Mcdowall Road, London, SE5 9LD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE5 9LD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.9%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	47%	48.1%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 9LD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 70.8% 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	68%	70.8%	2.8%	37.9%	32.9%
Married: Opposite sex	20.7%	14%	-6.7%	44.2%	-30.2%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.9%	3.2%	-0.7%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	5.8%	9.5%	3.7%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	6.1%	-5.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.9%	49.6%	-4.3%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	30.6%	29.9%	-0.7%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	10.2%	14%	3.8%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	3.8%	5.7%	1.9%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.8%	-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 50.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.8%	12.6%	1.8%	18.2%	-5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.1%	8.3%	2.2%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	7.5%	-3.0%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.8%	13.5%	-5.3%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	44.2%	50.9%	6.7%	33.8%	17.1%
Other	8.3%	4.3%	-4.0%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.3% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.3%	6.2%	2.9%	0.7%	5.5%
Indian	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	9.7%	9.9%	0.2%	2.5%	7.4%
Black Caribbean	8.6%	7%	-1.6%	1.0%	6.0%
Other Black	3.1%	3.9%	0.8%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.6%	5.7%	3.1%	0.8%	4.9%
White	56.8%	42.3%	-14.5%	81.4%	-39.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.8%	12.5%	8.7%	1.6%	10.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% 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	64.4%	55.4%	-9.0%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	6.1%	2.7%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	6.9%	6.2%	-0.7%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	12.4%	4.6%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.6%	14.9%	6.3%	1.3%	13.6%
Oceania	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.1%	55.6%	-8.5%	83.2%	-27.6%
10+ Years	10%	24.5%	14.5%	9.8%	14.7%
5-10 Years	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.7%	3.6%	-2.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	12.4%	-3.5%	1.9%	10.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.2%	76.7%	-5.5%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	33.8%	46.2%	-12.4%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	3.4%	6.5%	-3.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	12.1%	6.0%	6.1%

Safety

Is Mcdowall Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mcdowall Road was 340.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 91.6% higher than the Camberwell Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Mcdowall Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green and the 99th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 115.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 21.0%.

🔎 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 9LD, 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 Mcdowall Road are based on 60 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 Mcdowall Road, London, SE5 9LD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 9LD

Average Price
£683,149

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£846,201

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,572

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mcdowall Road

Average Price
£397,876

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£850,613

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£328,224

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mcdowall Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat A 6 Mcdowall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£296,000	2024-06-07	£300,838
22 Mcdowall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£907,000	2019-10-30	£972,753
3 Mcdowall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2018-09-18	£887,321
22 Mcdowall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£822,500	2016-10-27	£884,957
1 Mcdowall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2011-09-09	£765,813

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 9LD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE5 9LD 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	104
Student (economically inactive)	47
Retired	41
Self-Employed	40
Other	32
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Information and communication	20
Education	17
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Other	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	1,572 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,717 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	2,184 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	2,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,697 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crawford Primary School Crawford Road , SE5 9NF	4out of 4	428 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comber Grove School Comber Grove , Camberwell SE5 0LQ	3out of 4	461 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	615 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	615 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School Warham Street , Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX	3out of 4	624 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	242 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	270 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	495 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,473 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,562 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	2,800 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	2,864 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,964 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,130 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,603 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	2,687 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	5,235 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	453 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	521 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	728 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	867 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	931 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
Cakes on the corner	332b	342 yd
Brunchies	1	355 yd
La caribena	319	370 yd
Panaderia y pasteleria dona betty ltd	319	370 yd
Little Cat Cafe	Myatts Fields, Cormont Road	383 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The bear	296a	244 yd
Old dispensary	325	281 yd
Rubix	Students Bar, Union House	298 yd
The planet nollywood	The Planet Nollywood, 319	456 yd
The joiners arms	Joiners Arms, 35	464 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Denmark Fish Bar	123 Denmark Road, London	126 yd
Lif juiz	The Kingdom Church, 93	160 yd
Spring holiday club	Central Southwark Community Hub Clubroom Samuel Lewis Trust Estate	199 yd
Ds Kitchens	Arch 1, Block G	243 yd
Akwaaba kitchen	344	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	316-322	274 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	384 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	464 yd
Ar camberwell supermarket	244-246	489 yd
Budgens	112 - 114 Coldharbour Lane, London	527 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		216 yd
Flaxman Sports Centre CAREW STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	263 yd
St Gabriels College LANGTON ROAD		401 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	401 yd
Harry Caddick Community Hall THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE LILFORD ROAD		418 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	524 yd
Ark All Saints Academy WYNDHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	572 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	618 yd
Saint Johns The Divine FREDERICK CRESCENT		670 yd
Marcus Lipton Youth Hub MINET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	781 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	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.7%

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	66.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE5 9LD