Vardens Road, London, SW11 1RQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW11 1RQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	50.5%	-1.8%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	47.7%	49.5%	1.8%	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.

In the immediate area around SW11 1RQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.3% 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	58.7%	60.3%	1.6%	37.9%	22.4%
Married: Opposite sex	34.1%	31.1%	-3.0%	44.2%	-13.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	4.9%	3.7%	-1.2%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (90.1%) 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	65.4%	65.3%	-0.1%	48.4%	16.9%
Good health	29.1%	24.8%	-4.3%	33.6%	-8.8%
Fair health	4.2%	6.8%	2.6%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	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.

In the area around SW11 1RQ this area, 6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 67.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.7%	6%	-2.7%	18.2%	-12.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	9.6%	-8.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.3%	9.4%	4.1%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	12.4%	2.9%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	66.7%	67.7%	1.0%	33.8%	33.9%
Other	6.1%	2.3%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	2%	2.4%	0.4%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	1.6%	3.8%	2.2%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	2%	2.7%	0.7%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	84.6%	82.3%	-2.3%	81.4%	0.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.4% 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	79.4%	70.4%	-9.0%	83.2%	-12.8%
European Union	6.2%	10.2%	4.0%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	1.6%	3.7%	2.1%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	5.8%	1.9%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	4.9%	5.4%	0.5%	0.3%	5.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.1%	70.6%	-5.5%	83.2%	-12.6%
10+ Years	6.9%	16.4%	9.5%	9.8%	6.6%
5-10 Years	4.9%	7.5%	2.6%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	2.4%	-6.8%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.2%	76.7%	4.5%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.2%	37.2%	6.0%
Christian	42.2%	46.2%	-4.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	6.1%	6.5%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Vardens Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vardens Road was 47.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 69.1% lower than the Falconbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Vardens Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook and the 227th lowest crime rate of 806 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£79,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW11 1RQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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 Vardens Road are based on 157 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wandsworth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Vardens Road, London, SW11 1RQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW11 1RQ

Average Price
£625,493

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£976,381

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£586,006

Other
£20,655

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vardens Road

Average Price
£880,081

Semi-Detached
£2,645,390

Terraced
£1,371,217

Detached
£2,248,363

Flats/Maisonettes
£562,017

Other
£19,879

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vardens Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 21 Vardens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£617,500	2025-10-17	£594,125
39 Vardens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,365,000	2025-09-26	£1,288,932
Flat 1 43 Vardens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£505,000	2025-09-16	£476,858
53B Vardens Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2025-03-21	£402,562
9A Vardens Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-08-16	£568,204

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW11 1RQ

Employment

SW11 1RQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	155
Retired	21
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	17
Part-Time Employee	14
Other	7
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	51
Information and communication	31
Financial and insurance activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	16
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	5
Construction	2
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 157-159 Battersea Church Rd , Battersea SW11 3ND	4out of 4	1,938 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	2,259 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,068 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horder Nursery School Horder Road , SW6 5ED	- not rated	3,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
ARK John Archer Primary Academy Plough Road , Battersea SW11 2AA	3out of 4	222 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
High View Primary School Plough Terrace , Battersea SW11 2AA	- not rated	222 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Tritton Primary School Wynter Street , York Road SW11 2TY	- not rated	726 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Tritton Infant School Wynter Street , Battersea SW11 2TY	- not rated	726 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belleville Primary School Belleville Road , Battersea SW11 6PR	4out of 4	874 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,673 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Bolingbroke Academy Wakehurst Road , SW11 6BF	- not rated	658 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
John Archer Boys' School Trinity Road , SW18 3SB	- not rated	806 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Salesian College Surrey Lane , Battersea SW11 3PB	- not rated	1,758 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Saint John Bosco College Parkham Street , Battersea SW11 3DQ	3out of 4	1,784 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School Peterborough Road , Fulham SW6 3ED	- not rated	1,932 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	- not rated	3,040 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,673 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Thames College Wandsworth High Street , Wandsworth SW18 2PP	- not rated	1,318 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,503 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kensington and Chelsea College Hortensia Road , SW10 0QS	- not rated	2,822 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	3,465 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,752 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	5,302 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Centre Academy London 92 St John's Hill , Battersea SW11 1SH	- not rated	132 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park House School 48 North Side , Wandsworth Common SW18 2SL	- not rated	381 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Emanuel School Battersea Rise , SW11 1HS	- not rated	455 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thames Christian School 12 Grant Road , SW11 2FR	- not rated	587 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools) 106 Northcote Road , Battersea SW11 6QW	- not rated	709 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
Birdhouse	Ground Floor, 123 St Johns Hill	99 yd
Story Coffee	115 St Johns Hill, London	112 yd
Curry Leaf	135A St Johns Hill, London	117 yd
Dan & Angel Restaurant	143 St Johns Hill, London	146 yd
Burger Nine Ltd	143 St Johns Hill, London	146 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Roundhouse Public House	2 North Side Wandsworth Common, London	124 yd
Churchill's	Churchills Public House, 151 St Johns Hill	214 yd
Beehive PH	197 St Johns Hill, London	305 yd
Hawkins Forge	110 Battersea Rise, London	399 yd
Project Orange	43 St Johns Hill, London	435 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Valley	76 St Johns Hill, London	194 yd
The Good Earth	116 St Johns Hill, London	200 yd
Jam 1	116 Plough Road, London	341 yd
Roosters Spot	41 St Johns Hill, London	442 yd
Digby's Patesserie Ltd	Kiosk Unit 8 Overbridge, Clapham Junction Railway Station	521 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	165-167 St Johns Hill, London	224 yd
Marks & Spencer	45-49 St Johns Road, London	577 yd
Co-op	15-17 Northcote Road, London	595 yd
Tesco	29-33 Battersea Rise, London	792 yd
Co-Operative	Unit 2, The Cubitt	797 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lara Community Centre St Johns Hill		168 yd
Wellington Health & Fitness Suite (Closed) 122A 122A Plough Road	health and fitness suite	352 yd
Emanuel School BATTERSEA RISE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Clapham Junction Station) St. John's Hill	health and fitness suite	553 yd
Bolingbroke Academy WAKEHURST ROAD		650 yd
Battersea Sports Centre HOPE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	683 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Clapham) LAVENDER HILL	health and fitness suite	713 yd
Wandsworth Common DORLCOTE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	911 yd
Islamic Culture And Education Centre Islamic Culture and Education Centre Islamic Culture and Education Centre FALCON GROVE		962 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	95.9%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.42 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW11 1RQ