Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 7LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE5 7LN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.3%	51.2%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.7%	48.8%	0.1%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 7LN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.5% 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	57.5%	68.5%	11.0%	37.9%	30.6%
Married: Opposite sex	28.6%	19.5%	-9.1%	44.2%	-24.7%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.5%	2.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	6.2%	7.2%	1.0%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (87.2%) 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	56.3%	58.9%	2.6%	48.4%	10.5%
Good health	31%	28.3%	-2.7%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	9.1%	8.2%	-0.9%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

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 51.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.7%	16.6%	-0.1%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	6.4%	-3.1%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	7.2%	-1.8%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	16.1%	3.4%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	39.8%	51.7%	11.9%	33.8%	17.9%
Other	11.2%	0.8%	-10.4%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.2% 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	3.2%	0.2%	-3.0%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	16.7%	15.4%	-1.3%	2.5%	12.9%
Black Caribbean	5.9%	5.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	5.5%	5.3%	-0.2%	0.5%	4.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.5%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	0.8%	1.3%
White	48.7%	61.2%	12.5%	81.4%	-20.2%
Arab	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	6.1%	3.8%	-2.3%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.8% 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	61.6%	70.8%	9.2%	83.2%	-12.4%
European Union	9.1%	9%	-0.1%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	14.8%	9.2%	-5.6%	2.7%	6.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	1.9%	-4.4%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	6.5%	1.0%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.5%	70.8%	10.3%	83.2%	-12.4%
10+ Years	3%	19.5%	16.5%	9.8%	9.7%
5-10 Years	5.9%	5.3%	-0.6%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	6.8%	2.3%	-4.5%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	23.8%	2.1%	-21.7%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.1%	76.7%	2.4%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.6%	37.2%	12.4%
Christian	29.9%	46.2%	-16.3%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	11.9%	6.5%	5.4%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Camberwell Church Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Camberwell Church Street was 101.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.9% lower than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Camberwell Church Street has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 337th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 33.1%.

🔎 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. 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 7LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (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 Camberwell Church Street are based on 133 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 Church Street, London, SE5 7LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 7LN

Average Price
£455,679

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£451,818

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£455,855

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Camberwell Church Street

Average Price
£493,877

Semi-Detached
£450,734

Terraced
£821,615

Detached
£667,362

Flats/Maisonettes
£384,045

Other
£665,536

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Camberwell Church Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 40 Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-09-09	£563,014
Flat 7 Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£522,000	2024-07-31	£525,698
Flat 3 Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-10-20	£470,947
Flat 20 Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-06-15	£482,611
Flat 12 Gilesmead, 79 Camberwell Church Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£580,000	2022-08-19	£575,948

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 7LN

Employment

SE5 7LN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 7LN 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	143
Self-Employed	62
Part-Time Employee	54
Student (economically inactive)	31
Retired	21
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	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	30
Education	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	29
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Information and communication	21
Other	19
Administrative and support service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	895 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	1,859 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	2,583 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	2,604 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunswick Park Primary School Picton Street , Camberwell SE5 7QH	3out of 4	407 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Primary School Grove Lane , SE5 8SN	- not rated	534 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crawford Primary School Crawford Road , SE5 9NF	4out of 4	590 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comber Grove School Comber Grove , Camberwell SE5 0LQ	3out of 4	716 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Coleman Road , Camberwell SE5 7TF	3out of 4	778 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	622 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	964 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,018 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Peckham 112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	3out of 4	1,157 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Academy Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP	3out of 4	1,650 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	3,225 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,792 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,539 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	116 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spa School Camberwell 150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW	- not rated	481 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School 1st Floor, Mapother House, Maudsley Hospital , De Crespigny Park SE5 8AZ	4out of 4	613 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Camberwell College of Arts 45-65 Peckham Road , SE5 8UF	- not rated	639 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service School Room, E3, Paediatric Neuroscience , Kings College Hospital SE5 9RS	- not rated	810 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Little cellars	75	67 yd
Susitas latinos shop	57	103 yd
Enish 24hrs	46	125 yd
Van hing	42	125 yd
Maloko art cafe	60	125 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The camberwell arms	The Castle, 65	160 yd
Stormbird	25	160 yd
Good neighbour	21	245 yd
Hermits cave	28	296 yd
The tiger	18	369 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pollo	2	97 yd
Francesco's	51-53	116 yd
The pantry by st giles	62	123 yd
Morley's	56	125 yd
Patty island	40	125 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	386 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	474 yd
Sainsbury's	37-41	591 yd
Tesco	316-322	595 yd
Tesco	191-199	602 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brunswick Park St. Giles Road	tennis courts	189 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	250 yd
Brunswick Park Primary School PICTON STREET		437 yd
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		746 yd
Flaxman Sports Centre CAREW STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	976 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	1,024 yd
Damilola Taylor Youth Centre DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE DAMILOLA TAYLOR CENTRE EAST SURREY GROVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,026 yd
Harris Academy Peckham PECKHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,047 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	200.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	132 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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