisonettes
£453,194

Other
£337,035

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Camberwell New Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
259 Camberwell New Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£900,000	2023-02-17	£926,714
273 Camberwell New Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2020-11-27	£1,107,708
257 Camberwell New Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2018-05-30	£646,104
281 Camberwell New Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,210,000	2018-04-06	£1,308,882
Flat 4 Old Stables Court, 321C Camberwell New Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£535,000	2017-10-13	£510,379

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 0TF

Employment

SE5 0TF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% 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 SE5 0TF 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	92
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	24
Student (economically inactive)	18
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	55
Professional, scientific and technical activities	39
Education	31
Information and communication	29
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Other	27
Administrative and support service activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,492 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	2,105 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	2,445 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,506 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comber Grove School Comber Grove , Camberwell SE5 0LQ	3out of 4	203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	416 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	416 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crawford Primary School Crawford Road , SE5 9NF	4out of 4	490 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School Warham Street , Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX	3out of 4	584 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	102 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	360 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	364 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,604 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,628 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,677 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,772 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,822 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,414 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,829 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
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	2,440 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
PhoenixPlace Redcar Street , SE5 0NA	- not rated	270 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	415 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	544 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School 1st Floor, Mapother House, Maudsley Hospital , De Crespigny Park SE5 8AZ	4out of 4	888 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Camberwell 150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW	- not rated	922 yd	Free schools special	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
Mozah anx	278	154 yd
Cakes on the corner	332b	199 yd
La caribena	319	206 yd
Panaderia y pasteleria dona betty ltd	319	206 yd
New sunrise cafe	14A	209 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old dispensary	325	11 yd
The bear	296a	63 yd
The planet nollywood	The Planet Nollywood, 319	193 yd
Nags head p h	242	206 yd
The tiger	18	341 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akwaaba kitchen	344	99 yd
Camberwell grill ltd	336	99 yd
Lif juiz	The Kingdom Church, 93	154 yd
Mooboo camberwell	Unit C, 272-274	161 yd
Vegan kitchen & juice box	332c	199 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	316-322	100 yd
Ar camberwell supermarket	244-246	206 yd
Budgens camberwell road	240	253 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	329 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	363 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		93 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	413 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	413 yd
Ark All Saints Academy WYNDHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	484 yd
St Gabriels College LANGTON ROAD		490 yd
Flaxman Sports Centre CAREW STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	536 yd
Brunswick Park Primary School PICTON STREET		605 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	623 yd
Harry Caddick Community Hall THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE LILFORD ROAD		692 yd
Saint Johns The Divine FREDERICK CRESCENT		728 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	11.1%

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	40.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	39.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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