Watsons Street, London, SE8 4AU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE8 4AU 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	48.9%	50.3%	1.4%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	51.1%	49.7%	-1.4%	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 SE8 4AU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.5% 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	61.5%	68.5%	7.0%	37.9%	30.6%
Married: Opposite sex	24.4%	21%	-3.4%	44.2%	-23.2%
Married: Same sex	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.8%	3%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	6.8%	5.9%	-0.9%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-4.5%

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 (87.1%) 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	49.6%	55%	5.4%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	35.8%	32.1%	-3.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	12.3%	8.7%	-3.6%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 56.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.1%	13.2%	2.1%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	7.8%	1.0%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.5%	6.2%	-2.3%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	11.6%	1.8%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	51.3%	56.7%	5.4%	33.8%	22.9%
Other	9.8%	2.7%	-7.1%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.5% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	6.3%	6.8%	0.5%	0.7%	6.1%
Indian	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	13.1%	16.1%	3.0%	2.5%	13.6%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	5%	0.9%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	0.8%	1.8%
White	53.7%	50.5%	-3.2%	81.4%	-30.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.2%	6.3%	4.1%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.7% 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	47%	55.7%	8.7%	83.2%	-27.5%
European Union	17.2%	15.2%	-2.0%	6.1%	9.1%
Rest of Europe	3%	3.5%	0.5%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	11.9%	8.7%	-3.2%	2.7%	6.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.9%	7.4%	-4.5%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	8.3%	1.6%	1.3%	7.0%
Oceania	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.3%	55.9%	9.6%	83.2%	-27.3%
10+ Years	7.1%	21.6%	14.5%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	14.2%	10.5%	-3.7%	2.9%	7.6%
2-5 Years	17.5%	7.6%	-9.9%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	14.9%	4.4%	-10.5%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Italy	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	4.8%	0.4%	4.4%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.2%	37.2%	4.0%
Christian	38.2%	46.2%	-8.0%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	9.6%	6.5%	3.1%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Watsons Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watsons Street was 206.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.8% higher than the Deptford average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Watsons Street has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford and the 141st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 81.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SE8 4AU, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Watsons Street are based on 60 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 Watsons Street, London, SE8 4AU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 4AU

Average Price
£592,019

Semi-Detached
£1,581,105

Terraced
£570,843

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£376,969

Other
£759,599

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watsons Street

Average Price
£491,064

Semi-Detached
£1,627,201

Terraced
£544,657

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£325,597

Other
£729,721

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watsons Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 St. Johns House, 18 Watsons Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2025-09-30	£265,000
16 Watsons Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£591,500	2024-09-03	£617,570
14 Watsons Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2024-08-01	£545,296
12 Watsons Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£580,305	2022-12-14	£607,667
Flat 4 St. Johns House, 18 Watsons Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£409,000	2021-12-09	£439,155

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 4AU

Employment

SE8 4AU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SE8 4AU 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	149
Self-Employed	53
Part-Time Employee	47
Student (economically inactive)	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	19
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	16
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	769 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	973 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,389 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,618 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,066 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Crossfield Street , Deptford SE8 3PH	3out of 4	447 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tidemill Academy 11 Giffin Street , SE8 4RJ	4out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grinling Gibbons Primary School Clyde Street , Deptford SE8 5LW	3out of 4	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childeric Primary School Childeric Road , New Cross SE14 6DG	3out of 4	596 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lucas Vale Primary School Thornville Street , SE8 4QB	2out of 4	610 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	275 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	2out of 4	537 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Pepys Road , SE14 5SF	3out of 4	1,476 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	1,835 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Prendergast School Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE	4out of 4	2,107 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,590 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	4,019 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	1,881 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	2,731 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,275 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,850 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	5,114 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goldsmiths College, University of London New Cross , SE14 6NW	- not rated	507 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	773 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	822 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	1,889 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
TLG Lewisham 1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY	- not rated	1,925 yd	Other independent school	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
Dokis Restaurant	Ground Floor Unit, 464 New Cross Road	121 yd
Jenny's CAFE & Restaurant	505 New Cross Road, London	143 yd
Deptford Quirk	6A Florence Road, London	166 yd
ISLA RAY	Isla Ray, 37 Deptford High Street	170 yd
Likkle'd'	45 Deptford High Street, London	171 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jazzbourne	Ground Floor, 443 New Cross Road	139 yd
Royal Albert	460 New Cross Road, London	181 yd
MERKUR Slots,	MERKUR Slots, 40 Deptford High Street	206 yd
Stockton Bar	2 Deptford High Street, London	217 yd
Royal Standard Pub	Royal Standard, 86 Tanners Hill	273 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pizza Room	THE PIZZA ROOM, 459 New Cross Road	120 yd
London Fish and Kebab	492 New Cross Road, London	181 yd
THE COMMUNIST KEBAB	492 New Cross Road, London	181 yd
Honey's	87 Deptford High Street, London	194 yd
King'z Chicken n Grill	79 Deptford High Street, London	194 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Embas Express	483-485 New Cross Road, London	108 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	5-9 Deptford High Street, London	172 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry	101-103 Deptford High Street, London	194 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco, Eden House	230 yd
Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd	86 Deptford High Street, London	258 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Addey And Stanhope School NEW CROSS ROAD		190 yd
Tidemill Academy GIFFIN STREET		375 yd
Lewisham Southwark College (Closed) Deptford Church Street	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Wavelengths Leisure Centre WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE GIFFIN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	447 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed) Amersham Vale	health and fitness suite	514 yd
Goldsmiths College GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE LEWISHAM WAY	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	582 yd
Pure Gym (London Greenwich) 48 - 80 48 - 80 Greenwich High Road	health and fitness suite	606 yd
Deptford Green School EDWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	610 yd
Fordham Park 1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET	grass pitches	638 yd
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed) Arklow Road		652 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE8 4AU