Farm Avenue, London, SW16 2UT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW16 2UT is primarily male, with 53.4% of the population 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	52.7%	46.6%	-6.1%	51.0%	-4.4%
Male	47.3%	53.4%	6.1%	49.0%	4.4%

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 2UT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.9% 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	54.4%	54.9%	0.5%	37.9%	17.0%
Married: Opposite sex	32.4%	28.5%	-3.9%	44.2%	-15.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	4.6%	4.6%	0.1%	4.5%
Separated	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	8.4%	7.7%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	49.3%	50.6%	1.3%	48.4%	2.2%
Good health	32.5%	31.5%	-1.0%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	13%	12.3%	-0.7%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	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.

In the area around SW16 2UT this area, 8.4% 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 59.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.2%	8.4%	-0.8%	18.2%	-9.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	7.3%	-3.9%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	9.1%	-0.5%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	10.8%	2.0%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	52.8%	59.1%	6.3%	33.8%	25.3%
Other	7.6%	3.5%	-4.1%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.5% 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	1.7%	8%	6.3%	0.7%	7.3%
Indian	0.3%	4%	3.7%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	6.8%	3.4%	-3.4%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	4.5%	0.3%	-4.2%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.1%	2.2%	-1.9%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	0.8%	1.7%
White	71.9%	63.5%	-8.4%	81.4%	-17.9%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	3.1%	6.8%	3.7%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.6% 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	70.5%	63.6%	-6.9%	83.2%	-19.6%
European Union	13.4%	15.4%	2.0%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.4%	3.4%	1.0%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	6.2%	3.1%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.5%	10.8%	4.3%	1.3%	9.5%
Oceania	3.8%	0.3%	-3.5%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.5%	63.6%	-5.9%	83.2%	-19.6%
10+ Years	1.4%	22.5%	21.1%	9.8%	12.7%
5-10 Years	7.5%	5.6%	-1.9%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	7.9%	5.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	13.7%	2.5%	-11.2%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.9%	76.7%	-3.8%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.3%	37.2%	11.1%
Christian	34.2%	46.2%	-12.0%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.3%	6.5%	-2.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Farm Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Farm Avenue was 80.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.7% lower than the Streatham Hill East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Farm Avenue has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Streatham Hill East and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.7%.

🔎 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 2UT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Farm Avenue are based on 135 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 Farm Avenue, London, SW16 2UT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 2UT

Average Price
£505,213

Semi-Detached
£697,305

Terraced
£633,677

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£359,862

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Farm Avenue

Average Price
£1,034,767

Semi-Detached
£1,657,105

Terraced
£880,587

Detached
£3,635,455

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,002

Other
£660,013

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Farm AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
24 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£780,000	2025-10-27	£770,640
35 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£659,000	2025-07-08	£659,000
17 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2025-01-28	£371,787
41 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£667,500	2023-08-07	£656,130
45 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£895,000	2023-01-30	£884,260

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 2UT

Employment

SW16 2UT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	131
Self-Employed	39
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	19
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Education	25
Human health and social work activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Information and communication	15
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,074 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,538 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	2,827 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	3,370 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	3,441 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	511 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	797 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 42 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NP	- not rated	849 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 42 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NP	4out of 4	849 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hitherfield Primary School Leigham Vale , Streatham SW16 2JQ	- not rated	1,060 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , Streatham SW16 2QB	- not rated	566 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	- not rated	914 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	1,678 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	- not rated	1,899 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	1,899 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	2,630 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,316 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	3,546 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,083 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	4,221 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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 , SW4 8DX	- not rated	3,074 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	3,122 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	3,155 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,616 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,355 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	566 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	2,329 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	5,374 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bright Sparks Stage School 16-16a Wellfield Road , Streatham SW16 2BP	- not rated	176 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Flames Academy 16 Wellfield Road , Streatham SW16 2BP	- not rated	176 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maypole School (Leigham Court) 76 Leigham Court Road , Streatham SW16 2QA	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Preparatory School 45 Oakdale Road , Streatham SW16 2HL	- not rated	527 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Futures Ahead Independent School Fisher House , 32 Mitcham Lane SW16 6NW	- not rated	638 yd	Other independent 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
Hungs Restaurant	2 Sunnyhill Road, London	168 yd
Wholemeal Cafe	1 Shrubbery Road, London	184 yd
Odeon Cinema	47 - 49 Streatham High Road, London	204 yd
COSTA COFFEE	59 Streatham High Road, London	241 yd
Batch \& Co SW16	212 Streatham High Road, London	274 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Leigham Well	Leigham Arms, 1 - 3 Wellfield Road	189 yd
Lisa's Kitchen	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	267 yd
White Lion	The White Lion, 232 - 234 Streatham High Road	274 yd
Holland Tringham	107 - 109 Streatham High Road, London	333 yd
Taylors	Taylors Public House, 78A-78B Streatham High Road	547 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sunnyhill Thai Kitchen	6 Sunnyhill Road, London	168 yd
Subway	Shop, 95 Streatham High Road	238 yd
Chung Chun Korea Hotdog	230 Streatham High Road, London	274 yd
Amended Registration To Be Resubmitted	156 - 170 Streatham High Road, London	334 yd
Amigos Burgers & Shakes	156 Streatham High Road, London	334 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	222 - 224 Streatham High Road, London	280 yd
Iceland Foods	194 - 198 Streatham High Road, London	280 yd
Sainsbury's	172-176 Streatham High Road, London	339 yd
Tesco	42 - 50 Streatham High Road, London	705 yd
Aldi	350 - 372 Streatham High Road, London	746 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Club (Streatham) OCKLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	365 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	535 yd
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		581 yd
Valley Road Playing Fields CURTIS FIELD ROAD	grass pitches	649 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	734 yd
The Gym (Streatham) STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite	755 yd
Streatham Leisure Centre (Closed) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	798 yd
Bishop Thomas Grant School Belltrees Grove		911 yd
Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre STREATHAM HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	938 yd
Tooting Bec Lido TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC LIDO TOOTING BEC ROAD	swimming pool	1,015 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.4%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	49 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 2UT