Dowding Drive, London, SE9 6AU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE9 6AU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	52.3%	-0.4%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	47.3%	47.7%	0.4%	49.0%	-1.3%

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 6AU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.6% 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	37.8%	48.6%	10.8%	37.9%	10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	27.9%	-18.4%	44.2%	-16.3%
Separated	4.8%	3.6%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	7%	12.6%	5.6%	9.1%	3.5%
Widowed	4.3%	7.2%	2.9%	6.1%	1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.2%	51.1%	4.9%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	33%	29.5%	-3.5%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	15.9%	14.4%	-1.5%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 48%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31%	19.5%	-11.5%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	9.5%	-5.8%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	5%	-10.3%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	2%	5.4%	3.4%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	11.3%	0.8%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	16.5%	48%	31.5%	33.8%	14.2%
Other	9.5%	1.4%	-8.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.1% 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	3.5%	4.3%	0.8%	0.7%	3.6%
Indian	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	7%	1.8%	-5.2%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	23.2%	16.8%	-6.4%	2.5%	14.3%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	5.4%	2.3%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	4.2%	5.7%	1.5%	0.5%	5.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	48.3%	49.1%	0.8%	81.4%	-32.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.5%	2.9%	2.4%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	3.3%	1.4%	-1.9%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.9% 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	71%	55.9%	-15.1%	83.2%	-27.3%
European Union	3.5%	14.3%	10.8%	6.1%	8.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	14%	14.7%	0.7%	2.7%	12.0%
Middle East and Asia	8%	6.5%	-1.5%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	4.7%	2.4%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.9%	55.9%	-15.0%	83.2%	-27.3%
10+ Years	1.7%	30.1%	28.4%	9.8%	20.3%
5-10 Years	2.6%	7.9%	5.3%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	4.4%	3.6%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	20.4%	2.5%	-17.9%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	7.6%	1.5%	6.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.7%	37.2%	-1.5%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Dowding Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dowding Drive was 89.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.2% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Dowding Drive has the 35th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe and the 376th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.4%.

🔎 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. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SE9 6AU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Dowding Drive are based on 161 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 Dowding Drive, London, SE9 6AU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE9 6AU

Average Price
£408,549

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£408,549

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dowding Drive

Average Price
£477,623

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£477,623

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dowding DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Harris Lodge, 7 Dowding Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2025-03-14	£416,956
4 Harris Lodge, 5 Dowding Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-08-17	£408,008
14 Harris Lodge, 5 Dowding Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2023-03-17	£421,240
25 Harris Lodge, 7 Dowding Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£515,000	2022-08-24	£498,845
34 Harris Lodge, 7 Dowding Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-07-12	£320,285

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE9 6AU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Retired	37
Self-Employed	24
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Other	10
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Education	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Construction	17
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	11
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	6
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	4,054 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	4,507 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	5,292 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealdham Primary School Ealdham Square , Eltham SE9 6BP	3out of 4	488 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Tudway Road , Kidbrooke SE3 9YX	3out of 4	699 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haimo Primary School Haimo Road , Eltham SE9 6DY	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wingfield Primary School Ensign Street , SE3 9GJ	- not rated	1,089 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horn Park Primary School Alnwick Road , Lee SE12 9BT	3out of 4	1,285 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Greenwich Middle Park Avenue , Eltham SE9 5EQ	4out of 4	692 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eltham Hill School Eltham Hill , SE9 5EE	3out of 4	1,155 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Thomas Tallis School Kidbrooke Park Road , SE3 9PX	3out of 4	1,332 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Halley Academy Corelli Road , SE3 8EP	2out of 4	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School Footscray Road , Eltham SE9 2SU	4out of 4	2,386 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	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	2,836 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,328 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	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	1,823 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	2,670 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,790 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,507 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	5,025 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Manor College 40 Falmouth Close , SE12 8JP	3out of 4	531 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wize Up 579 Westhorne Avenue , Eltham SE9 6DN	- not rated	690 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's Oak School Eltham Palace Road , Eltham SE9 5LX	3out of 4	840 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Colfe's School Horn Park Lane , Lee SE12 8AW	- not rated	886 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverston School 63-69 Eltham Road , Lee Green SE12 8UF	- not rated	889 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
McDonald's	Yorkshire Grey Eltham Road	178 yd
Better Coffee Corner	Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre, Sutcliffe Park Eltham Road	358 yd
Goals Soccer Centre	Goals Soccer Centre Eltham Palace Road	474 yd
Fresh Ground Coffee House	Eltham Green Community Church, 542 Westhorne Avenue	558 yd
Monster Munch	554 Westhorne Avenue	654 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brockleians RFC	Old Brockleians Society Eltham Palace Road	610 yd
Eltham Hill Club & Instit	Eltham Hill Club And Institute, 85 Eltham Road	1,051 yd
The Depot	7 Pegler Square	1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Metro's Fried Chicken	556 Westhorne Avenue		649 yd
The King Neptune Fish Bar	69 Sibthorpe Road		923 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Food	546 - 550 Westhorne Avenue		607 yd
Nisa	59 - 63 Sibthorpe Road		923 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greenwich Borough Football Club (Closed) Eltham Green Road	grass pitches	26 yd
Badgers Sports Ground MIDDLE PARK AVENUE	grass pitches	418 yd
Sutcliffe Park Athletics Track SUTCLIFFE PARK SUTCLIFFE PARK ELTHAM ROAD	athletics tracks	448 yd
Meadowside Leisure Centre (Kidbrooke) (Closed) Tudway Road	health and fitness suite	454 yd
Shapes Health Club (Closed) Westhorne Avenue	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Lionel Road Community Centre WESTHORNE AVENUE		529 yd
Harris Academy Greenwich MIDDLE PARK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	569 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Eltham) BALDON SPORTS GROUND BALDON SPORTS GROUND ELTHAM PALACE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	579 yd
The John Roan School Playing Fields KIDBROOKE PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	663 yd
King'S Oak School ELTHAM PALACE ROAD		711 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	230.1 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	185.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE9 6AU