Alfreda Street, London, SW11 5HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW11 5HQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	44.8%	49%	4.2%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	55.2%	51%	-4.2%	49.0%	2.0%

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 5HQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.5% 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	63.7%	61.5%	-2.2%	37.9%	23.6%
Married: Opposite sex	21.5%	23.5%	2.0%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4%	4%	0.0%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	5.6%	7.6%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	4.4%	3.4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (86.9%) 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	49.1%	54.8%	5.7%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	36.8%	32.1%	-4.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	9.2%	8.1%	-1.1%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.3%

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	21.9%	18.7%	-3.2%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	7.9%	2.3%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	8.2%	-1.0%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	17.3%	4.9%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	35.9%	42.2%	6.3%	33.8%	8.4%
Other	14.3%	3.7%	-10.6%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.3% 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	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.4%	0.6%	-2.8%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.5%	0.2%	-2.3%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	2.8%	6.3%	3.5%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	19.6%	25.9%	6.3%	2.5%	23.4%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	7.3%	-1.9%	1.0%	6.3%
Other Black	4%	5.6%	1.6%	0.5%	5.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	4.6%	0.4%	-4.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4%	3.2%	-0.8%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	2.1%	3.4%	1.3%	0.8%	2.6%
White	41.1%	35.3%	-5.8%	81.4%	-46.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0.9%	5%	4.1%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.2% 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	46.3%	55.2%	8.9%	83.2%	-28.0%
European Union	16.9%	14.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	2.8%	-1.5%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	17.2%	17.3%	0.1%	2.7%	14.6%
Middle East and Asia	8%	5.4%	-2.6%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	4.3%	-2.4%	1.3%	3.0%
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	45.1%	54.8%	9.7%	83.2%	-28.4%
10+ Years	5.2%	32.3%	27.1%	9.8%	22.5%
5-10 Years	13.5%	4.3%	-9.2%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	13.2%	5.2%	-8.0%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	23%	3.4%	-19.6%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.3%	37.2%	-11.9%
Christian	40.3%	46.2%	-5.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	29.6%	6.5%	23.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Alfreda Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alfreda Street was 46.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.2% lower than the Battersea Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alfreda Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park and the 217th lowest crime rate of 806 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.1%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW11 5HQ, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Alfreda Street are based on 35 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 Alfreda Street, London, SW11 5HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW11 5HQ

Average Price
£341,135

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,135

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alfreda Street

Average Price
£281,492

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£281,492

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alfreda Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Alfreda Court Alfreda Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2024-03-01	£359,728
Flat 1 Alfreda Court Alfreda Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2023-06-29	£357,050
Flat 29 Alfreda Court Alfreda Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£324,500	2019-12-17	£304,219
Flat 21 Alfreda Court Alfreda Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£438,000	2017-09-28	£391,760
Flat 7 Alfreda Court Alfreda Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2015-05-15	£395,183

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW11 5HQ

Employment

SW11 5HQ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SW11 5HQ 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	127
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	35
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	29
Unemployed	27
Other	22
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	1

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	1,870 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	1,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	2,019 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,111 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	3,417 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School 7 St Josephs Street , SW8 4EN	3out of 4	441 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Primary School Dagnall Street , Battersea SW11 5DT	4out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Primary School Dagnall Street , Battersea SW11 5DT	- not rated	498 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Burns Primary School Wycliffe Road , Lavender Hill SW11 5QR	3out of 4	606 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathbrook Primary School St Rule Street , SW8 3EH	3out of 4	730 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Battersea Park School 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	- not rated	713 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Battersea 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	4out of 4	713 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint John Bosco College Parkham Street , Battersea SW11 3DQ	3out of 4	1,662 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salesian College Surrey Lane , Battersea SW11 3PB	- not rated	1,675 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,808 yd	University technical college	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	3,429 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,845 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	1,955 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,693 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	2,727 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kensington and Chelsea College Hortensia Road , SW10 0QS	- not rated	2,872 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,593 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,186 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	477 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victory Day School 140 Battersea Park Road , SW11 4NB	- not rated	543 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	557 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wycliffe School Wycliffe Road , Battersea SW11 5QS	- not rated	620 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Classes Francophones De Londres Shaftesbury Park School Branch , Ashbury Road SW11 5UW	- not rated	864 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Battersea Spanish	263-265 Battersea Park Road, London	170 yd
Em Va Me	52 Battersea Park Road, London	174 yd
Angoletto	50 Battersea Park Road, London	176 yd
Barnies Burgers	46 Battersea Park Road, London	179 yd
New City Chinese Restaurant	183-185 Battersea Park Road, London	202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paya & Horse	181 Battersea Park Road, London	216 yd
The Victoria	166 Queenstown Road, London	226 yd
Masons Arms	169 Battersea Park Road, London	399 yd
Queens Arms PH	The Queens Arms, 139 St Philip Street	736 yd
Duchess Belle	Duchess Of York, 101 Battersea Park Road	838 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Guys	60 Battersea Park Road, London	174 yd
On Time Pizza	Basement and Ground Floors, 42 Battersea Park Road	186 yd
M Jerk Flavors	289 Battersea Park Road, London	227 yd
Battersea Fish Bar	295 Battersea Park Road, London	245 yd
Topps Pizza	163 Battersea Park Road, London	433 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd	275-277 Battersea Park Road, London	180 yd
Budgens Supermarket	Parent Of Former Development Site Of 319 To 323, Battersea Park Road	437 yd
Waitrose	322 Queenstown Road, London	443 yd
Zapp	Arch 5, Culvert Place	488 yd
Little Waitrose at Shell Service Station	326 Queenstown Road, London	521 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parkes Health Club (Westminster College) (Closed) Battersea Park Road	health and fitness suite	263 yd
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School ST. JOSEPHS STREET	artificial grass pitch	422 yd
Newton Preparatory School BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	498 yd
Battersea Scout Centre WICKERSLEY ROAD		667 yd
Heathbrook Park (Closed) St. Rule Street	grass pitches	702 yd
Harris Academy Battersea BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	715 yd
Battersea All Weather Sports Ground BATTERSEA PARK	artificial grass pitch	761 yd
Wilditch Community Centre CULVERT ROAD		766 yd
Battersea Park Millennium Arena Battersea Park	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	828 yd
Battersea Park BATTERSEA PARK BATTERSEA PARK ALBERT BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	862 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	163.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	118.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW11 5HQ