Grinstead Road, London, SE8 5BJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE8 5BJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	51.6%	49.8%	-1.8%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.4%	50.2%	1.8%	49.0%	1.2%

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 5BJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68% 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	64.4%	68%	3.6%	37.9%	30.1%
Married: Opposite sex	25%	20.3%	-4.7%	44.2%	-23.9%
Separated	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	6.5%	9%	2.5%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	6.1%	-5.6%

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%) 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	47.2%	54.5%	7.3%	48.4%	6.1%
Good health	41.7%	33.5%	-8.2%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	6.7%	10.5%	3.8%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.9%	0.8%	-3.1%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 55.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.9%	11.7%	4.8%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	5.9%	-4.7%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	9.9%	-3.1%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	11.3%	4.8%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	55.9%	11.0%	33.8%	22.1%
Other	15.7%	3.2%	-12.5%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.2% 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	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	6.3%	3.1%	-3.2%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	3.9%	1.5%	-2.4%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	5.1%	4.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	21.7%	21.5%	-0.2%	2.5%	19.0%
Black Caribbean	5.1%	7.7%	2.6%	1.0%	6.7%
Other Black	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	1.2%	-1.9%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	0.8%	2.3%
White	40.9%	46.2%	5.3%	81.4%	-35.2%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.8%	3.5%	0.7%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.8% 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	46.1%	39.8%	-6.3%	83.2%	-43.4%
European Union	18.1%	20.5%	2.4%	6.1%	14.4%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	15.7%	19.3%	3.6%	2.7%	16.6%
Middle East and Asia	11.8%	8.5%	-3.3%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.1%	6.2%	-0.9%	1.3%	4.9%
Oceania	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.1% 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	45.3%	39.9%	-5.4%	83.2%	-43.3%
10+ Years	6.7%	34.1%	27.4%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	13.4%	11.6%	-1.8%	2.9%	8.7%
2-5 Years	15.7%	8.5%	-7.2%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	18.9%	5.8%	-13.1%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	5.8%	0.6%	5.2%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.1%	37.2%	-9.1%
Christian	54.2%	46.2%	8.0%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Grinstead Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grinstead Road was 228.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.3% higher than the Deptford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Grinstead Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford and the 114th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 98.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SE8 5BJ, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Grinstead Road are based on 427 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 Grinstead Road, London, SE8 5BJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 5BJ

Average Price
£273,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,223

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grinstead Road

Average Price
£292,614

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£533,834

Flats/Maisonettes
£286,309

Other
£2,730,746

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grinstead Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 84 Inwen Court Grinstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-10-10	£230,000
Flat 106 Inwen Court Grinstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-08-29	£284,176
Flat 90 Inwen Court Grinstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2023-10-06	£245,197
Flat 67 Inwen Court Grinstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-09-27	£248,160
Flat 123 Inwen Court Grinstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£248,500	2023-07-21	£261,926

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 5BJ

Employment

SE8 5BJ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	11
Retired	9
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Information and communication	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	7
Transport and storage	6

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	504 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	1,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,308 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,920 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,077 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Scawen Road , SE8 5AE	2out of 4	172 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	302 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Temple Grove Hunsdon Road , SE14 5RD	- not rated	938 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grinling Gibbons Primary School Clyde Street , Deptford SE8 5LW	3out of 4	960 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	1,012 yd	Community school	Yes	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	968 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	1,638 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,989 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	2,001 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	2,113 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,256 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,900 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	5,220 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,245 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,019 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,025 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,117 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,510 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	539 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	676 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	1,102 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goldsmiths College, University of London New Cross , SE14 6NW	- not rated	1,485 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	1,706 yd	Higher education institutions	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
The Moving Venue Caterers Ltd	Unit 10, Deptford Trading Estate	162 yd
Simply Handmade Chocolates	Simply Handmade Chocolates (no 79), 78-79 Parkside Business Estate	234 yd
KFC	150-164 Evelyn Street, London	246 yd
Evelyn Parents Forum - Moira's Place	Deptford Park Generation Play Club, Scawen Road	257 yd
Deptford Park Primary School - Nourish Contract	Deptford Park Primary School, Evelyn Street	307 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Black Horse	195 Evelyn Street, London	311 yd
The Victoria	177 Grove Street, London	404 yd
Farriers arms	214	753 yd
MOT Venue Ltd	20 Orion Business Centre, Surrey Canal Road	808 yd
The Dog & Bell	Dog And Bell, 116 Prince Street	974 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rice Guys/Tucka Burger/Noodle Lady	Rice Guys, Tucka Burger & Noodle Lady, 67 Parkside Business Estate	221 yd
Ding Ho	Ding Ho Takeaway, 208 Evelyn Street	433 yd
Chikn (Delivero)	Chikn (Deliveroo), 9 British Wharf	467 yd
Yoobi	9 British Wharf, Landmann Way	467 yd
Motu Indian Kitchen	Motu Indian Kitchen (Unit 9), British Wharf	467 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf		825 yd
J Sainsbury PLC	Sainsbury's, Sainsbury New Cross Gate Retail Park		1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	154 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	482 yd
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed) Arklow Road		718 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed) Amersham Vale	health and fitness suite	869 yd
Deptford Green School EDWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	911 yd
Fordham Park 1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET	grass pitches	961 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den) THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD	grass pitches	978 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	1,007 yd
Millwall Lions Centre BOLINA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE8 5BJ