Drewstead Road, London, SW16 1LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 1LY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	51%	2.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	51.5%	49%	-2.5%	49.0%	0.0%

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 SW16 1LY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.7% 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	58.3%	54.7%	-3.6%	37.9%	16.8%
Married: Opposite sex	30.5%	30%	-0.5%	44.2%	-14.2%
Separated	1.2%	3%	1.8%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	6.9%	9.3%	2.4%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	3%	3%	0.0%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (90.9%) 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	53.4%	56.9%	3.5%	48.4%	8.5%
Good health	35%	34%	-1.0%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	8.1%	8%	-0.1%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	3%	0.8%	-2.2%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	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.

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 57.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	10.6%	1.2%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.3%	4.3%	-3.0%	9.6%	-5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.9%	5%	-2.9%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	15.6%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	51.4%	57.9%	6.5%	33.8%	24.1%
Other	12.1%	3.3%	-8.8%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.2% 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)
Chinese	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	4.6%	1.9%	-2.7%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	6.8%	2.5%	-4.3%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	5.8%	2.5%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	3.8%	1.1%	-2.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.7%	3%	-2.7%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	4.1%	1.7%	-2.4%	0.8%	0.9%
White	62.6%	70.2%	7.6%	81.4%	-11.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.5% 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	63.7%	57.5%	-6.2%	83.2%	-25.7%
European Union	14.4%	17.7%	3.3%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	7.9%	8.6%	0.7%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	5%	-1.5%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	7.5%	2.4%	1.3%	6.2%
Oceania	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.6%	57.5%	-5.1%	83.2%	-25.7%
10+ Years	4.6%	23.2%	18.6%	9.8%	13.4%
5-10 Years	3.3%	10.2%	6.9%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	13.8%	2.5%	-11.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	15.7%	6.6%	-9.1%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.1%	76.7%	-7.6%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Spain	6.9%	0.4%	6.5%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North Africa	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	1.7%	13.5%	-11.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.1%	37.2%	6.9%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	4.7%	6.5%	-1.8%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Drewstead Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Drewstead Road was 305.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 293.9% higher than the Streatham Hill East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Drewstead Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East and the 96th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 35.6%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW16 1LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Drewstead Road are based on 314 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Drewstead Road, London, SW16 1LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 1LY

Average Price
£466,645

Semi-Detached
£1,137,587

Terraced
£1,177,263

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£360,042

Other
£26,027

Estimated Average Property Prices for Drewstead Road

Average Price
£561,691

Semi-Detached
£1,380,651

Terraced
£944,772

Detached
£1,650,424

Flats/Maisonettes
£349,774

Other
£289,091

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Drewstead Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 21 Drewstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£376,000	2025-05-02	£376,000
Flat 2 19 Drewstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£507,500	2025-03-04	£509,066
Flat B 51 Drewstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-10-24	£416,159
Flat 1 33 Drewstead Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2024-07-30	£330,339
37 Drewstead Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2023-11-30	£1,215,483

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 1LY

Employment

SW16 1LY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	159
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	21
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	39
Other	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Information and communication	23
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	17
Financial and insurance activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Manufacturing	11
Construction	10
Real estate activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,351 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	1,583 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,029 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,713 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,774 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Telferscot Primary School Telferscot Road , Balham SW12 0HW	4out of 4	698 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Thornton Road , Clapham Park SW12 0LF	3out of 4	823 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	3out of 4	1,016 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Christchurch Road , SW2 3ES	4out of 4	1,062 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Wells Primary School 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	3out of 4	1,115 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	1,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	1,453 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	3out of 4	1,718 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	- not rated	1,762 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	1,873 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,080 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,187 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,632 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	1,085 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	3,169 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	599 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	699 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF	- not rated	925 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Michael Tippett College Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS	- not rated	1,271 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Steiner School 9 Weir Road , SW12 0LT	- not rated	1,352 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
Italian Bistro	32 Streatham High Road, London	105 yd
The Hamlet	10 Streatham High Road, London	105 yd
Tribev Ltd	22 Streatham High Road, London	105 yd
BEWYLD LTD	28 Streatham High Road, London	107 yd
Don Luigi Pizzeria \& Restaurant	17 - 21 Sternhold Avenue, London	113 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Porky's Wine Bar	23 - 27 Sternhold Avenue, London	113 yd
The Five Bells	68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London	186 yd
Taylors	Taylors Public House, 78A-78B Streatham High Road	352 yd
Streatham Wine House	53A Streatham Hill, London	422 yd
White Lion	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	836 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Estate Office Coffee	1 Drewstead Road, London	1 yd
The Coffee Cabin	Streatham Hill Railway Station, Streatham Hill	142 yd
Chicken Trio Streatham	11 Streatleigh Parade, Streatham High Road	155 yd
Subway	174 Streatham Hill, London	187 yd
Caribbean Mix	17 Leigham Court Road, London	198 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks \& Spencer	Unit 4, 142-170 Streatham Hill, London	164 yd
Tesco	42 - 50 Streatham High Road, London	186 yd
Co-operative Food	176 - 178 Streatham Hill, London	193 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 47A - 47B Streatham Hill	422 yd
Sainsbury's	172-176 Streatham High Road, London	637 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	199 yd
Telford Park Tennis Club 35a 35a Killieser Avenue	tennis courts	259 yd
Virgin Active Club (Streatham) OCKLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	624 yd
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		704 yd
Streatham & Clapham High School ABBOTSWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	772 yd
Grafton Tennis And Squash Rackets Club 70A 70A THORNTON ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	912 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	933 yd
Hillside Gardens KINGSMEAD ROAD	tennis courts	1,021 yd
Tooting Bec Lido TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC ROAD	swimming pool	1,027 yd
Streatham Wells Primary School PALACE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,039 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	99.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	18.4%

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	62.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	158.52 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	158.52 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 1LY