Elmington Estate, London, SE5 7HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE5 7HY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 56% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	56%	5.1%	51.0%	5.0%
Male	49.1%	44%	-5.1%	49.0%	-5.0%

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 7HY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.2% 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	56.7%	66.2%	9.5%	37.9%	28.3%
Married: Opposite sex	23.4%	19.7%	-3.7%	44.2%	-24.5%
Married: Same sex	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	5.2%	1.7%	-3.5%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	8.2%	6.6%	-1.6%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	6.1%	-3.0%

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 (89%) 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	54.7%	62.1%	7.4%	48.4%	13.7%
Good health	33.3%	26.9%	-6.4%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	8.5%	8%	-0.5%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	2.6%	1.8%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%	0.0%

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 60.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.7%	10.6%	-3.1%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	3.8%	-6.2%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.5%	5.1%	-0.4%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	14%	6.1%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	50.5%	60.8%	10.3%	33.8%	27.0%
Other	11%	2.4%	-8.6%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.1% 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	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	4.1%	1.8%	-2.3%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	7%	5.7%	-1.3%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	5.1%	0.4%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	3%	1.2%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	5.8%	3.6%	-2.2%	0.8%	2.8%
White	57.9%	59.1%	1.2%	81.4%	-22.3%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.9%	10.1%	7.2%	1.6%	8.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.8% 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	61.1%	62.8%	1.7%	83.2%	-20.4%
European Union	10.5%	11.4%	0.9%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	6.4%	6.6%	0.2%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.7%	3.3%	-8.4%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.5%	13.2%	4.7%	1.3%	11.9%
Oceania	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.9%	62.6%	4.7%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	8.8%	19.8%	11.0%	9.8%	10.0%
5-10 Years	6.4%	6.9%	0.5%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	8.2%	8.4%	0.2%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	2.4%	-16.3%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.4%	76.7%	-1.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	4.5%	0.2%	4.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.6%	37.2%	8.4%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Elmington Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elmington Estate was 195.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.7% higher than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Elmington Estate has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 229th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.2%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE5 7HY, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Elmington Estate are based on 97 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 Elmington Estate, London, SE5 7HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 7HY

Average Price
£356,945

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,945

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elmington Estate

Average Price
£292,188

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£292,032

Other
£307,168

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elmington EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 10 Kenyon House Elmington Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2025-09-25	£346,197
Flat 12 Kenyon House Elmington Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2017-04-13	£309,360
Flat 10 Kenyon House Elmington Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2003-01-23	£374,663
Flat 12 Kenyon House Elmington Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£52,950	1998-04-03	£276,223

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 7HY

Employment

SE5 7HY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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	127
Self-Employed	50
Part-Time Employee	24
Retired	23
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	14
Other	11
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Other	26
Information and communication	24
Administrative and support service activities	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Construction	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	874 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	1,191 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	1,971 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,245 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,249 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	- not rated	367 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Park Primary School Picton Street , Camberwell SE5 7QH	- not rated	380 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Park Junior School Picton Street , SE5 7QH	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Park Infant School Picton Street , SE5 7QH	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	425 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	- not rated	550 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	550 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael and All Angels CofE Academy Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	- not rated	550 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	592 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	- not rated	592 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	2,472 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,576 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,627 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	3,138 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	3,407 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	1,799 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	1,982 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Gabriel's Sixth Form Centre Wyndham Road , SE5 0UD	- not rated	388 yd	Sixth form centres	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
PhoenixPlace 7a Badsworth Road , SE5 0JG	- not rated	474 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	576 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hope Primary School Wells Way Church Hall , Wells Way SE5 7SY	- not rated	576 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Camberwell 150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW	3out of 4	581 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
Tennessee fried chicken	164	126 yd
Pasha	158	126 yd
Guido's grill	179	128 yd
Zeret kitchen	216	151 yd
Taggs coffee co.	114	182 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nags head p h	242	319 yd
The planet nollywood	The Planet Nollywood, 319	434 yd
Old dispensary	325	514 yd
The bear	296a	572 yd
Cool and cozzy lounge	The Flying Dutchman, 156	594 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ca food catering	158	126 yd
New pak hong	177	128 yd
Applegreen camberwell greggs	96-106	318 yd
Mooboo camberwell	Unit C, 272-274	393 yd
De cotton tree	108	430 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland foods ltd	120-132	126 yd
Wyndham supermarket	Unit A Gwen Morris House	215 yd
Budgens camberwell road	240	276 yd
Ar camberwell supermarket	244-246	319 yd
Tesco	316-322	579 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brunswick Park Primary School PICTON STREET		395 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Ark All Saints Academy WYNDHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	551 yd
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		570 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	579 yd
Brunswick Park St. Giles Road	tennis courts	775 yd
The Gym (London Walworth Road) 332-344 332-344 WALWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite	792 yd
St Gabriels College LANGTON ROAD		795 yd
Saint Johns The Divine FREDERICK CRESCENT		910 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,033 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	119.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	300 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	300 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	69.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	300 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE5 7HY