Camberwell Grove, London, SE5 8RH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE5 8RH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.3%	50.3%	1.0%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	50.7%	49.7%	-1.0%	49.0%	0.7%

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 8RH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.2% 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	59.7%	59.2%	-0.5%	37.9%	21.3%
Married: Opposite sex	31%	27.7%	-3.3%	44.2%	-16.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	5.6%	7.1%	1.5%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (88.1%) 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	57.3%	56.1%	-1.2%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	29.7%	32%	2.3%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	8.4%	9.6%	1.2%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 8RH this area, 7.7% 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 75.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.6%	7.7%	1.1%	18.2%	-10.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	9.6%	-7.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	3.9%	-5.0%	13.4%	-9.5%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	9.7%	0.1%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	65.7%	75.5%	9.8%	33.8%	41.7%
Other	5.3%	1%	-4.3%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	9.2%	8.2%	-1.0%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	3.4%	2.2%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	2%	2.0%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	76.9%	73%	-3.9%	81.4%	-8.4%
Arab	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0.6%	2%	1.4%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.2% 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	74.9%	72.2%	-2.7%	83.2%	-11.0%
European Union	8.4%	8.2%	-0.2%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	6.9%	7.1%	0.2%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	5.7%	2.2%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	4%	0.3%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.5%	72%	-1.5%	83.2%	-11.2%
10+ Years	2.9%	19.8%	16.9%	9.8%	10.0%
5-10 Years	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	4.6%	3.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	3.4%	-12.2%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85%	76.7%	8.3%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50%	37.2%	12.8%
Christian	33.2%	46.2%	-13.0%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Camberwell Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Camberwell Grove was 161.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 117.3% higher than the Champion Hill average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Camberwell Grove has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill and the 288th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.9%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE5 8RH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (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 Camberwell Grove are based on 680 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 Grove, London, SE5 8RH

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 8RH

Average Price
£904,992

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,967,748

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£537,115

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Camberwell Grove

Average Price
£927,156

Semi-Detached
£1,775,152

Terraced
£1,917,546

Detached
£1,870,221

Flats/Maisonettes
£556,525

Other
£461,715

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Camberwell GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
172 Camberwell Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-12-23	£434,275
Ground Floor Flat 168 Camberwell Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£664,000	2024-11-15	£637,521
Third Floor Flat 168 Camberwell Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-11-17	£407,848
170A Camberwell Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2023-10-13	£397,160
Second Floor Flat 168 Camberwell Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,368	2022-03-21	£211,731

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 8RH

Employment

SE5 8RH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	138
Self-Employed	44
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	30
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	42
Education	40
Human health and social work activities	28
Information and communication	22
Other	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	- not rated	1,262 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , Peckham SE15 2TT	3out of 4	1,764 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,260 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dog Kennel Hill School Dog Kennel Hill , East Dulwich SE22 8AB	- not rated	328 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Primary School Grove Hill Road , East Dulwich SE22 8AB	3out of 4	328 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Primary School Grove Lane , SE5 8SN	- not rated	398 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Primary School Grove Lane , SE5 8SN	3out of 4	398 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caldecot Primary School Caldecot Road , Camberwell SE5 9RN	- not rated	706 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Warwick Park School Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	- not rated	1,010 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Peckham 112 Peckham Road , SE15 5DZ	- not rated	1,010 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School East Dulwich Jarvis Road , East Dulwich SE22 8RB	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	1,296 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	- not rated	1,296 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	2,959 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	3,374 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	3,615 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	3,875 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,003 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
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	2,493 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,407 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,858 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	4,858 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,983 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School 1st Floor, Mapother House, Maudsley Hospital , De Crespigny Park SE5 8AZ	4out of 4	537 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School 1st Floor, Mapother House, Maudsley Hospital , De Crespigny Park SE5 8AZ	- not rated	537 yd	Community special school	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	566 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Villa 54 Lyndhurst Grove , SE15 5AH	- not rated	592 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Francis Independent School 166 Benhill Road , Camberwell SE5 7LL	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent school	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
Tapete	119	91 yd
Cafe at the ortus	Ortus, 82-96	280 yd
Acsion ltd trading as pomegranate cafe	Fetal Medicine Research Instit, 16-20	323 yd
Nandine	82	412 yd
Pizza hut	35	426 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
George canning	The George Canning, 123	99 yd
Phoenix	PHOENIX	322 yd
The fox on the hill	149	522 yd
Dulwich hamlet fc clubhouse	Dulwich Hamlet Football Club	719 yd
The joiners arms	Joiners Arms, 35	821 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
French tacos uk	117a	88 yd
Fruit & flowers	Denmark Hill Railway Station	322 yd
Baguette & Co	Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill	567 yd
Costa - Main Entrance	Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill	567 yd
Costa	Ruskin Wing, Kings College Hospital	672 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets ltd	80	716 yd
Sainsbury's	37-41	879 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	894 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	929 yd
Budgens	112 - 114 Coldharbour Lane, London	995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Copleston Centre COPLESTON ROAD		644 yd
Dulwich Health Club EDGAR KAIL WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	719 yd
Mckenzie'S Boxing EDGAR KAIL WAY	health and fitness suite	729 yd
Ruskin Park RUSKIN PARK RUSKIN PARK DENMARK HILL	grass pitches, tennis courts	760 yd
Besemer Grange Tenants Hall (Closed) Blanchedowne		773 yd
Brunswick Park St. Giles Road	tennis courts	903 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	967 yd
Charter School East Dulwich JARVIS ROAD		1,012 yd
Harris Academy Peckham PECKHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,043 yd
Highshore School (Closed) Bellenden Road		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	86.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	86.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	86.8%

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	77.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE5 8RH