Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE9 1BT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	48.5%	49.5%	1.0%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	51.5%	50.5%	-1.0%	49.0%	1.5%

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 SE9 1BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.3% 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	45.4%	52.3%	6.9%	37.9%	14.4%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	29.8%	-5.4%	44.2%	-14.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.4%	2.8%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7%	11%	4.0%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	7.9%	3%	-4.9%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (86.7%) 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	45.9%	54.8%	8.9%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	35.9%	31.9%	-4.0%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	13.3%	10.1%	-3.2%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	4.4%	3%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	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 55.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	12.7%	-2.7%	18.2%	-5.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	5%	-3.8%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	9.4%	-1.6%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	14%	6.1%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	55.4%	10.5%	33.8%	21.6%
Other	10.1%	2.2%	-7.9%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.2% 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	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	3.3%	3.9%	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Indian	3%	3.7%	0.7%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.7%	3.9%	3.2%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	3%	6.3%	3.3%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	11.9%	11.8%	-0.1%	2.5%	9.3%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
White	70.7%	60.2%	-10.5%	81.4%	-21.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.2% 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	59.6%	52.2%	-7.4%	83.2%	-31.0%
European Union	11.9%	19.4%	7.5%	6.1%	13.3%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	13.3%	5.5%	-7.8%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	10%	14.1%	4.1%	5.6%	8.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	1.3%	3.1%
Oceania	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.8%	52.1%	-5.7%	83.2%	-31.1%
10+ Years	6.7%	24.7%	18.0%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	11.9%	12.2%	0.3%	2.9%	9.3%
2-5 Years	13.3%	5.3%	-8.0%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	5.8%	-4.6%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.8%	76.7%	-16.9%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Other Europe	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	5.5%	1.2%	4.3%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	48%	46.2%	1.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Muslim	10.8%	6.5%	4.3%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Eltham High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Eltham High Street was 61.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.7% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Eltham High Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill and the 248th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.2%.

🔎 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
£57,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE9 1BT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Eltham High Street are based on 145 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Greenwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE9 1BT

Average Price
£491,967

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£502,422

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£242,405

Other
£606,294

Estimated Average Property Prices for Eltham High Street

Average Price
£676,073

Semi-Detached
£301,830

Terraced
£816,693

Detached
£2,847,948

Flats/Maisonettes
£265,177

Other
£917,036

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Eltham High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
74 Eltham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£659,496	2023-05-04	£676,961
60 Eltham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,820,000	2022-08-22	£1,676,407
Ground Floor Premises 32 Eltham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000	2020-10-19	£1,044
60 Eltham High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£833,975	2020-06-24	£884,159
54A Eltham High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2020-06-01	£265,044

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE9 1BT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	188
Retired	42
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	31
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	13
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Education	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	9
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woolwich Common Nursery School Woolwich Common , SE18 4DJ	- not rated	3,616 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,447 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Henry Nursery School 57 St Mary Street , Woolwich SE18 5AP	- not rated	5,023 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eltham Church of England Primary School Roper Street , Eltham SE9 1TR	3out of 4	428 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haimo Primary School Haimo Road , Eltham SE9 6DY	3out of 4	891 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordon Primary School Grangehill Road , Eltham SE9 1QG	3out of 4	969 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Glenure Road , Eltham SE9 1UF	4out of 4	1,037 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Glenure Road , Eltham SE9 1UF	- not rated	1,037 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eltham Hill School Eltham Hill , SE9 5EE	3out of 4	390 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School Footscray Road , Eltham SE9 2SU	3out of 4	862 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Comprehensive School Footscray Road , SE9 2SU	- not rated	862 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Greenwich Middle Park Avenue , Eltham SE9 5EQ	4out of 4	874 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Eltham Foundation School 1 Middle Park Avenue , Eltham SE9 5EQ	- not rated	874 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,889 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Post-16 Campus Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	2,889 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,350 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	5,283 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,332 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	4,176 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	4,961 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,315 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	- not rated	5,315 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
StreetVibes Media Academy 6 Eltham High Street , SE9 1DA	- not rated	115 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belcanto London Academy Theatre School 20 Passey Place , Eltham Palace SE9 5DQ	- not rated	240 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Serenity School Eltham 70 Court Road , London SE9 5NP	- not rated	832 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Social Arts for Education 253 Eltham High Street , London SE9 1TY	- not rated	906 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's Oak School Eltham Palace Road , Eltham SE9 5LX	3out of 4	936 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Island	52 Eltham High Street	4 yd
Coban's kitchen	56 - 60 Eltham High Street	17 yd
Top Chef Cafe	28 Eltham High Street	105 yd
Eltham Thai Ltd T/A Nakhon Thai Eltham	12 Well Hall Road	128 yd
Coco's Café and Espresso Bar	29 Court Yard	135 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Draughts P.H	Draughts, 34 Eltham High Street	61 yd
The Bankers Draft	80 Eltham High Street	109 yd
White Hart Eltham	White Hart, 2 Eltham High Street	115 yd
Eltham GPO	4 Passey Place	222 yd
Park Tavern	Park Tavern, 45 Passey Place	299 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Kebab	48 Eltham High Street	15 yd
Favourable Fried Chicken	64 Eltham High Street	33 yd
New Three Yen	40 Eltham High Street	42 yd
New Golden City	152 Eltham Hill	195 yd
Subway	7 Passey Place	276 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Petrol Filling Station, 39 - 41 Eltham High Street	91 yd
Iceland	132 - 136 Eltham High Street	305 yd
Marks & Spencer	115 - 123 Eltham High Street	312 yd
Lidl UK GMBH	137 Eltham High Street	372 yd
se9 oriental food	6 St Marys Place	468 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eltham Pools (Closed) Eltham Hill	swimming pool	244 yd
Eltham Hill School ELTHAM HILL	grass pitches	424 yd
Eltham Centre ARCHERY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	523 yd
Queenscroft Recreation Ground (Closed) Queenscroft Road	grass pitches	604 yd
Eltham Health And Fitness Centre (Closed)	health and fitness suite	619 yd
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School FOOTSCRAY ROAD		860 yd
Well Hall KIDBROOKE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	898 yd
Harris Academy Greenwich MIDDLE PARK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	913 yd
King'S Oak School ELTHAM PALACE ROAD		935 yd
Progress Hall PROGRESS HALL PROGRESS HALL ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ROAD		950 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	86.2%

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	100 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	328.47 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	328.47 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	35 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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