Blacklands Road, London, SE6 3AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE6 3AF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56%	54.7%	-1.3%	51.0%	3.7%
Male	44%	45.3%	1.3%	49.0%	-3.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36%	40.3%	4.3%	37.9%	2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	41.1%	-3.8%	44.2%	-3.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.5%	3%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	7.5%	8.4%	0.9%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	6.4%	6.5%	0.1%	6.1%	0.4%

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	44%	41.8%	-2.2%	48.4%	-6.6%
Good health	36.4%	39.2%	2.8%	33.6%	5.6%
Fair health	15%	13.8%	-1.2%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	3.4%	4.2%	0.8%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.7%	20.3%	1.6%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	10.2%	-1.0%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	10.2%	-5.5%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	18.4%	7.2%	16.9%	1.5%
Degree or Similar	31.5%	35.3%	3.8%	33.8%	1.5%
Other	10.1%	2.3%	-7.8%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.4% 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	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	4%	1.3%	-2.7%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	14.4%	13.5%	-0.9%	1.6%	11.9%
Black African	7.6%	10.3%	2.7%	2.5%	7.8%
Black Caribbean	14.1%	18%	3.9%	1.0%	17.0%
Other Black	4.6%	4.8%	0.2%	0.5%	4.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
White	40.1%	34.4%	-5.7%	81.4%	-47.0%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.7%	7.4%	3.7%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.9% 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	60.9%	62.9%	2.0%	83.2%	-20.3%
European Union	4.6%	4.8%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	4.9%	1.3%	-3.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	6.7%	7.4%	0.7%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	14.4%	12.3%	-2.1%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.6%	11.3%	2.7%	1.3%	10.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.9%	62.9%	3.0%	83.2%	-20.3%
10+ Years	0.6%	31.3%	30.7%	9.8%	21.5%
5-10 Years	4.9%	2.6%	-2.3%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	5.5%	1%	-4.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	29.1%	2.3%	-26.8%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.7%	76.7%	5.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.5%	37.2%	-15.7%
Christian	48.6%	46.2%	2.4%
Hindu	13.5%	1.7%	11.8%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Blacklands Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blacklands Road was 60.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.6% lower than the Catford South average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Blacklands Road has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SE6 3AF, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Blacklands Road are based on 69 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 Blacklands Road, London, SE6 3AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE6 3AF

Average Price
£539,391

Semi-Detached
£640,293

Terraced
£625,015

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£278,937

Other
£81,275

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blacklands Road

Average Price
£581,604

Semi-Detached
£608,456

Terraced
£661,793

Detached
£705,159

Flats/Maisonettes
£363,056

Other
£80,878

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blacklands Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 Blacklands Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-03-14	£563,375
Flat A 2 Blacklands Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000	2023-03-08	£1,003
38 Blacklands Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£189,000	2020-12-17	£210,464
32 Blacklands Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£436,000	2017-06-29	£553,142
24 Blacklands Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£150,000	2017-02-09	£158,368

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE6 3AF

Employment

SE6 3AF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	82
Retired	55
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	23
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Information and communication	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
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
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	4,430 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	4,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Dunfield Road , SE6 3RD	3out of 4	252 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Beachborough Road , BR1 5RL	3out of 4	472 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Infant School Elfrida Crescent , Bellingham SE6 3EN	- not rated	677 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Primary School Elfrida Crescent , Bellingham SE6 3EN	3out of 4	677 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Athelney Primary School Athelney Street , SE6 3LD	3out of 4	1,141 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	3out of 4	518 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sedgehill School Sedgehill Road , SE6 3QW	- not rated	684 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	- not rated	1,002 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	1,008 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	4,682 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	5,168 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crossways Sixth Form Sprules Road , Brockley SE4 2NL	- not rated	5,354 yd	Community school	No	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	2,999 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	2,999 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,950 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,571 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	4,571 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	467 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Woodlands PRU Co New Woodlands School 49 Shroffold Road , Downham BR1 5PD	- not rated	1,374 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Woodlands School Shroffold Road , BR1 5PD	3out of 4	1,374 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beckenham Convent School 79 Foxglove Road , BR3 2BH	- not rated	1,689 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Greenvale School Waters Road , Catford SE6 1UF	4out of 4	1,744 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
Youth First CIO	Dumps Adventure Playground, 14 Oakview Road	440 yd
The Green Man Cafe	Phoenix Community Housing The Green Man, 355 Bromley Road	448 yd
Caterlink Ltd	Sedgehill Secondary School, Sedgehill Road	516 yd
BELLINGHAM YOUTH CLUB	Bellingham Gateway Youth And Community, 185 Brookehowse Road	616 yd
Caffe Cinos	5 Old Bromley Road, Bromley	838 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club	Bellingham Club, Allerford Road		592 yd
The Fellowship Inn	Fellowship Inn, Randlesdown Road		866 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
GOLDEN PLAICE	7 Dunfield Road, Bellingham	174 yd
Kebab Town	310 Bromley Road, London	359 yd
Wing It Up	Ground Floor Unit, 419 Bromley Road	773 yd
Wok Express	Wok Express Food Ltd, 261 Bromley Road	793 yd
Chilli Perrper / Choco Ice	Chilli Pepper/Choco Ice, 257 Bromley Road	807 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	470 Bromley Road, London	862 yd
Co-op Late Store	Co-op, 36-40 Randlesdown Road	876 yd
Tesco Stores Plc	Tesco, 480-486 Bromley Road	950 yd
Lidl	237-249 Southend Lane, Bellingham	1,092 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Catford Wanderers Sports Club BECKENHAM HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	211 yd
Sedgehill School SEDGEHILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	521 yd
Sedgehill School (Closed) Sedgehill Road		654 yd
Brookhowse Community Centre (Closed) Brookehowse Road		748 yd
Bellingham Leisure & Lifestyle Centre RANDLESDOWN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	798 yd
Beckenham Place Park CALVERLEY CLOSE	tennis courts	893 yd
Beckenham Place Park Golf Course (Closed) Beckenham Place Park	golf	929 yd
Forster Memorial Park FOSTER PARK FOSTER PARK WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	993 yd
Conisborough College CONISBOROUGH CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,039 yd
Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre TEN-EM-BEE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE TEN-EM-BEE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OLD BROMLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,053 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	44.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	44 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE6 3AF