Tooting Bec Gardens, London, SW16 1RB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 1RB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	49.5%	49.1%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50.5%	50.9%	0.4%	49.0%	1.9%

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 1RB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.4% 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	56.3%	52.4%	-3.9%	37.9%	14.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.8%	33.1%	5.3%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.7%	8.4%	1.7%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	7%	4.4%	-2.6%	6.1%	-1.7%

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 (85.6%) 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	49.2%	48.3%	-0.9%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	32.8%	37.3%	4.5%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	10.5%	10.3%	-0.2%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	5.3%	3.1%	-2.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	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.

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 52.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	22.5%	5.2%	18.2%	4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	5.8%	-3.4%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	6.9%	-2.3%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.5%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	7.6%	-2.6%	16.9%	-9.3%
Degree or Similar	38%	52.2%	14.2%	33.8%	18.4%
Other	16.2%	2.5%	-13.7%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.6% 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%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.5%	7.8%	5.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Pakistani	5.9%	5%	-0.9%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	1.9%	4.1%	2.2%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	7.7%	5%	-2.7%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.6%	6.6%	6.0%	0.8%	5.8%
White	66.3%	56.6%	-9.7%	81.4%	-24.8%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.3% 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	60.4%	61.3%	0.9%	83.2%	-21.9%
European Union	20.7%	18.1%	-2.6%	6.1%	12.0%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.8%	5%	2.2%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	7.5%	1.0%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8%	8.1%	0.1%	1.3%	6.8%
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	57.6%	61.3%	3.7%	83.2%	-21.9%
10+ Years	5.9%	25%	19.1%	9.8%	15.2%
5-10 Years	8.7%	7.8%	-0.9%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	1.3%	-19.8%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.3%	76.7%	-7.4%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.8%	37.2%	-4.4%
Christian	43.1%	46.2%	-3.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.1%	6.5%	7.6%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Tooting Bec Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tooting Bec Gardens was 40.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.7% lower than the Streatham Hill East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Tooting Bec Gardens has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East and the 118th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.8%.

🔎 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. 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 1RB, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Tooting Bec Gardens are based on 204 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 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, SW16 1RB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 1RB

Average Price
£502,180

Semi-Detached
£1,919,865

Terraced
£1,624,909

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£414,579

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tooting Bec Gardens

Average Price
£503,450

Semi-Detached
£1,124,664

Terraced
£1,152,440

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£419,421

Other
£587,667

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tooting Bec GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat E 26 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-12-19	£423,264
Flat 1 28 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2024-12-17	£572,651
Flat 2 30 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-12-16	£358,529
Flat 2 32 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-06-07	£606,218
Flat 2 28 Tooting Bec Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2024-04-26	£317,606

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 1RB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	99
Retired	37
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Other	22
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Part-Time Employee	15
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Information and communication	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	12
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	2,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,542 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	3,650 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	3,744 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 42 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NP	4out of 4	449 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	1,040 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sunnyhill Primary School Sunnyhill Road , Streatham SW16 2UW	3out of 4	1,135 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	1out of 4	1,216 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penwortham Primary School Penwortham Road , SW16 6RJ	3out of 4	1,390 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	1,409 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,611 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	2,128 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	2,146 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Chestnut Grove School Chestnut Grove , Balham SW12 8JZ	3out of 4	2,299 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,817 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,053 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,481 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	1,194 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	2,203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	602 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	1,112 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF	- not rated	1,788 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eveline Day School Swan House , 207 Balham High Road	- not rated	1,905 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Steiner School 9 Weir Road , SW12 0LT	- not rated	1,977 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
Polish Music Club Mikrus	264 Streatham High Road, London	199 yd
Creamery And Coffee	2 Central Parade, Streatham High Road	205 yd
Fabulous Food \& Wine	14 Mitcham Lane, London	232 yd
Tam's Vietnamese Restaurant	Ground Floor, 133 Streatham High Road	234 yd
Big Bad WolF Coffee	12 Mitcham Lane, London	234 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Holland Tringham	107 - 109 Streatham High Road, London	244 yd
Lisa's Kitchen	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	273 yd
The Manor Arms	Mitcham Lane, London	279 yd
White Lion	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	282 yd
The Leigham Well	Leigham Arms, 1 - 3 Wellfield Road	579 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza	260 Streatham High Road, London	199 yd
Castella Fish Bar	258 Streatham High Road, London	201 yd
Thirst Choice	1B Mitcham Lane, London	224 yd
Burger Mafia	3A Mitcham Lane, London	228 yd
Streatham Kitchen	20 Mitcham Lane, London	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	222 - 224 Streatham High Road, London	301 yd
Iceland Foods	194 - 198 Streatham High Road, London	301 yd
Sainsbury's	172-176 Streatham High Road, London	419 yd
Aldi	350 - 372 Streatham High Road, London	585 yd
Tesco	384 Streatham High Road, London	585 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Club (Streatham) OCKLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
The Gym (Streatham) STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite	534 yd
Tooting Bec Lido TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC ROAD	swimming pool	542 yd
Streatham Leisure Centre (Closed) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	627 yd
Streatham & Clapham High School ABBOTSWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	716 yd
Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre STREATHAM HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	798 yd
Tooting Bec Athletics Track & Gym TOOTING BEC ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	878 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	936 yd
Squats Gym MITCHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	994 yd
Streatham Youth And Community Trust CONYERS ROAD		1,004 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	30.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	30.8%

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	70.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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