Knollys Road, London, SW16 2JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 2JU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	49.4%	49.8%	0.4%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	50.6%	50.2%	-0.4%	49.0%	1.2%

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 2JU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% 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	58.2%	56.9%	-1.3%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.2%	30.2%	7.0%	44.2%	-14.0%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.7%	1.5%	-4.2%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	9.1%	9.5%	0.4%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	6.1%	-5.0%

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 (88%) 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	48.4%	59%	10.6%	48.4%	10.6%
Good health	36.3%	29%	-7.3%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	10.2%	7.7%	-2.5%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	3.7%	3.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.9%	-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.

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 62.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16%	12.2%	-3.8%	18.2%	-6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	4.9%	-8.4%	9.6%	-4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	6.1%	-1.1%	13.4%	-7.3%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	6.8%	-1.9%	16.9%	-10.1%
Degree or Similar	44.5%	62.7%	18.2%	33.8%	28.9%
Other	9.5%	4.2%	-5.3%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.9% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	5.6%	1.5%	-4.1%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	7.5%	3.7%	-3.8%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	8%	-0.1%	1.0%	7.0%
Other Black	6.2%	1.9%	-4.3%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.9%	6.2%	0.3%	0.9%	5.3%
Mixed Other	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	0.8%	2.3%
White	55%	65.9%	10.9%	81.4%	-15.5%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.5% 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	70.8%	66.5%	-4.3%	83.2%	-16.7%
European Union	9.6%	16.6%	7.0%	6.1%	10.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	7.1%	3.1%	-4.0%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	4.3%	-1.0%	5.6%	-1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	8.9%	3.3%	1.3%	7.6%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	66.5%	-2.8%	83.2%	-16.7%
10+ Years	2.5%	15.4%	12.9%	9.8%	5.6%
5-10 Years	7.8%	8.9%	1.1%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	8.4%	3.4%	-5.0%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	12.1%	5.8%	-6.3%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Poland	4.6%	1.3%	3.3%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50%	37.2%	12.8%
Christian	36.7%	46.2%	-9.5%
Buddhist	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	3.4%	6.5%	-3.1%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Knollys Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Knollys Road was 101.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.2% higher than the Knight's Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Knollys Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill and the 355th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.8%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW16 2JU, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 Knollys Road are based on 665 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 Knollys Road, London, SW16 2JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 2JU

Average Price
£575,816

Semi-Detached
£1,134,460

Terraced
£821,028

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,108

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Knollys Road

Average Price
£408,122

Semi-Detached
£839,858

Terraced
£681,850

Detached
£744,315

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,133

Other
£179,294

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Knollys Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
126 Knollys Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£775,000	2025-08-29	£758,001
124A Knollys Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2025-07-25	£496,825
Flat 3 122 Knollys Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-08-19	£457,602
Flat C 142 Knollys Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-06-25	£381,320
124A Knollys Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2022-06-24	£462,350

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 2JU

Employment

SW16 2JU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	124
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	35
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Retired	11
Other	9
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Information and communication	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Administrative and support service activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	8
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	1
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	1,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	2,424 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,588 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,654 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hitherfield Primary School Leigham Vale , Streatham SW16 2JQ	- not rated	298 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hitherfield Junior School Leigham Vale , Streatham SW16 2JQ	- not rated	298 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hitherfield Infant School Hitherfield Road , SW16 2JQ	- not rated	298 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Wells Primary School 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	- not rated	661 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Wells Primary 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	4out of 4	661 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	3out of 4	676 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	676 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , Streatham SW16 2QB	- not rated	697 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	852 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	1,068 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	3,570 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	4,388 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,505 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,245 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	5,465 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	2,642 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	2,851 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	3,540 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,670 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,130 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	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	3out of 4	697 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	3,330 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,781 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rhoda Reid School 224 Amesbury Avenue , Streatham Hill SW2 3BL	- not rated	655 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Noah's Ark School St Cuthbert's Church , Elmcourt Road SE27 9BZ	- not rated	692 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norwood Secondary Centre Elmcourt Road , West Norwood SE27 9BZ	- not rated	694 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Thurlow Park Special School Elmcourt Road , SE27 9DA	- not rated	781 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grove House School for the Hearing Impaired Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	- not rated	803 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Martil Cafe	280 Norwood Road, London	464 yd
Electric Cafe	258 Norwood Road, London	464 yd
Salvation Army	Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road	492 yd
Delicious Cafe	328 Norwood Road, London	515 yd
Efes Restaurant	336 Norwood Road, London	515 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Knowles Of Norwood	294 - 298 Norwood Road, London	515 yd
Railway Tavern	The Railway Tavern, 7 Station Rise	686 yd
The Horns Tavern	Knight's Hill, London	720 yd
The Great North Wood	3 Knight's Hill, London	758 yd
Tulse Hill Tavern	Tulse Hill Hotel, 150 Norwood Road	870 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza 2 Night	Ground Floor, 260 Norwood Road	464 yd
MM Fried Chicken	274 Norwood Road, London	464 yd
Hong Kong Takeaway	4 Lansdowne Hill, London	483 yd
Mama Pollo	334 Norwood Road, London	515 yd
Subway	Business, 346 Norwood Road	515 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods	348 - 352 Norwood Road, London	542 yd
Co-operative Food	539 - 541 Norwood Road, London	581 yd
Tesco	551 Norwood Road, London	584 yd
Co-operative Food	178 Norwood Road, London	631 yd
Sainsbury's	364 - 366 Norwood Road, London	749 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hillside Gardens KINGSMEAD ROAD	tennis courts	392 yd
West Norwood Health And Leisure Centre DEVANE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	507 yd
Streatham Wells Primary School PALACE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	661 yd
Valley Road Playing Fields CURTIS FIELD ROAD	grass pitches	724 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	727 yd
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		779 yd
The Elmgreen School ELMCOURT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	779 yd
City Heights E-Act Academy ABBOTS PARK		825 yd
West Norwood Lawn Tennis Club (Closed) KNIGHTS HILL	tennis courts	881 yd
Mckenzie Boxing Fitness (Closed) Norwood Road	health and fitness suite	908 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 2JU