Evelyn Street, London, SE8 5BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE8 5BU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	61.3%	49.4%	-11.9%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	38.7%	50.6%	11.9%	49.0%	1.6%

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 5BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.2% 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	60.8%	63.2%	2.4%	37.9%	25.3%
Married: Opposite sex	25.6%	24.3%	-1.3%	44.2%	-19.9%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	5.9%	2.2%	-3.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	0%	1.5%	1.5%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (93%) 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	49.1%	71.2%	22.1%	48.4%	22.8%
Good health	40.3%	21.8%	-18.5%	33.6%	-11.8%
Fair health	8%	5.8%	-2.2%	12.7%	-6.9%
Bad health	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 5BU this area, 9% 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 63.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.3%	9%	-5.3%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	2.2%	-12.1%	9.6%	-7.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	3%	-9.8%	13.4%	-10.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	5.3%	-4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	20.1%	8.0%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	31.1%	63.4%	32.3%	33.8%	29.6%
Other	15%	1.5%	-13.5%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.6% 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	3.2%	0.6%	-2.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	8.5%	7.1%	-1.4%	0.7%	6.4%
Indian	1.6%	7.1%	5.5%	3.1%	4.0%
Other Asian	5.6%	3.2%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	11.4%	20.5%	9.1%	2.5%	18.0%
Black Caribbean	13.5%	4.5%	-9.0%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	6.1%	2.6%	-3.5%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5%	0.6%	-4.4%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	3.4%	0.6%	-2.8%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	34%	43.6%	9.6%	81.4%	-37.8%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	5.3%	5.1%	-0.2%	1.6%	3.5%

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	50.7%	43%	-7.7%	83.2%	-40.2%
European Union	12.2%	20.3%	8.1%	6.1%	14.2%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	7%	4.6%	0.8%	6.2%
Africa	9%	15.2%	6.2%	2.7%	12.5%
Middle East and Asia	19.6%	8.2%	-11.4%	5.6%	2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	6.3%	0.2%	1.3%	5.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.9% 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	49.9%	43.6%	-6.3%	83.2%	-39.6%
10+ Years	7.2%	26.9%	19.7%	9.8%	17.1%
5-10 Years	9%	12.8%	3.8%	2.9%	9.9%
2-5 Years	13.8%	12.2%	-1.6%	2.2%	10.0%
Less than 2 years	20.2%	4.5%	-15.7%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Italy	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	6.4%	1.5%	4.9%
Turkey	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Other Europe	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central Asia	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.2%	37.2%	0.0%
Christian	23.7%	46.2%	-22.5%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	22.4%	6.5%	15.9%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	10.9%	6.0%	4.9%

Safety

Is Evelyn Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Evelyn Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Deptford average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

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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 5BU, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 9/10 (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 Evelyn Street are based on 309 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 Evelyn Street, London, SE8 5BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 5BU

Average Price
£365,890

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,890

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Evelyn Street

Average Price
£688,285

Semi-Detached
£583,036

Terraced
£658,136

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£351,248

Other
£7,181,725

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Evelyn Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 27 The Drakes, 390 Evelyn Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2024-10-01	£300,779
Apartment 33 The Drakes, 390 Evelyn Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-07-31	£278,839
Apartment 50 The Drakes, 390 Evelyn Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£335,000	2024-07-01	£345,967
Apartment 28 The Drakes, 390 Evelyn Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2024-02-23	£320,893
Apartment 73 The Drakes, 390 Evelyn Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,000	2024-02-02	£410,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 5BU

Employment

SE8 5BU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SE8 5BU 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	73
Self-Employed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Other	9
Part-Time Employee	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	6
Retired	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Construction	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	12
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Education	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1

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	399 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	495 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,790 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	2,798 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	3,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grinling Gibbons Primary School Clyde Street , Deptford SE8 5LW	3out of 4	95 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Crossfield Street , Deptford SE8 3PH	3out of 4	526 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tidemill Academy 11 Giffin Street , SE8 4RJ	4out of 4	742 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childeric Primary School Childeric Road , New Cross SE14 6DG	3out of 4	900 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	951 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	713 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	934 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Green's School 100 Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3DW	3out of 4	1,807 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College 3 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	3out of 4	1,854 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	1,967 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	3,033 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,349 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	5,358 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	2,469 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	3,141 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,960 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	4,324 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	4,426 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	667 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	808 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goldsmiths College, University of London New Cross , SE14 6NW	- not rated	1,082 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marathon Science School 1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ	- not rated	1,348 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
University of Greenwich Maritime Greenwich Campus , Old Royal Naval College SE10 9LS	- not rated	1,962 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
Klose & Soan	209 Deptford High Street, London	162 yd
Youth First CIO	Deptford Adventure Playground, New King Street	170 yd
MANZES	Manzes, 204 Deptford High Street	179 yd
Island Buka	160-162 Deptford High Street, London	299 yd
Marcella	165A Deptford High Street, London	304 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sip City	Sip City Lounge, 189 Deptford High Street	216 yd
The Dog & Bell	Dog And Bell, 116 Prince Street	245 yd
The Job Centre	120-122 Deptford High Street, London	448 yd
The Duke	The Duke, 125 Creek Road	579 yd
Black Horse	195 Evelyn Street, London	664 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfecto	211 Deptford High Street, London	162 yd
Good Vibez Jerk Centre	219 Deptford High Street, London	162 yd
Lebanese Restaurant (Kebab World)	200 Deptford High Street, London	185 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	Morleys Fried Chicken, 185 Deptford High Street	223 yd
BYTE Catering	145 Deptford High Street, London	347 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods plc	112-114 Deptford High Street, London	459 yd
Tesco Express	Unit B, Theatro Tower Creek Road	473 yd
Sainsbury's	12 - 14 Creek Road	522 yd
Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd	86 Deptford High Street, London	558 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry	101-103 Deptford High Street, London	614 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed) Arklow Road		477 yd
Tidemill Academy GIFFIN STREET		500 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed) Amersham Vale	health and fitness suite	513 yd
Wavelengths Leisure Centre WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE GIFFIN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	579 yd
Deptford Green School EDWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	730 yd
Fordham Park 1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET	grass pitches	810 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	868 yd
Addey And Stanhope School NEW CROSS ROAD		872 yd
Lewisham Southwark College (Closed) Deptford Church Street	health and fitness suite	918 yd
Pure Gym (London Greenwich Movement) BELLVILLE HOUSE BELLVILLE HOUSE LOVIBOND LANE	health and fitness suite	971 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	176.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	134.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE8 5BU