Bowness Road, London, SE6 2DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE6 2DG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.1%	49.1%	2.0%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	52.9%	50.9%	-2.0%	49.0%	1.9%

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 SE6 2DG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	50.2%	56.7%	6.5%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	29.8%	26.5%	-3.3%	44.2%	-17.7%
Separated	7%	2.6%	-4.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	7%	9.7%	2.7%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	6%	4.5%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	49.2%	46.4%	-2.8%	48.4%	-2.0%
Good health	34.5%	37.3%	2.8%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	11.6%	10.9%	-0.7%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	2.9%	5%	2.1%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.4%	15.8%	-3.6%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	8.6%	-3.8%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	11.7%	-5.7%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	13.2%	0.8%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	29.8%	42.1%	12.3%	33.8%	8.3%
Other	5%	4.5%	-0.5%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.9% 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	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	5.5%	7.1%	1.6%	1.6%	5.5%
Black African	16.1%	17.2%	1.1%	2.5%	14.7%
Black Caribbean	19.5%	20.2%	0.7%	1.0%	19.2%
Other Black	8.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	0.5%	5.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	3%	3.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	3%	2.7%	0.8%	2.2%
White	35.8%	30.9%	-4.9%	81.4%	-50.5%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	6.6%	5.3%	-1.3%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.2% 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	58.4%	62.2%	3.8%	83.2%	-21.0%
European Union	8.4%	6.5%	-1.9%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	13.9%	9.7%	-4.2%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	7.7%	-0.7%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.7%	11.2%	1.5%	1.3%	9.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	62.2%	4.6%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	7.1%	29.8%	22.7%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	4.5%	4.1%	-0.4%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	9.2%	2.9%	-6.3%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	21.6%	0.9%	-20.7%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.4%	76.7%	-0.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	55.4%	46.2%	9.2%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	8%	6.5%	1.5%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Bowness Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowness Road was 132.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.5% higher than the Hither Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bowness Road has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green and the 279th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 67.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.5%.

🔎 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
£49,000

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SE6 2DG, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Bowness Road are based on 48 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bowness Road, London, SE6 2DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE6 2DG

Average Price
£493,339

Semi-Detached
£627,439

Terraced
£536,824

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£311,544

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowness Road

Average Price
£496,761

Semi-Detached
£539,378

Terraced
£568,591

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£307,867

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowness Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Bowness Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£675,000	2025-03-14	£685,395
29 Bowness Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-08-19	£626,733
Upper Flat 9 Bowness Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,999	2023-07-10	£265,289
11 Bowness Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£555,000	2023-04-28	£587,877
4 Bowness Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£630,000	2022-12-12	£652,898

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE6 2DG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	36
Self-Employed	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	13
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	21
Administrative and support service activities	17
Construction	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Real estate activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,494 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	4,404 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	4,899 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	5,011 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	5,059 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Culverley Road , Catford SE6 2LD	4out of 4	303 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rushey Green Primary School Culverley Road , Catford SE6 2LA	3out of 4	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holbeach Primary School Nelgarde Road , SE6 4TP	3out of 4	540 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 329 Lewisham High Street , SE13 6NX	3out of 4	1,203 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brindishe Green School Beacon Road , SE13 6EH	4out of 4	1,226 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	1,481 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	4out of 4	1,841 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	2,568 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	2,698 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	2,810 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	2,514 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	936 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	2,243 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	2,250 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	2,658 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Family Learning School Capital House , RUSHEY GREEN SE6 4AS	- not rated	385 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education-My Life Matters 5 Rosenthal Road , Catford SE6 2BX	- not rated	423 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	868 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Young Women's Hub Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU	- not rated	1,140 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust 62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT	- not rated	2,219 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
Flourish Kitchen	3 Brownhill Road, London	228 yd
Deptford Lionesses	Dalton Chiropody Centre, 28 Sangley Road	229 yd
German Doner Kebab	Ground Floor Unit, 127 Rushey Green	273 yd
The Real Turkish	195 Rushey Green, London	276 yd
Yves	123 Rushey Green, London	279 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silks	179-181 Rushey Green, London	272 yd
Twerk 'N' Jerk Limited	Black Horse And Harrow, 167-169 Rushey Green	276 yd
The London & Rye	London & Rye, 109 Rushey Green	313 yd
Catford Mews	32 Winslade Way, London	394 yd
Catford Fairytop	Ground Floor Unit, 108-110 Rushey Green	401 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	2 Brownhill Road, London	102 yd
Eat Alien Pizza	88 Brownhill Road, London	157 yd
Floatin Buka Ltd	38 Sangley Road, Catford	211 yd
Seoulfood	38 Sangley Road, Catford	211 yd
Mamas Pot	2A Ringstead Road, London	218 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	11-13 Winslade Way, London	394 yd
Tesco	14-21 Winslade Way, London	394 yd
Co-op	The Co-op Store, 308-312 Sangley Road	516 yd
Sainsburys Catford Station	Grosvenor Court, Adenmore Road	734 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Express Unit A, Cherrywood Lodge	1,032 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Skyline Gym (Closed) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Fit4Less (Catford) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	556 yd
Mountsfield Park MOUNTSFIELD PARK MOUNTSFIELD PARK STAINTON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	677 yd
St Dunstans Jubilee Ground THE PAVILION THE PAVILION CATFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	696 yd
Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena SILVERMERE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	812 yd
Ladywell Park (Closed) Malyons Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	925 yd
The Healthy Lifestyle Centre (Abbotshall Road) PLAYING FIELDS AND PAVILION PLAYING FIELDS AND PAVILION ABBOTSHALL ROAD	grass pitches	928 yd
St Dunstans College Sports Centre STANSTEAD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	979 yd
Anytime Fitness (Hither Green) CHERRYWOOD LODGE CHERRYWOOD LODGE BIRDWOOD AVENUE	health and fitness suite	1,023 yd
The London Training Box (Closed) Hither Green Lane	health and fitness suite	1,076 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	48.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	81.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE6 2DG