Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5RA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW11 5RA is primarily male, with 53.4% of the population 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	51.1%	46.6%	-4.5%	51.0%	-4.4%
Male	48.9%	53.4%	4.5%	49.0%	4.4%

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 5RA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 73.6% 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	73%	73.6%	0.6%	37.9%	35.7%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	20.8%	0.3%	44.2%	-23.4%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (92.6%) 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	70.2%	73.1%	2.9%	48.4%	24.7%
Good health	24.8%	19.5%	-5.3%	33.6%	-14.1%
Fair health	4.3%	5.3%	1.0%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.4%	0.4%	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.

In the area around SW11 5RA this area, 6.7% 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 76.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.9%	6.7%	2.8%	18.2%	-11.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	9.6%	-8.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.5%	3%	-2.5%	13.4%	-10.4%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	9.7%	2.4%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	73.2%	76.2%	3.0%	33.8%	42.4%
Other	6.8%	2.3%	-4.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	2.7%	2.5%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%
White	89.3%	79.5%	-9.8%	81.4%	-1.9%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0.5%	3.1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.3% 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	66.8%	70.3%	3.5%	83.2%	-12.9%
European Union	10.3%	10%	-0.3%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	6%	5.1%	-0.9%	5.6%	-0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	7.2%	3.6%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	8.1%	3.7%	-4.4%	0.3%	3.4%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.4%	69.7%	4.3%	83.2%	-13.5%
10+ Years	7.4%	10%	2.6%	9.8%	0.2%
5-10 Years	7.9%	7.9%	0.0%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	8.8%	7.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	10.5%	5.1%	-5.4%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.5%	76.7%	0.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.5%	37.2%	10.3%
Christian	42.4%	46.2%	-3.8%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	3.7%	6.5%	-2.8%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Lavender Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lavender Hill was 64.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.4% lower than the Lavender average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Lavender Hill has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Lavender and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.7%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£108,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW11 5RA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Lavender Hill are based on 845 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 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5RA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW11 5RA

Average Price
£521,868

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£521,868

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lavender Hill

Average Price
£536,623

Semi-Detached
£761,758

Terraced
£914,780

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£481,381

Other
£826,284

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lavender HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
144B Lavender Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£424,125	2025-02-21	£420,153
Flat 11 146 Lavender Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£792,500	2024-11-11	£785,896
138D Lavender Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2024-10-30	£379,028
Flat 3 146 Lavender Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-07-01	£456,696
156A Lavender Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£464,000	2024-05-03	£440,846

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW11 5RA

Employment

SW11 5RA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	303
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	8
Looking after home or family	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	86
Financial and insurance activities	51
Information and communication	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	25
Other	18
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Education	15
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	4

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	1,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,171 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,406 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,824 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shaftesbury Park Primary School Ashbury Road , Battersea SW11 5UW	3out of 4	455 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School Batten Street , Battersea SW11 2TH	3out of 4	521 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea Este Road , SW11 2TD	3out of 4	654 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belleville Wix Academy Wix's Lane , Clapham Common North Side SW4 0AJ	1out of 4	743 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Burns Primary School Wycliffe Road , Lavender Hill SW11 5QR	3out of 4	770 yd	Community 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	933 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Bolingbroke Academy Wakehurst Road , SW11 6BF	3out of 4	1,284 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint John Bosco College Parkham Street , Battersea SW11 3DQ	3out of 4	1,400 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	2out of 4	1,790 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Academy Lots Road , Chelsea SW10 0AB	4out of 4	2,252 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	1,680 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,852 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,713 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	4,691 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	4,948 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	5,062 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkgate House School 80 Clapham Common , Clapham Common SW4 9SD	- not rated	704 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eaton House the Manor School The Manor , 58 Clapham Common Northside SW4 9RU	- not rated	878 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools) 106 Northcote Road , Battersea SW11 6QW	- not rated	1,101 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	1,118 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thames Christian School Wye Street , SW11 2HB	- not rated	1,121 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
Pique	171 Lavender Hill, London	45 yd
Tumnan Thai Restaurant	163-163A Lavender Hill, London	48 yd
Basilico	175 Lavender Hill, London	50 yd
Blossom by Khan's	Restaurant And Premises Ground Floor, 159 Lavender Hill	52 yd
Il Molino	155 Lavender Hill, London	58 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Devas Club	2A Stormont Road, London	198 yd
The Crown	Public House, The Crown Hotel, 102 Lavender Hill	253 yd
The Four Thieves	51 Lavender Gardens, London	291 yd
Fox and Hounds	66-68 Latchmere Road, London	372 yd
Tequila Mockingbird	46 Battersea Rise, London	669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Express	Ground Floor, 127 Lavender Hill	187 yd
Mr Jollof Ltd	Unit 14, Battersea Business Centre, 99-109 Lavender Hill	309 yd
Pasta Evangelists	95 Lavender Hill, London	315 yd
Snog Frozen Yoghurt	63 Lavender Hill, London	424 yd
Panku Clapham Junction	Asda Superstore, 204 Lavender Hill	437 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores Limited	Asda Superstore, 204 Lavender Hill	437 yd
Tesco	29-33 Battersea Rise, London	635 yd
Tesco	Shop, 827 - 833 Wandsworth Road	694 yd
Marks & Spencer	45-49 St Johns Road, London	713 yd
Sainsbury's	646 - 650 Wandsworth Road, London	713 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Battersea Scout Centre WICKERSLEY ROAD		636 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Clapham) LAVENDER HILL	health and fitness suite	638 yd
Falcon Park CRANLEIGH MEWS	grass pitches	657 yd
Nuffield Health (Battersea) SHEEPCOTE LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	776 yd
Sacred Heart Primary School ESTE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	786 yd
Latchmere Leisure Centre BURNS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	790 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Clapham Junction Station) St. John's Hill	health and fitness suite	795 yd
Wilditch Community Centre CULVERT ROAD		814 yd
Islamic Culture And Education Centre Islamic Culture and Education Centre Islamic Culture and Education Centre FALCON GROVE		889 yd
Harris Academy Battersea BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	984 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	8.7%

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	163.7 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	56.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW11 5RA