Leigham Avenue, London, SW16 2PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 2PY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	51.8%	-2.3%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	45.9%	48.2%	2.3%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.5%	38%	-0.5%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	49.8%	-2.1%	44.2%	5.6%
Separated	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.2%	6.4%	1.2%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.7%	52.6%	4.9%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	34%	29.9%	-4.1%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	14.2%	14%	-0.2%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	15.2%	-4.7%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	7.1%	0.6%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	8.8%	-2.5%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	11.5%	1.2%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	39.5%	50%	10.5%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	10.3%	2.4%	-7.9%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.2% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	6.1%	5.5%	-0.6%	0.7%	4.8%
Indian	5.5%	3.3%	-2.2%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	2.9%	7.4%	4.5%	2.7%	4.7%
Other Asian	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	7%	4.9%	-2.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	12.8%	7.9%	-4.9%	1.0%	6.9%
Other Black	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	2.6%	3.3%	0.7%	0.8%	2.5%
White	52.9%	55.2%	2.3%	81.4%	-26.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.5%	5.5%	4.0%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.1% 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	55.2%	58.1%	2.9%	83.2%	-25.1%
European Union	13.7%	14.8%	1.1%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	8.7%	3.3%	-5.4%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	9.3%	1.2%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.2%	11.8%	-0.4%	1.3%	10.5%
Oceania	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.9%	58.2%	5.3%	83.2%	-25.0%
10+ Years	1.5%	29.4%	27.9%	9.8%	19.6%
5-10 Years	7.8%	6.9%	-0.9%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	8.7%	2.5%	-6.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	29.1%	3%	-26.1%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	76.7%	-4.5%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.1%	37.2%	-5.1%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.9%	6.5%	9.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	9%	6.0%	3.0%

Safety

Is Leigham Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leigham Avenue was 143.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.7% higher than the Knight's Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Leigham Avenue has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill and the 264th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.2%.

🔎 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 2PY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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 Leigham Avenue 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 Leigham Avenue, London, SW16 2PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 2PY

Average Price
£1,263,567

Semi-Detached
£1,044,215

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,336,684

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leigham Avenue

Average Price
£387,505

Semi-Detached
£949,723

Terraced
£777,339

Detached
£1,305,111

Flats/Maisonettes
£353,721

Other
£923,684

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leigham AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Leigham Avenue, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,130,000	2023-02-24	£1,078,227
42 Leigham Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,113,333	2022-10-17	£1,048,468
42 Leigham Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£798,000	2017-12-20	£910,681
40 Leigham Avenue, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2004-05-21	£1,397,083
46 Leigham Avenue, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£489,670	2003-07-30	£1,489,219

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 2PY

Employment

SW16 2PY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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	89
Self-Employed	58
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	35
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	11
Construction	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
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	1,625 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,117 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,626 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	3,002 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	3,249 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunnyhill Primary School Sunnyhill Road , Streatham SW16 2UW	3out of 4	762 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hitherfield Primary School Leigham Vale , Streatham SW16 2JQ	3out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Wells Primary School 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	3out of 4	958 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 42 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NP	4out of 4	1,202 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	1,240 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	1,258 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	1,281 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	3out of 4	1,654 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	3out of 4	1,686 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	2,087 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	2,576 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,821 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,228 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	477 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	2,776 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	272 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	988 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF	- not rated	1,545 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elm Court School Elm Park , SW2 2EF	4out of 4	1,753 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Silburn Reid 51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE	- not rated	1,764 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Kaspa's Desserts	10 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	333 yd
Baby Spinach	24 - 26 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	333 yd
PRS - Performing Rights Society	Elgar House, 41 Streatham High Road	334 yd
Shrimp Shack	20 - 21 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	336 yd
Trio Pizzeria	19 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	336 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taylors	Taylors Public House, 78A-78B Streatham High Road	407 yd
The Five Bells	68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London	470 yd
White Lion	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	588 yd
The Leigham Well	Leigham Arms, 1 - 3 Wellfield Road	590 yd
Lisa's Kitchen	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	613 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
German Doner Kebab	29 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	333 yd
Cake Box	9 The High Parade, Streatham High Road	336 yd
Orient Express	12 Leigham Hall Parade, Streatham High Road	376 yd
KFC	116 Streatham High Road, London	391 yd
Amigos Burgers & Shakes	156 Streatham High Road, London	461 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	42 - 50 Streatham High Road, London	470 yd
Sainsbury's	172-176 Streatham High Road, London	474 yd
Lidl	222 - 224 Streatham High Road, London	564 yd
Iceland Foods	194 - 198 Streatham High Road, London	564 yd
Marks \& Spencer	Unit 4, 142-170 Streatham Hill, London	615 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		177 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	315 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	438 yd
Virgin Active Club (Streatham) OCKLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	491 yd
Valley Road Playing Fields CURTIS FIELD ROAD	grass pitches	576 yd
Hillside Gardens KINGSMEAD ROAD	tennis courts	722 yd
Telford Park Tennis Club 35a 35a Killieser Avenue	tennis courts	870 yd
Streatham Wells Primary School PALACE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	953 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%

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

Overview of SW16 2PY