Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SM5 1EQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.9%	51.5%	-3.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	45.1%	48.5%	3.4%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.6%	41.9%	2.3%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	40.4%	45.6%	5.2%	44.2%	1.4%
Separated	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	10%	8.1%	-1.9%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	7.1%	2.6%	-4.5%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	51.4%	50.9%	-0.5%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	33.3%	33.1%	-0.2%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	10.2%	12.8%	2.6%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	3.8%	2.9%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	25.4%	19.8%	-5.6%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.5%	13.9%	-3.6%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	12.8%	-3.5%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	6.2%	4.1%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	16.1%	3.2%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	20%	29.7%	9.7%	33.8%	-4.1%
Other	5.8%	1.5%	-4.3%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.1% 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)
Bangladeshi	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.5%	3.5%	1.0%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	7.6%	4.1%	-3.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	3.8%	14%	10.2%	1.6%	12.4%
Black African	2.9%	4.4%	1.5%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0%	4.4%	4.4%	0.5%	3.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.7%
White	72.4%	57.1%	-15.3%	81.4%	-24.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	3.8%	3.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.8% 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	76.8%	64.8%	-12.0%	83.2%	-18.4%
European Union	4.1%	10.1%	6.0%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.4%	5.5%	1.1%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	14.7%	4.2%	5.6%	9.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.5%	65.8%	-10.7%	83.2%	-17.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	26.3%	24.7%	9.8%	16.5%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.8%	2.5%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	10.2%	2.6%	-7.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	10.5%	1.5%	-9.0%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.9%	37.2%	-8.3%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	9.6%	1.7%	7.9%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Peterborough Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Peterborough Road was 109.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.7% higher than the Hackbridge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Peterborough Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge and the 120th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in SM5 1EQ, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Peterborough Road are based on 352 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sutton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SM5 1EQ

Average Price
£405,882

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£405,882

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Peterborough Road

Average Price
£383,330

Semi-Detached
£383,832

Terraced
£385,785

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£221,968

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Peterborough Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-12-06	£419,565
80 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£398,000	2023-09-01	£400,490
38 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£357,000	2021-11-26	£383,209
90 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2021-08-30	£459,781
92 Peterborough Road, Carshalton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2021-01-08	£435,590

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SM5 1EQ

Employment

SM5 1EQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	112
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	33
Retired	25
Looking after home or family	18
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	1,373 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Wall Nursery School Robin Hood Lane , SM1 2SF	4out of 4	3,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Green Wrythe Primary School Green Wrythe Lane , SM5 1JP	3out of 4	298 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Montacute Road , SM4 6RL	3out of 4	458 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tweeddale Primary School Tweeddale Road , SM5 1SW	3out of 4	883 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury Primary School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	3out of 4	908 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer Primary School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	3out of 4	1,118 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	307 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton Boys Sports College Winchcombe Road , SM5 1RW	3out of 4	1,607 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Greenshaw High School Grennell Road , SM1 3DY	3out of 4	1,838 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne High School Sutton Common Road , SM3 9PS	4out of 4	2,256 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	2,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	4,036 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wandle Valley Academy Welbeck Road , SM5 1LW	3out of 4	983 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canterbury Campus Canterbury Road , SM4 6PT	3out of 4	1,171 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Melrose School Church Road , CR4 3BE	3out of 4	1,331 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,420 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	1,586 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
Harris Academy Morden	131 Lilleshall Road, Morden	403 yd
Tooting & Mitcham Football Club	The Hub, Imperial Fields Bishopsford Road	442 yd
The Meal Team	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	442 yd
Impact Food Group @Harris Academy Morden	Main School Building, Harris Academy Morden, 131 Lilleshall Road	465 yd
Subway	374 Middleton Road, Carshalton	704 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Southsea Fish Bar	1 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	258 yd
Jays Peri Peri Chicken	7 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road	272 yd
The Shak	Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road	442 yd
Quality Fish Bar	356 Middleton Road, Carshalton	705 yd
Food Angels	360 Middleton Road, Carshalton	705 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Green Wrythe Primary School GREEN WRYTHE LANE	grass pitches	300 yd
The Quad GREEN WRYTHE LANE		375 yd
Harris Academy Morden LILLESHALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	426 yd
Tooting And Mitcham Community Sports Club IMPERIAL FIELDS IMPERIAL FIELDS BISHOPSFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	437 yd
Poulter Park Watermead Lane	grass pitches	492 yd
Saint Helier Community Centre Hill House Hill House Bishopsford Road		789 yd
David Weir Leisure Centre TWEEDDALE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	889 yd
Wandle Valley School WELBECK ROAD	grass pitches	896 yd
Malmesbury Primary School MALMESBURY ROAD	grass pitches	932 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	204.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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