Polsted Road, London, SE6 4YQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE6 4YQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	47.3%	48.5%	1.2%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	52.7%	51.5%	-1.2%	49.0%	2.5%

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 4YQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44% 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	38.7%	44%	5.3%	37.9%	6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	47.1%	42%	-5.1%	44.2%	-2.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.4%	5.7%	-1.7%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	3.2%	4.3%	1.1%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (88.7%) 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	46.5%	51.6%	5.1%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	38.9%	37.1%	-1.8%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	10.5%	8.6%	-1.9%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 56.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.5%	10.6%	-4.9%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	5.3%	-2.1%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	9.6%	0.6%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	11.6%	-0.3%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	43.9%	56.8%	12.9%	33.8%	23.0%
Other	9.7%	2%	-7.7%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.3% 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	1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	4.9%	2.2%	-2.7%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0.8%	3%	2.2%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	9.5%	10.5%	1.0%	2.5%	8.0%
Black Caribbean	7.7%	8.6%	0.9%	1.0%	7.6%
Other Black	3.1%	0.5%	-2.6%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	4.3%	1.2%	0.8%	3.5%
Mixed White and African	2%	2.2%	0.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	0.8%	1.9%
White	52.9%	54.3%	1.4%	81.4%	-27.1%
Other	2.8%	6.2%	3.4%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.6% 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	71.4%	67.6%	-3.8%	83.2%	-15.6%
European Union	7.4%	8.6%	1.2%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	8.2%	7.2%	-1.0%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	6.7%	-1.7%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	7.2%	3.1%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.1%	67.7%	-1.4%	83.2%	-15.5%
10+ Years	1%	24.7%	23.7%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	8.4%	3.5%	-4.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	20.2%	0.8%	-19.4%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.9%	76.7%	4.2%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.9%	37.2%	5.7%
Christian	36.5%	46.2%	-9.7%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Polsted Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Polsted Road was 137.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.1% higher than the Ladywell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Polsted Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ladywell and the 266th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 31.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE6 4YQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Polsted Road are based on 42 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 Polsted Road, London, SE6 4YQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE6 4YQ

Average Price
£721,277

Semi-Detached
£700,039

Terraced
£714,356

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£804,808

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Polsted Road

Average Price
£743,227

Semi-Detached
£753,941

Terraced
£722,314

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£813,600

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Polsted Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2B Polsted Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£649,950	2019-12-20	£782,759
34 Polsted Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£570,000	2019-03-08	£715,042
32 Polsted Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£646,000	2016-12-02	£828,104
34 Polsted Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2016-03-31	£812,993
8 Polsted Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£495,000	2015-07-30	£698,162

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE6 4YQ

Employment

SE6 4YQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

SE6 4YQ 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	116
Self-Employed	50
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	12
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Transport and storage	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	13
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	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	1,669 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	3,877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	4,203 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	4,388 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	4,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St William of York Catholic Primary School Brockley Park , Forest Hill SE23 1PS	3out of 4	421 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stillness Junior School Brockley Rise , Forest Hill SE23 1NH	3out of 4	558 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stillness Infant School Brockley Rise , SE23 1NH	4out of 4	558 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rathfern Primary School Rathfern Road , Catford SE6 4NL	4out of 4	581 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dalmain Primary School Grove Close , Brockley Rise SE23 1AS	3out of 4	754 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	4out of 4	1,765 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	1,980 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road , SE22 0NR	4out of 4	2,112 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	2,295 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sydenham School Dartmouth Road , SE26 4RD	3out of 4	2,361 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	3,229 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	684 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	2,566 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,352 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	3,419 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	484 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust 62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT	- not rated	987 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Family Learning School Capital House , RUSHEY GREEN SE6 4AS	- not rated	1,324 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education-My Life Matters 5 Rosenthal Road , Catford SE6 2BX	- not rated	1,398 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rose House Montessori School The Chapel-on-the-Hill , South Road SE23 2UJ	- not rated	1,413 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
YM Cafe Ltd (T/A Jonnies 2)	315 Stanstead Road, Catford	389 yd
Marchetti	315 Stanstead Road, Catford	389 yd
Servesmiths	3A Doggett Road, London	633 yd
Kings Church	Catford Hill, London	651 yd
Cool Beans Coffee House	2B Ewhurst Road, London	684 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blythe Hill Tavern	The Blythe Hotel, 319 Stanstead Road	391 yd
Orange Buffalo	Catford Bridge Tavern Station Approach, Catford Road	621 yd
The Catford Bridge Tavern	Catford Bridge Tavern Station Approach, Catford Road	621 yd
The Chandos	56 Brockley Rise, Crofton Park	709 yd
Bottle Bar & Shop	2 Catford Broadway, London	735 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Metro's	337 Stanstead Road, Catford	376 yd
Fantastic Morley	307 Stanstead Road, Catford	389 yd
The Jerk Valley Of London	297 Stanstead Road, Catford	389 yd
Pizza 2 Night	26A Catford Hill, London	475 yd
Zaffar Pizza	36 Catford Hill, London	475 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	107-113 Stanstead Road, Catford	415 yd
Sainsburys Catford Station	Grosvenor Court, Adenmore Road	536 yd
Iceland	11-13 Winslade Way, London	925 yd
Tesco	14-21 Winslade Way, London	925 yd
Budgens	Jays Budgens, 400-406 Brockley Road	1,092 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Dunstans College Sports Centre STANSTEAD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	348 yd
St Dunstans Jubilee Ground THE PAVILION THE PAVILION CATFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	635 yd
Kings College (Brockley Rise Playing Field) BROCKLEY RISE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	707 yd
Prendergast Ladywell School MANWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	718 yd
Ladywell Park (Closed) Malyons Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	890 yd
Elms Lane Playing Field ELM LANE PLAYING FIELDS ELM LANE PLAYING FIELDS ELM LANE	grass pitches	896 yd
Rutland Walk Sports And Social Club RUTLAND WALK	grass pitches	978 yd
Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena Ladywell Arena SILVERMERE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	990 yd
Skyline Gym (Closed) RUSHEY GREEN	health and fitness suite	1,018 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	60 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE6 4YQ