Southwell Road, London, SE5 9PE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE5 9PE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	50.9%	0.8%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	49.9%	49.1%	-0.8%	49.0%	0.1%

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 9PE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.7% 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	66.6%	68.7%	2.1%	37.9%	30.8%
Married: Opposite sex	22.2%	21.4%	-0.8%	44.2%	-22.8%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.7%	6.4%	1.7%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	6.1%	-4.2%

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 (86.5%) 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	52.1%	64%	11.9%	48.4%	15.6%
Good health	34.9%	22.5%	-12.4%	33.6%	-11.1%
Fair health	9.4%	8%	-1.4%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	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.

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 64%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.1%	10%	0.9%	18.2%	-8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.9%	4.2%	-4.7%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	6.5%	-5.0%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.7%	3.7%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	10%	-5.1%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	47%	64%	17.0%	33.8%	30.2%
Other	8.4%	1.4%	-7.0%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.4% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.3%	1.4%	-1.9%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	3.1%	-0.9%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	7.8%	4.8%	-3.0%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	9.6%	8%	-1.6%	1.0%	7.0%
Other Black	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5%	5.6%	0.6%	0.9%	4.7%
Mixed Other	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
White	59%	62.4%	3.4%	81.4%	-19.0%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	3.1%	1%	-2.1%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	2.2%	6.2%	4.0%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.2% 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	60.1%	57.2%	-2.9%	83.2%	-26.0%
European Union	12.9%	15.9%	3.0%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	7.2%	4.6%	-2.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	6.8%	0.3%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12%	13.7%	1.7%	1.3%	12.4%
Oceania	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.7%	57.3%	-0.4%	83.2%	-25.9%
10+ Years	6.8%	20.1%	13.3%	9.8%	10.3%
5-10 Years	7%	7.8%	0.8%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	9.6%	10.7%	1.1%	2.2%	8.5%
Less than 2 years	19%	4%	-15.0%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.7%	76.7%	-11.0%
Ireland	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	5.6%	0.4%	5.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.4%	37.2%	7.2%
Christian	45.2%	46.2%	-1.0%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Southwell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southwell Road was 95.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.0% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southwell Road has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction and the 370th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE5 9PE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Southwell Road are based on 186 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southwell Road, London, SE5 9PE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 9PE

Average Price
£379,143

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£501,761

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,652

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southwell Road

Average Price
£503,585

Semi-Detached
£886,600

Terraced
£783,678

Detached
£365,363

Flats/Maisonettes
£361,855

Other
£6,383

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southwell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Southwell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£534,000	2024-05-20	£545,010
2 Southwell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£495,000	2023-11-01	£484,718
4 Southwell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£294,000	2012-09-07	£500,103
2C Southwell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2012-06-22	£491,551
5D Southwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2007-10-12	£336,477

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 9PE

Employment

SE5 9PE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	220
Part-Time Employee	54
Self-Employed	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Other	19
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	13
Retired	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	37
Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Education	24
Information and communication	24
Other	23
Administrative and support service activities	22
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	8
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	1,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	2,240 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	2,711 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Herne Hill Road , SE24 0AY	3out of 4	437 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Loughborough Primary School Minet Road , Brixton SW9 7UA	3out of 4	455 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School 85 Angell Road , Brixton SW9 7HH	3out of 4	570 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill Mead Primary School Moorland Road , SW9 8UE	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crawford Primary School Crawford Road , SE5 9NF	4out of 4	798 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road , Lambeth SE24 0QN	3out of 4	730 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	1,084 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,143 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,428 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School North Dulwich Red Post Hill , SE24 9JH	4out of 4	1,538 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,461 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,142 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,673 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	3,697 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,856 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	3,614 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,318 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Michael Tippett School Heron Road , Herne Hill SE24 0HZ	3out of 4	609 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	721 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School 1st Floor, Mapother House, Maudsley Hospital , De Crespigny Park SE5 8AZ	4out of 4	869 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	1,302 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,380 yd	Community special 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
Sem Cafe	Arch 252, 39 Padfield Road	35 yd
Casa Mofongo	171 Coldharbour Lane, London	120 yd
Nati Cafe	204 Coldharbour Lane, London	154 yd
The Blue Turtle	210 Coldharbour Lane, London	186 yd
C.A.F.E.	209A Coldharbour Lane, London	205 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sun Of Camberwell	61 - 63 Coldharbour Lane, London	534 yd
Brixton Domino & Social Club	297 - 299 Coldharbour Lane, London	536 yd
Rubix	Students Bar, Union House	666 yd
South West Saloon	S11, Pop Brixton	723 yd
Specialist Cellar	S15, Pop Brixton	723 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blessed Take Away	Ground Floor, 203 Coldharbour Lane	107 yd
Zest Of India	Business, 218 Coldharbour Lane	186 yd
Wang Fa	208 Coldharbour Lane, London	186 yd
Jerk Island Caribbean	206 Coldharbour Lane, London	186 yd
Bagel Belly	1H Hinton Road, London	217 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group Food	201 Coldharbour Lane, London	107 yd
Budgens	112 - 114 Coldharbour Lane, London	435 yd
Tesco	246 Coldharbour Lane, London	491 yd
Tesco	128 Herne Hill Road, London	527 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	986 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Marcus Lipton Youth Hub MINET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	376 yd
Ruskin Park RUSKIN PARK RUSKIN PARK DENMARK HILL	grass pitches, tennis courts	456 yd
Harry Caddick Community Hall THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE LILFORD ROAD		556 yd
Herne Hill Lifestyle Centre FERNDENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	680 yd
Flaxman Sports Centre CAREW STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	684 yd
Evelyn Grace Academy SHAKESPEARE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	701 yd
Temple Bowling And Social Club 1A 1A SUNSET ROAD	indoor bowls	786 yd
Besemer Grange Tenants Hall (Closed) Blanchedowne		864 yd
Karibu Education Centre (Closed) Gresham Road		955 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,000 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	27.3%

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	72.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	98.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	84.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE5 9PE