Glenville Grove, London, SE8 4BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE8 4BT is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population 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%	46.8%	-0.5%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	52.7%	53.2%	0.5%	49.0%	4.2%

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 4BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.8% 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%	68.8%	7.3%	37.9%	30.9%
Married: Opposite sex	26.4%	17.9%	-8.5%	44.2%	-26.3%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.2%	9.8%	2.6%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (90.8%) 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	51.9%	50.8%	-1.1%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	38.9%	40%	1.1%	33.6%	6.4%
Fair health	6.7%	7%	0.3%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.8%

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.

In the area around SE8 4BT this area, 8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 70.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.8%	8%	3.2%	18.2%	-10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	0.6%	-6.1%	9.6%	-9.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	7.5%	-1.6%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	1.7%	0.7%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	10.3%	-1.2%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	51%	70.7%	19.7%	33.8%	36.9%
Other	15.9%	1.1%	-14.8%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.2% 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	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	7.1%	5.4%	-1.7%	0.7%	4.7%
Indian	2.9%	2.2%	-0.7%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	3.8%	5.4%	1.6%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	18.8%	7.1%	-11.7%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.1%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.3%
White	55.6%	65.2%	9.6%	81.4%	-16.2%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.8%	43%	1.2%	83.2%	-40.2%
European Union	20.1%	31.2%	11.1%	6.1%	25.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	15.9%	6.5%	-9.4%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	8.6%	-5.2%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.1%	6.5%	-0.6%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.3% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	40.2%	42.3%	2.1%	83.2%	-40.9%
10+ Years	13.8%	24.3%	10.5%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	12.6%	13.2%	0.6%	2.9%	10.3%
2-5 Years	15.1%	12.7%	-2.4%	2.2%	10.5%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	7.4%	-11.0%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.2%	76.7%	-18.5%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	4.9%	0.4%	4.5%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	8.2%	1.5%	6.7%
Central and Western Africa	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.3%	37.2%	13.1%
Christian	32.4%	46.2%	-13.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Glenville Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Glenville Grove was 29.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.5% lower than the Deptford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Glenville Grove has the 6th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.4%.

🔎 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 4BT, 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 Glenville Grove are based on 327 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 Glenville Grove, London, SE8 4BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 4BT

Average Price
£346,983

Semi-Detached
£372,520

Terraced
£589,768

Detached
£591,990

Flats/Maisonettes
£241,505

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Glenville Grove

Average Price
£304,846

Semi-Detached
£355,613

Terraced
£563,314

Detached
£601,751

Flats/Maisonettes
£280,829

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Glenville GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
231 Glenville Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£576,500	2025-09-01	£576,500
187 Glenville Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£287,000	2022-01-18	£307,840
233 Glenville Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£590,000	2020-10-30	£669,798
227 Glenville Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£557,500	2020-08-14	£658,134
199 Glenville Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£212,700	2019-12-18	£231,264

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 4BT

Employment

SE8 4BT 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	98
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Retired	5
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	30
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Construction	5
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	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	776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	784 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	2,485 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,494 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	3,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childeric Primary School Childeric Road , New Cross SE14 6DG	3out of 4	466 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grinling Gibbons Primary School Clyde Street , Deptford SE8 5LW	3out of 4	472 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Crossfield Street , Deptford SE8 3PH	3out of 4	511 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tidemill Academy 11 Giffin Street , SE8 4RJ	4out of 4	634 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School St James's , New Cross SE14 6AD	3out of 4	636 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	2out of 4	355 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	486 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Pepys Road , SE14 5SF	3out of 4	1,507 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	1,994 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The St Thomas the Apostle College Hollydale Road , Nunhead SE15 2EB	4out of 4	2,043 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,801 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,905 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	2,094 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	2,939 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,444 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	4,063 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,943 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	531 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	562 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	914 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	1,681 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
TLG Lewisham 1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY	- not rated	2,139 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
New Cross Road Baptist Church	Zion Church, New Cross Road	218 yd
Good Friends	2A Douglas Way, London	224 yd
CAFFA	Albany Centre And Theatre, Douglas Way	239 yd
The Kitchen	The Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road	242 yd
Taca Tacos	Arch 12, 4 Market Yard	272 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jazzbourne	Ground Floor, 443 New Cross Road	195 yd
Walpole Pub Kitchen	Rooms 401 B To G Forth Floor, Axo Student, 403-407 New Cross Road	273 yd
The Job Centre	120-122 Deptford High Street, London	363 yd
Marquis of Granby	322 New Cross Road, London	364 yd
MERKUR Slots,	MERKUR Slots, 40 Deptford High Street	389 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pizza Room	THE PIZZA ROOM, 459 New Cross Road	231 yd
New Cross Fish Pizza and Kebab	401 New Cross Road, London	278 yd
Mez Mengal	379-383 New Cross Road, London	278 yd
Gobsmack'd	Arch 11, 4 Market Yard	293 yd
Uncle C's Juice Bar	395A New Cross Road, London	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Embas Express	483-485 New Cross Road, London	321 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry	101-103 Deptford High Street, London	324 yd
Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd	86 Deptford High Street, London	349 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods plc	112-114 Deptford High Street, London	356 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	5-9 Deptford High Street, London	368 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Deptford Green School (Closed) Amersham Vale	health and fitness suite	300 yd
Addey And Stanhope School NEW CROSS ROAD		391 yd
Deptford Green School EDWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	422 yd
Tidemill Academy GIFFIN STREET		432 yd
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed) Arklow Road		438 yd
Fordham Park 1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET	grass pitches	466 yd
Wavelengths Leisure Centre WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE GIFFIN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	532 yd
Goldsmiths College GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE LEWISHAM WAY	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	558 yd
Lewisham Southwark College (Closed) Deptford Church Street	health and fitness suite	616 yd
Pure Gym (London Greenwich) 48 - 80 48 - 80 Greenwich High Road	health and fitness suite	789 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	57.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE8 4BT