Fairlawn, London, SE7 7EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE7 7EX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	50.3%	-2.1%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	47.6%	49.7%	2.1%	49.0%	0.7%

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 SE7 7EX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.6% 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	42.1%	46.6%	4.5%	37.9%	8.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	38.5%	-2.4%	44.2%	-5.7%
Separated	4.8%	2%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6%	7.4%	1.4%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	6.3%	5.4%	-0.9%	6.1%	-0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.9%	49.3%	1.4%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	35.3%	31.9%	-3.4%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	10%	11.5%	1.5%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	5%	4.4%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	1.2%	1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.6%	18.2%	-10.4%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	9.1%	-2.0%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	14.2%	5.1%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.7%	3.5%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	14.2%	5.5%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	33.7%	37.5%	3.8%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	7.5%	2%	-5.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.8% 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)
Chinese	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	3.2%	3.6%	0.4%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	7.6%	6.5%	-1.1%	1.6%	4.9%
Black African	16.5%	18.2%	1.7%	2.5%	15.7%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	0.8%	1.5%
White	60%	48.8%	-11.2%	81.4%	-32.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.5%	6%	4.5%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% 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	65%	61.5%	-3.5%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	11.5%	11%	-0.5%	6.1%	4.9%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	9.7%	10.5%	0.8%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	10%	13.6%	3.6%	5.6%	8.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.0%
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	63.2%	61.8%	-1.4%	83.2%	-21.4%
10+ Years	4.1%	25.3%	21.2%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	6.5%	8.2%	1.7%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	10.3%	3.2%	-7.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	1.6%	-14.3%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.9%	37.2%	-3.3%
Christian	32.8%	46.2%	-13.4%
Buddhist	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Hindu	6%	1.7%	4.3%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Fairlawn Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fairlawn was 121.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.0% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fairlawn has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair and the 274th highest crime rate of 755 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.5%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SE7 7EX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (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 Fairlawn are based on 5 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Greenwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fairlawn, London, SE7 7EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE7 7EX

Average Price
£279,731

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£279,731

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairlawn

Average Price
£274,744

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£274,744

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on FairlawnStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Birch Tree House Fairlawn, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2015-04-02	£285,701
Flat 15 Birch Tree House Fairlawn, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,000	2015-02-13	£285,283
Flat 15 Birch Tree House Fairlawn, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£154,500	2010-09-24	£265,395
Flat 1 Birch Tree House Fairlawn, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2010-06-04	£263,297
Flat 2 Birch Tree House Fairlawn, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£138,000	2006-11-09	£254,809

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE7 7EX

Employment

SE7 7EX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% 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	97
Self-Employed	37
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	17
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	11
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	1,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	2,050 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	2,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	2,740 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	- not rated	3,996 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School 16 Highcombe , Charlton SE7 7HR	4out of 4	262 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sherington Primary School Wyndcliff Road , Charlton SE7 7JP	3out of 4	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School Rectory Field Crescent , Marlborough Lane SE7 7DG	3out of 4	393 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlton Manor Primary School Indus Road , SE7 7EF	3out of 4	596 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charlton Manor Junior School Hornfair Road , SE7 7BE	- not rated	613 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leigh Academy Blackheath Old Dover Road , Blackheath SE3 8SY	4out of 4	307 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School Old Dover Road , Blackheath SE3 8SY	- not rated	343 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leigh Academy Halley Corelli Road , SE3 8EP	3out of 4	1,516 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Roan School Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR	3out of 4	1,526 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Roan School Westcombe Park Road , Blackheath SE3 7QR	- not rated	1,526 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,606 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,606 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,062 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	4,010 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LeSoCo Lewisham Way , SE4 1UT	- not rated	4,393 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	2,817 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	2,866 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,344 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,923 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	3,923 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
RIMU Music Preparatory School and Nursery Sunfields Methodist Church , 95 Old Dover Road SE3 8JS	- not rated	493 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Waldorf School 90 Mycenae Road , Woodlands SE3 7SE	- not rated	935 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pointer School 19 Stratheden Road , Blackheath SE3 7TH	- not rated	1,043 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blackheath High School GDST 27 Vanbrugh Park , Blackheath SE3 7AG	- not rated	1,066 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Rowan Wood School 12 Hargood Road , SE3 8HR	- not rated	1,120 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Chippy	215 Charlton Road	169 yd
New Leaf Community Cafe	92A, Blaker Court Fairlawn	209 yd
Corner Stop/Blackheath and Charlton Baptist Church	Blackheath And Charlton Baptist Church Marlborough Lane	286 yd
Charlton Lido & Leisure Club	Hornfair Park Shooters Hill Road	546 yd
Greenwich Carers Centre	The Stables, 76 Hornfair Road	547 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blackheath Cricket Club	Groundsmans House Blackheath Sports Club, Rectory Field Charlton Road	125 yd
British Oak	British Oak, 109 Old Dover Road	429 yd
Sun in the sands	Sun In The Sands, 123 Shooters Hill Road	561 yd
Blackheath & Newbridge	22 Charlton Road	561 yd
The Green Goddess	43A Vanbrugh Park	837 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Zenith Chicken	219 Charlton Road	183 yd
The Baguette	2A The Village	595 yd
Indian Railway	27 Bramshot Avenue	601 yd
Inihaw	3 The Village	613 yd
Standard Fish Bar	26 Old Dover Road	666 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op Supermarket	19 - 23 The Village	673 yd
The Village International Food Store	25 - 29 The Village	703 yd
Co- Op Late Shop	196 - 200 Shooters Hill Road	708 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	17 Stratheden Parade	760 yd
Sainsbury's	33 - 37 Charlton Church Lane	946 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Blackheath Sports Club RECTORY FIELD RECTORY FIELD CHARLTON ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	152 yd
Rectory Fields RECTORY FIELD RECTORY FIELD LIZBAN STREET	grass pitches	217 yd
Blackheath Bluecoat Church Of England School (Closed) Old Dover Road		347 yd
Charlton House CHARLTON HOUSE CHARLTON HOUSE CHARLTON ROAD		611 yd
Hervey Road Sports Ground (Closed) Hervey Road	grass pitches	812 yd
Charlton Lido And Lifestyle Club HORNFAIR PARK HORNFAIR PARK SHOOTERS HILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	849 yd
Charlton Athletic Fc (The Valley) THE VALLEY THE VALLEY FLOYD ROAD	grass pitches	1,041 yd
Charlton Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) The Valley The Valley Floyd Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,043 yd
Blackheath High School SENIOR SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOOL VANBRUGH PARK	health and fitness suite	1,066 yd
London Marathon Playing Field Greenwich SHOOTERS HILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,088 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE7 7EX