Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, SW11 5JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW11 5JB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	51.1%	-2.0%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	46.9%	48.9%	2.0%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 5JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.9% 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	58.5%	65.9%	7.4%	37.9%	28.0%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	16.7%	-11.5%	44.2%	-27.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.8%	9.7%	2.9%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	3.1%	4.3%	1.2%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	49.4%	56.3%	6.9%	48.4%	7.9%
Good health	34.4%	26.2%	-8.2%	33.6%	-7.4%
Fair health	10.5%	12.7%	2.2%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	16.3%	12.8%	-3.5%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	9.1%	-3.1%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	17.2%	7.0%	13.4%	3.8%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	12.8%	3.3%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	33.3%	39.7%	6.4%	33.8%	5.9%
Other	17%	5.1%	-11.9%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.9% 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%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	7.4%	5.7%	-1.7%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	20.7%	22.8%	2.1%	2.5%	20.3%
Black Caribbean	9.7%	11.4%	1.7%	1.0%	10.4%
Other Black	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	4%	1.4%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	47.2%	37.9%	-9.3%	81.4%	-43.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	2.8%	8.8%	6.0%	1.6%	7.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.9%	36.1%	-4.8%	83.2%	-47.1%
European Union	24.7%	22.7%	-2.0%	6.1%	16.6%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	11.6%	13.4%	1.8%	2.7%	10.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	9.1%	-0.3%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.2%	17.3%	7.1%	1.3%	16.0%
Oceania	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	39.2%	36.1%	-3.1%	83.2%	-47.1%
10+ Years	9.9%	34.1%	24.2%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	10.8%	11.4%	0.6%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	13.1%	12.5%	-0.6%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	27%	6%	-21.0%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.9%	76.7%	-27.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	7.1%	0.6%	6.5%
Portugal	7.1%	0.5%	6.6%
Spain	8%	0.4%	7.6%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	7.7%	1.5%	6.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.5%	37.2%	-13.7%
Christian	44.8%	46.2%	-1.4%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Charlotte Despard Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charlotte Despard Avenue was 52.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.0% lower than the Battersea Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Charlotte Despard Avenue has the 17th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.8%.

🔎 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. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£70,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW11 5JB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Charlotte Despard Avenue are based on 277 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 Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, SW11 5JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW11 5JB

Average Price
£219,732

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£219,732

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charlotte Despard Avenue

Average Price
£236,870

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,773

Other
£263,591

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charlotte Despard AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
82 Arthur Court Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2024-05-10	£270,778
80 Arthur Court Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-04-04	£266,827
71 Arthur Court Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-04-04	£252,533
108 Arthur Court Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-02-08	£229,859
112 Arthur Court Charlotte Despard Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£177,000	2021-06-30	£181,382

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW11 5JB

Employment

SW11 5JB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW11 5JB 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	93
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	27
Unemployed	18
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	9
Construction	9
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	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	1,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	1,725 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,343 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,284 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chesterton Primary School Dagnall Street , Battersea SW11 5DT	4out of 4	86 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Burns Primary School Wycliffe Road , Lavender Hill SW11 5QR	3out of 4	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Park Primary School Ashbury Road , Battersea SW11 5UW	3out of 4	648 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School 7 St Joseph's Street , Battersea SW8 4BE	3out of 4	802 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea Este Road , SW11 2TD	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Battersea 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	4out of 4	302 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint John Bosco College Parkham Street , Battersea SW11 3DQ	3out of 4	1,255 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,954 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Academy Lots Road , Chelsea SW10 0AB	4out of 4	2,130 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	2,230 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,093 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,685 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,007 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,627 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,967 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	171 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	842 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
L'Ecole de Battersea Trott Street , Battersea SW11 3DS	- not rated	1,262 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Laurels School 1 Chelsea Embankment , SW3 4LG	- not rated	1,335 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Thomas's Battersea 28-40 Battersea High Street , SW11 3JB	- not rated	1,414 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shamo's Authentic Ghanaian Kitchen	47 Arthur Court, Charlotte Despard Avenue	2 yd
Bistro Brazil	305 Battersea Park Road, London	104 yd
Rhino Pizza and Grill	287 Battersea Park Road, London	134 yd
Crypto Burgers London 3 Ltd	287 Battersea Park Road, London	134 yd
Oliver's Cafe	Battersea Park Road Post Office, 283 Battersea Park Road	149 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	166 Queenstown Road, London	445 yd
Paya & Horse	181 Battersea Park Road, London	491 yd
The Lighthouse	441 Battersea Park Road, London	654 yd
Masons Arms	169 Battersea Park Road, London	684 yd
Queens Arms PH	The Queens Arms, 139 St Philip Street	719 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Battersea Fish Bar	295 Battersea Park Road, London	119 yd
M Jerk Flavors	289 Battersea Park Road, London	134 yd
Pizza Guys	60 Battersea Park Road, London	328 yd
On Time Pizza	Basement and Ground Floors, 42 Battersea Park Road	390 yd
Olive 3 Italian Pizza Ltd	218 Battersea Park Road, London	588 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Budgens Supermarket	Parent Of Former Development Site Of 319 To 323, Battersea Park Road	179 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	275-277 Battersea Park Road, London	201 yd
Zapp	Arch 5, Culvert Place	282 yd
Waitrose	322 Queenstown Road, London	692 yd
Little Waitrose at Shell Service Station	326 Queenstown Road, London	752 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parkes Health Club (Westminster College) (Closed) Battersea Park Road	health and fitness suite	288 yd
Harris Academy Battersea BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	416 yd
Wilditch Community Centre CULVERT ROAD		457 yd
Battersea Scout Centre WICKERSLEY ROAD		479 yd
Battersea All Weather Sports Ground BATTERSEA PARK	artificial grass pitch	560 yd
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School ST. JOSEPHS STREET	artificial grass pitch	721 yd
Nuffield Health (Battersea) SHEEPCOTE LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	775 yd
Battersea Park BATTERSEA PARK BATTERSEA PARK ALBERT BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	789 yd
Newton Preparatory School BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	793 yd
Latchmere Leisure Centre BURNS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	805 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	115 Mbit/s
Average download speed	239.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	100 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	222.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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