Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 2QW has a slightly higher male population, with 53% 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	52.8%	47%	-5.8%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	47.2%	53%	5.8%	49.0%	4.0%

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 2QW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.2% 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	46.6%	54.2%	7.6%	37.9%	16.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.3%	29.1%	-8.2%	44.2%	-15.1%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	0.3%	2.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.2%	2.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	7%	6.3%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.7%	4.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 (86.2%) 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	55.1%	58.2%	3.1%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	32.1%	28%	-4.1%	33.6%	-5.6%
Fair health	9%	9.4%	0.4%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 SW16 2QW this area, 8.9% 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 55.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	8.9%	-6.8%	18.2%	-9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	6%	-1.9%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	6.3%	-5.4%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	4%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	15.2%	3.2%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	39.1%	55.3%	16.2%	33.8%	21.5%
Other	11.7%	4.3%	-7.4%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.9% 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	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	5%	4.2%	-0.8%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	2.3%	3.4%	1.1%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	4.3%	8.6%	4.3%	2.5%	6.1%
Black Caribbean	9%	10.8%	1.8%	1.0%	9.8%
Other Black	8.8%	3.2%	-5.6%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	7.4%	2.2%	-5.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
White	52.4%	50.9%	-1.5%	81.4%	-30.5%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.4%	4.9%	3.5%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56% 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	66.4%	56%	-10.4%	83.2%	-27.2%
European Union	11.3%	19%	7.7%	6.1%	12.9%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	5.6%	7.7%	2.1%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	6.7%	-1.0%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.6%	8.1%	-0.5%	1.3%	6.8%
Oceania	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	55.5%	-8.4%	83.2%	-27.7%
10+ Years	3.4%	28.9%	25.5%	9.8%	19.1%
5-10 Years	3.8%	8.8%	5.0%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	9.3%	3.2%	-6.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	19.6%	3.7%	-15.9%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.3%	76.7%	-8.4%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	5.4%	0.4%	5.0%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
British Overseas Territories	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.2%	37.2%	-4.0%
Christian	46.4%	46.2%	0.2%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Leigham Court Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leigham Court Road was 77.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.7% lower than the Knight's Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Leigham Court Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill and the 276th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.8%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW16 2QW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Court Road are based on 1079 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 Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 2QW

Average Price
£285,076

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£285,076

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leigham Court Road

Average Price
£441,562

Semi-Detached
£827,348

Terraced
£738,670

Detached
£1,489,811

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,566

Other
£1,865,691

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leigham Court Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 65 Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2024-12-19	£283,836
Flat 72 Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2024-07-23	£340,349
Flat 70 Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£318,000	2023-12-11	£316,055
Flat 64 Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2021-03-31	£299,634
Flat 51 Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£297,000	2021-03-05	£282,512

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 2QW

Employment

SW16 2QW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% 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	150
Self-Employed	44
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	31
Other	25
Unemployed	23
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Human health and social work activities	23
Other	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	21
Information and communication	19
Construction	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	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	2,680 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	2,909 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	3,775 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,871 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	489 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crown Lane Primary School Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3HX	3out of 4	638 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	676 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Julian's School 16 Wolfington Road , West Norwood SE27 0JF	3out of 4	1,119 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hitherfield Primary School Leigham Vale , Streatham SW16 2JQ	3out of 4	1,292 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	141 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	952 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Norwood School Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY	3out of 4	1,351 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	1,769 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road , Tulse Hill SE27 9BZ	3out of 4	1,874 yd	Academy converter	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	3,759 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,054 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,410 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,472 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	908 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	2,106 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Silburn Reid 51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE	- not rated	551 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	1,409 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Campus Academy Gipsy Road , West Norwood SE27 9NP	3out of 4	1,483 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The New School ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT	- not rated	1,780 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN	3out of 4	1,819 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
Crown Cafe	239 Knight's Hill, London	828 yd
La Cucina Di Ina	5 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	832 yd
Crown Kebab	8 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	832 yd
The Little Rook	Streatham Common Depot, London	927 yd
The Grind	96 Knight's Hill, London	1,017 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Leigham Well	Leigham Arms, 1 - 3 Wellfield Road		938 yd
The Conquering Hero	262 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood		946 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crown Point Chicken Plazaa	266 Knight's Hill, London	759 yd
Maxin Fried Chicken	Shop, 272-274 Knight's Hill	761 yd
Good Taste Chinese Takeaway	419 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood	766 yd
Monkeys/LKD/MJ/CT/YV/K.BiWala/Wild Buffalo	4 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	832 yd
Morleys Chicken	Crown Parade, Beulah Hill	832 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	4 Crown Lane, London		760 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bishop Thomas Grant School Belltrees Grove		245 yd
The Rookery COVINGTON WAY	tennis courts	592 yd
Valley Road Playing Fields CURTIS FIELD ROAD	grass pitches	745 yd
St Josephs College BEULAH HILL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	812 yd
St Josephs College (Norbury Hill Playing Field) Norbury Hill	grass pitches	945 yd
West Norwood Lawn Tennis Club (Closed) KNIGHTS HILL	tennis courts	956 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	1,002 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	49.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	43.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	72.1 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	72.1 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	16.65 Mbit/s

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