Braxted Park, London, SW16 3AU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 3AU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	46.9%	47.9%	1.0%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	53.1%	52.1%	-1.0%	49.0%	3.1%

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 3AU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44% 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	43.1%	44%	0.9%	37.9%	6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42.8%	42%	-0.8%	44.2%	-2.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.6%	6.2%	-1.4%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	5%	4.5%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.6%

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 (86.3%) 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	59%	58.3%	-0.7%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	28.5%	28%	-0.5%	33.6%	-5.6%
Fair health	10.3%	10.9%	0.6%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 3AU this area, 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 59.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	9%	-3.0%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	5.3%	-2.3%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	8.7%	-5.4%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	13.7%	2.3%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	49.9%	59.7%	9.8%	33.8%	25.9%
Other	4.1%	1.7%	-2.4%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.3% 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	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	1.6%	0.2%	-1.4%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	9.9%	8.5%	-1.4%	1.0%	7.5%
Other Black	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	4%	2.9%	0.8%	3.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	72.6%	67.3%	-5.3%	81.4%	-14.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.3% 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	81.2%	72.3%	-8.9%	83.2%	-10.9%
European Union	5.6%	8.1%	2.5%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	3.4%	6.2%	2.8%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	5.6%	-0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	6.4%	1.9%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.8%	72.3%	-7.5%	83.2%	-10.9%
10+ Years	0.9%	20.9%	20.0%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	3.1%	5.2%	2.1%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	0.7%	-13.4%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.3%	76.7%	8.6%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Braxted Park Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Braxted Park was 21.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.0% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Braxted Park has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.2%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW16 3AU, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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 Braxted Park are based on 153 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 Braxted Park, London, SW16 3AU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 3AU

Average Price
£904,470

Semi-Detached
£1,291,793

Terraced
£1,243,276

Detached
£1,501,550

Flats/Maisonettes
£411,427

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Braxted Park

Average Price
£931,478

Semi-Detached
£1,217,518

Terraced
£1,205,715

Detached
£1,512,544

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,452

Other
£750,740

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Braxted ParkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
64 Braxted Park, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2024-12-02	£1,484,504
Flat 7 44 Braxted Park, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2024-09-27	£214,072
68 Braxted Park, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,062,500	2024-03-04	£1,096,990
61 Braxted Park, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,205,000	2024-02-23	£1,249,348
80 Braxted Park, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,046,000	2023-10-12	£1,012,126

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 3AU

Employment

SW16 3AU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	136
Retired	63
Self-Employed	56
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	13
Other	9
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	34
Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	20
Information and communication	16
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Construction	9
Real estate activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,440 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,501 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	3,650 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,021 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Northanger Road , Streatham SW16 5SL	4out of 4	606 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	693 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	1,111 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crown Lane Primary School Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3HX	3out of 4	1,234 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sunnyhill Primary School Sunnyhill Road , Streatham SW16 2UW	3out of 4	1,280 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	837 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	1,139 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Norwood School Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY	3out of 4	1,889 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	2,202 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,229 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	4,491 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,496 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	1,182 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	1,738 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,069 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	2,065 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	2,147 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN	3out of 4	2,199 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The New School ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT	- not rated	2,229 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
S Lounge	540 Streatham High Road, London	392 yd
Xo-Tikka	437-439 Streatham High Road, Norbury	531 yd
Moorish Lounge	447 Streatham High Road, Norbury	531 yd
Touch Afrik	445 Streatham High Road, Norbury	531 yd
Rosemanor	Nursing Home, 46 Kempshott Road	581 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bull	498 Streatham High Road, London	482 yd
The Mere Scribbler	426 - 428 Streatham High Road, London	659 yd
The Rabbit Hole	The Greyhound, 151 - 153 Greyhound Lane	727 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel Public House, 2 Greyhound Lane	936 yd
Earl Ferrers	Earl Ferrers Public House, 22 Ellora Road	1,037 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden City Take Away	574 Streatham High Road, London	372 yd
Snak Tank	580 Streatham High Road, London	376 yd
Best Fried Chicken	Business, 558 Streatham High Road	380 yd
Premier Source Catering At Touch Afrik	445 Streatham High Road, Norbury	531 yd
Sushi Gourmet	J Sainsbury, 480 Streatham High Road	580 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Store, 1 Hermitage Lane	442 yd
Sainsbury's	480 Streatham High Road, London	581 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	938 yd
Marks \& Spencer	352 Streatham High Road, London	942 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Rookery COVINGTON WAY	tennis courts	418 yd
Immanuel And St Andrew Church Hall STREATHAM HIGH ROAD		581 yd
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	681 yd
Bishop Thomas Grant School Belltrees Grove		855 yd
Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre STREATHAM HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	969 yd
St Josephs College (Norbury Hill Playing Field) Norbury Hill	grass pitches	971 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,022 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	72.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	138.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 3AU