Rainsborough Avenue, London, SE8 5RZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SE8 5RZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	50.9%	0.6%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	49.7%	49.1%	-0.6%	49.0%	0.1%

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 5RZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.3% 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	46.6%	54.3%	7.7%	37.9%	16.4%
Married: Opposite sex	34.1%	23.3%	-10.8%	44.2%	-20.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	6.9%	5.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	3.5%
Divorced	11.2%	11.4%	0.2%	9.1%	2.3%
Widowed	1.3%	4.8%	3.5%	6.1%	-1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.6%	56.6%	6.0%	48.4%	8.2%
Good health	35.8%	28.1%	-7.7%	33.6%	-5.5%
Fair health	9.3%	11.3%	2.0%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.3%	4%	0.7%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	20.6%	2.9%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	13.4%	-0.8%	9.6%	3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	15.3%	-2.8%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	16.3%	6.8%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	29.7%	2.5%	33.8%	-4.1%
Other	12.9%	2.4%	-10.5%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28% 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)
Chinese	4.5%	1.1%	-3.4%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	8.4%	8.4%	0.0%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	44.9%	36.4%	-8.5%	2.5%	33.9%
Black Caribbean	5.1%	9.5%	4.4%	1.0%	8.5%
Other Black	7.8%	5.1%	-2.7%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
White	24.4%	28%	3.6%	81.4%	-53.4%
Arab	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.3%	5.1%	4.8%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.1% 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	54.2%	53.1%	-1.1%	83.2%	-30.1%
European Union	2.1%	5.8%	3.7%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	26.8%	22%	-4.8%	2.7%	19.3%
Middle East and Asia	6%	7.2%	1.2%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	7.6%	1.6%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.3%	53.5%	0.2%	83.2%	-29.7%
10+ Years	5.1%	37.5%	32.4%	9.8%	27.7%
5-10 Years	6%	5.5%	-0.5%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	6.3%	2.5%	-3.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	29.2%	1.1%	-28.1%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
France	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.8%	37.2%	-19.4%
Christian	51.3%	46.2%	5.1%
Buddhist	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	22.2%	6.5%	15.7%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Rainsborough Avenue Street dangerous?

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

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

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE8 5RZ, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 Rainsborough Avenue are based on 61 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 Rainsborough Avenue, London, SE8 5RZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 5RZ

Average Price
£354,341

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£485,759

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,438

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rainsborough Avenue

Average Price
£301,228

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£499,826

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£297,918

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rainsborough AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 13 Pendennis House Rainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2019-11-07	£276,674
Flat 27 Pendennis House Rainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2019-04-26	£333,190
Flat 32 Pendennis House Rainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£328,000	2017-11-30	£346,427
Flat 32 Pendennis House Rainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£163,000	2013-01-28	£297,252
Flat 2 Pendennis House Rainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£226,000	2011-10-17	£499,826

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE8 5RZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SE8 5RZ 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	54
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	24
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	11
Retired	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Education	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	841 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	1,641 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	2,645 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	2,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	3,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deptford Park Primary School Evelyn Street , SE8 5RJ	3out of 4	276 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Scawen Road , SE8 5AE	2out of 4	566 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherhithe Primary School Rotherhithe New Road , SE16 2PL	3out of 4	790 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gomm Road , Lower Road SE16 2TY	4out of 4	1,098 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arnhem Wharf Primary School 1 Arnhem Place , Isle of Dogs E14 3RP	3out of 4	1,171 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	1,457 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,492 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass School Southwark Drummond Road , SE16 2BT	3out of 4	1,876 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College 3 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	3out of 4	1,945 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark) 240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA	3out of 4	1,989 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	2,836 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,254 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,769 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	5,178 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	5,398 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,633 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,667 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,924 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,999 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	177 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Cavendish School Lady Gomm House , 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA	- not rated	902 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Kids Christian School 100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU	- not rated	1,170 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,792 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,965 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mama Pho	24 Evelyn Street, London	209 yd
The Pear Tree @ Greenland Place	Unit D, Copenhagen Court	212 yd
Grove Cafe	Gove Cafe, Community Action Centre 2000	227 yd
Evelyn Parents Forum - Moira's Place	Deptford Park Generation Play Club, Scawen Road	250 yd
KFC	150-164 Evelyn Street, London	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	177 Grove Street, London	346 yd
Farriers arms	214	440 yd
Black Horse	195 Evelyn Street, London	566 yd
Surrey docks	185	674 yd
Moby dick	The Moby Dick, 6	712 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Real china	218	447 yd
Lucky horse	208	447 yd
Rice Guys/Tucka Burger/Noodle Lady	Rice Guys, Tucka Burger & Noodle Lady, 67 Parkside Business Estate	514 yd
Harvey's pitta	5	521 yd
Pizza hut	19	521 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Coop	Unit N, Cannon Wharf		346 yd
Tesco	1 Surrey Quays Shopping Centre		970 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Deptford Park DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD	grass pitches	386 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	402 yd
Surrey Docks Watersports Centre ROPE STREET	health and fitness suite	512 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	1,039 yd
Millwall Fc (The Den) THE NEW DEN THE NEW DEN ZAMPA ROAD	grass pitches	1,087 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	28.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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