Lower Road, London, SE8 5DJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE8 5DJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	50.3%	49.9%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	49.7%	50.1%	0.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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 5DJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.5% 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	63.5%	63.5%	0.0%	37.9%	25.6%
Married: Opposite sex	28.3%	23.3%	-5.0%	44.2%	-20.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5%	8.3%	3.3%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (91.2%) 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	53.3%	58.8%	5.5%	48.4%	10.4%
Good health	36.5%	32.4%	-4.1%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	6.2%	6.2%	0.0%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 53.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.1%	11.5%	1.4%	18.2%	-6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.6%	7.2%	0.6%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	6.5%	-0.6%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	12%	2.7%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	45%	53.9%	8.9%	33.8%	20.1%
Other	21.2%	5.7%	-15.5%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	6.7%	5.8%	-0.9%	0.7%	5.1%
Indian	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	8.1%	2.3%	-5.8%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	6.5%	8.9%	2.4%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	1.5%	-0.8%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
White	58%	60%	2.0%	81.4%	-21.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	3.9%	4.8%	0.9%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.9% 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	40.2%	38.9%	-1.3%	83.2%	-44.3%
European Union	20.6%	27.7%	7.1%	6.1%	21.6%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	9.7%	8.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	15.9%	8.3%	-7.6%	5.6%	2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.3%	10.6%	2.3%	1.3%	9.3%
Oceania	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.9% 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	39.7%	38.8%	-0.9%	83.2%	-44.4%
10+ Years	11.1%	24.3%	13.2%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	17.1%	17.8%	0.7%	2.9%	14.9%
2-5 Years	17.3%	12.5%	-4.8%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	6.6%	-8.2%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.7%	76.7%	-28.0%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	7%	0.6%	6.4%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	4.7%	0.4%	4.3%
Lithuania	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	6.8%	1.5%	5.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.9%	37.2%	-2.3%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Lower Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Road was 168.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.6% higher than the North Bermondsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lower Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey and the 280th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE8 5DJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Lower Road are based on 295 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southwark.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lower Road, London, SE8 5DJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 5DJ

Average Price
£487,951

Semi-Detached
£798,172

Terraced
£623,097

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£417,364

Other
£319,491

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Road

Average Price
£482,400

Semi-Detached
£630,630

Terraced
£712,282

Detached
£870,031

Flats/Maisonettes
£385,496

Other
£957,253

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
268A Lower Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£335,000	2025-10-06	£335,000
Flat C 222 Lower Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-10-04	£569,703
230 Lower Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-03-27	£864,706
Flat B 222 Lower Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2023-05-15	£562,222
206 Lower Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£305,000	2023-04-11	£329,765

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 5DJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	238
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	42
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	23
Other	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Administrative and support service activities	29
Other	22
Education	21
Information and communication	20
Financial and insurance activities	19
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,215 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	2,058 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	2,359 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,989 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	349 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	675 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	676 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Scawen Road , SE8 5AE	2out of 4	714 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alfred Salter Primary School Quebec Way , Rotherhithe SE16 7LP	3out of 4	1,016 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,361 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,433 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,585 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	2out of 4	1,706 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey 55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ	4out of 4	1,954 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	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	3,016 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,641 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,821 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,876 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,957 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,483 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	3,663 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,003 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,752 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	5,225 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	277 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	463 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	1,410 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey Monnow Road , SE1 5RN	4out of 4	1,689 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Treasure House (London) CIC The Livesey , 682 Old Kent Road SE15 1JF	- not rated	1,716 yd	Other independent special school	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
Fk good burgers ltd	206	2 yd
Ikigai japanese and korean cuisine	220	76 yd
Tandoori corner	5	172 yd
Enginar eatery ltd	21	172 yd
Proper pizza london ltd t/a the pizza room london	235-237	189 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farriers arms	214	5 yd
Surrey docks	185	264 yd
Surdoc social club ltd	16-19	313 yd
The yellow house	126	391 yd
Whelan's free house	11	414 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Real china	218	2 yd
Lucky horse	208	2 yd
Vapey cakes	1a	143 yd
Harvey's pitta	5	172 yd
Pizza hut	19	172 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf	325 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	614 yd
Costcutters	173-181	731 yd
Sainsbury's	30-32	1,020 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	485 yd
Southwark Park Sports Centre THE SOUTHWARK PARK ATHLETICS TRACK AND GYM THE SOUTHWARK PARK ATHLETICS TRACK AND GYM HAWKSTONE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	594 yd
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	605 yd
Southwark Park Gomm Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	789 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den) THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD	grass pitches	812 yd
Millwall Lions Centre BOLINA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	823 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	844 yd
Seven Islands Leisure Centre LOWER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	911 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	82.3%

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	17.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	55 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE8 5DJ