Marchwood Close, London, SE5 7EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE5 7EX has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	48.5%	48.5%	0.0%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	51.5%	51.5%	0.0%	49.0%	2.5%

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 7EX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.8% 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	58.8%	68.8%	10.0%	37.9%	30.9%
Married: Opposite sex	23.9%	20%	-3.9%	44.2%	-24.2%
Married: Same sex	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	6.5%	3.3%	-3.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6%	6.3%	0.3%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (87.9%) 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	52.8%	57.4%	4.6%	48.4%	9.0%
Good health	36.3%	30.5%	-5.8%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	7.9%	9.5%	1.6%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	2%	1%	-1.0%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.2%	0.4%

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 59.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.6%	11.2%	0.6%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	4.9%	-3.9%	9.6%	-4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	8.6%	-4.7%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	11%	3.7%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	44.7%	59.3%	14.6%	33.8%	25.5%
Other	14.8%	1.9%	-12.9%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.7% 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%	1.2%	-0.4%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	1%	1.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0.2%	2%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	3.7%	2%	-1.7%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	19.3%	14.6%	-4.7%	2.5%	12.1%
Black Caribbean	10.8%	7%	-3.8%	1.0%	6.0%
Other Black	7.7%	4.6%	-3.1%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	2%	4.8%	2.8%	0.8%	4.0%
White	40.5%	45.7%	5.2%	81.4%	-35.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	4.7%	11.2%	6.5%	1.6%	9.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.2% 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	57.8%	60.2%	2.4%	83.2%	-23.0%
European Union	9.8%	11.1%	1.3%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	15.1%	8.9%	-6.2%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.2%	10.7%	0.5%	1.3%	9.4%
Oceania	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	60.3%	3.1%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	4.5%	24.4%	19.9%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	7.1%	7.7%	0.6%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	11.8%	4.4%	-7.4%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	19.4%	3.2%	-16.2%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.1%	76.7%	-7.6%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	5%	0.4%	4.6%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.9%	37.2%	-5.3%
Christian	42.8%	46.2%	-3.4%
Buddhist	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is Marchwood Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marchwood Close was 119.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.9% lower than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Marchwood Close has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.8%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE5 7EX, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 10/10 (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 Marchwood Close are based on 14 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 Marchwood Close, London, SE5 7EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 7EX

Average Price
£261,865

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£261,865

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marchwood Close

Average Price
£235,500

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,307

Other
£199,000

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marchwood CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
70 Marchwood Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£241,000	2017-07-20	£226,435
70 Marchwood Close, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£210,000	2017-05-31	£199,000
76 Marchwood Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2015-11-27	£330,633
64 Marchwood Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2015-05-22	£240,549

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 7EX

Employment

SE5 7EX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% 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 7EX 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	192
Self-Employed	52
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	29
Other	26
Unemployed	20
Retired	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	42
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Education	25
Information and communication	24
Other	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Transport and storage	17
Administrative and support service activities	17
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Manufacturing	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	368 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	1,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,112 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	2,684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Church of England Primary School Coleman Road , Camberwell SE5 7TF	3out of 4	348 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Park Primary School Picton Street , Camberwell SE5 7QH	3out of 4	416 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Angel Oak Academy Burcher Gale Grove , SE15 6FL	4out of 4	469 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Peckham Road , Camberwell SE5 8UH	2out of 4	514 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Free School Peckham 112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	3out of 4	814 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Peckham 112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	3out of 4	913 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	1,097 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ	3out of 4	1,191 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,297 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,375 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	3,120 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,182 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,318 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	4,350 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	4,494 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	2,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,351 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	5,409 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spa School Camberwell 150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW	- not rated	207 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
From Boyhood To Manhood Foundation The Trinity Centre , 1 Newent Close SE15 6EF	- not rated	331 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Camberwell College of Arts 45-65 Peckham Road , SE5 8UF	- not rated	473 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tuke School Daniel Gardens , Peckham SE15 6ER	4out of 4	505 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	636 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
Alexis suya grilll and bar	165	129 yd
Valentino pizza & kebab	177	139 yd
Rise and grind	173	145 yd
Purple mango	137A	272 yd
Happy valley	160	272 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
St georges tavern	14	305 yd
Cool and cozzy lounge	The Flying Dutchman, 156	352 yd
The olde apple tree	107	673 yd
The camberwell arms	The Castle, 65	698 yd
Stormbird	25	698 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken express	179	129 yd
Ozis cafe	175	142 yd
Little ochie	117	272 yd
Breakfast club	Oliver Goldsmith Primary Schoo	368 yd
Hampton fried chicken	99	392 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	191-199	139 yd
Sainsbury's	37-41	377 yd
Londis - commercial way	97-99	631 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	923 yd
Budgens camberwell road	240	928 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brunswick Park St. Giles Road	tennis courts	369 yd
Damilola Taylor Youth Centre DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE EAST SURREY GROVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	495 yd
Brunswick Park Primary School PICTON STREET		545 yd
Wickway Community Centre St. Georges Way		705 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	720 yd
Harris Academy Peckham PECKHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	786 yd
Burgess Park COBOURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	847 yd
Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre MELON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	914 yd
Highshore School (Closed) Bellenden Road		915 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	62.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	113.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE5 7EX