Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE5 9PY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	50.4%	-0.1%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	49.5%	49.6%	0.1%	49.0%	0.6%

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 9PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.3% 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	61.4%	69.3%	7.9%	37.9%	31.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.8%	23.9%	-2.9%	44.2%	-20.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	3.6%	0.7%	-2.9%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	2.9%	0.4%	-2.5%	6.1%	-5.7%

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 (92%) 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	52.9%	58.9%	6.0%	48.4%	10.5%
Good health	33.3%	33.1%	-0.2%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	10.5%	8%	-2.5%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 47.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10%	17.4%	7.4%	18.2%	-0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.1%	6.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.1%	7.8%	1.7%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	17%	8.1%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	54.3%	47.1%	-7.2%	33.8%	13.3%
Other	13.2%	1.7%	-11.5%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.3% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	8.1%	3.5%	-4.6%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	51.8%	46.4%	1.0%	50.8%
Other Black	6.3%	0%	-6.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	3%	0.5%	-2.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
White	57.7%	25.3%	-32.4%	81.4%	-56.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	6.6%	7.5%	0.9%	1.6%	5.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.7% 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	54.7%	64.7%	10.0%	83.2%	-18.5%
European Union	15%	7.9%	-7.1%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	9%	2.3%	-6.7%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	5%	-0.7%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.2%	18.6%	5.4%	1.3%	17.3%
Oceania	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.4%	64.9%	13.5%	83.2%	-18.3%
10+ Years	3.9%	18.7%	14.8%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	9.3%	8.1%	-1.2%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	15.9%	4.5%	-11.4%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	19.5%	3.9%	-15.6%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.4%	76.7%	-6.3%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	4.3%	0.4%	3.9%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.4%	37.2%	-15.8%
Christian	22.9%	46.2%	-23.3%
Muslim	51.5%	6.5%	45.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Coldharbour Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Coldharbour Lane was 49.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.2% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Coldharbour Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction and the 154th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.7%.

🔎 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 9PY, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 Coldharbour Lane are based on 774 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 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE5 9PY

Average Price
£339,752

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£339,752

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Coldharbour Lane

Average Price
£494,322

Semi-Detached
£740,511

Terraced
£661,265

Detached
£611,838

Flats/Maisonettes
£357,693

Other
£1,703,801

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Coldharbour LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Parade Mansions Coldharbour Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2014-07-31	£434,750
Flat 8 Parade Mansions Coldharbour Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£138,000	2009-09-03	£252,914
Flat 5 Parade Mansions Coldharbour Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2008-11-14	£327,425

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE5 9PY

Employment

SE5 9PY area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE5 9PY 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	171
Student (economically inactive)	70
Part-Time Employee	49
Self-Employed	44
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	38
Unemployed	35
Looking after home or family	34
Retired	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Education	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Other	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Administrative and support service activities	10
Manufacturing	6
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	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	1,722 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	1,839 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	1,845 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,703 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	2,713 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	385 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loughborough Primary School Minet Road , Brixton SW9 7UA	3out of 4	433 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	731 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Herne Hill Road , SE24 0AY	3out of 4	764 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Primary School Grove Lane , SE5 8SN	- not rated	852 yd	Academy converter	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	651 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	769 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,023 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road , Lambeth SE24 0QN	3out of 4	1,164 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,593 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	2,822 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,318 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	3,368 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,423 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,488 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	3,184 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,752 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service School Room, E3, Paediatric Neuroscience , Kings College Hospital SE5 9RS	- not rated	568 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	621 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	900 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
PhoenixPlace Redcar Street , SE5 0NA	- not rated	972 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Michael Tippett School Heron Road , Herne Hill SE24 0HZ	3out of 4	1,010 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
Johnnies Cafe	104 Coldharbour Lane, London	27 yd
Casa Mofongo	171 Coldharbour Lane, London	317 yd
Different Taste	120 Denmark Hill, London	375 yd
Nando's	88 Denmark Hill, London	375 yd
Latin house	4	391 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sun Of Camberwell	61 - 63 Coldharbour Lane, London	155 yd
Rubix	Students Bar, Union House	238 yd
The joiners arms	Joiners Arms, 35	519 yd
The tiger	18	672 yd
The bear	296a	682 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asya Fish Bar And Kebabs	108 Coldharbour Lane, London	2 yd
Costa	Ruskin Wing, Kings College Hospital	348 yd
Meli-melo by yummyflo	Shop, 16	365 yd
Jil fresh	Shop, 16	365 yd
Tasty House	118 Denmark Hill, London	375 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Budgens	112 - 114 Coldharbour Lane, London	2 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	201 Coldharbour Lane, London	459 yd
The co-operative food	28-32	559 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons Butterfly Walk	632 yd
Tesco	316-322	672 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harry Caddick Community Hall THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE THE HARRY CADDICK COMMUNITY CENTRE LILFORD ROAD		273 yd
Flaxman Sports Centre CAREW STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	316 yd
Marcus Lipton Youth Hub MINET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	465 yd
Ruskin Park RUSKIN PARK RUSKIN PARK DENMARK HILL	grass pitches, tennis courts	598 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	714 yd
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD		716 yd
Camberwell Leisure Centre CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE CAMBERWELL LEISURE CENTRE ARTICHOKE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	858 yd
St Gabriels College LANGTON ROAD		873 yd
Besemer Grange Tenants Hall (Closed) Blanchedowne		1,041 yd
Herne Hill Lifestyle Centre FERNDENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,049 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of SE5 9PY