Beaufort Gardens, London, SW16 3BP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 3BP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	50.6%	48.2%	-2.4%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	49.4%	51.8%	2.4%	49.0%	2.8%

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 vicinity of SW16 3BP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36%	31.8%	-4.2%	37.9%	-6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.8%	52.3%	0.5%	44.2%	8.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	2%	2.8%	0.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	4.1%	5.2%	1.1%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	6.1%	6.7%	0.6%	6.1%	0.6%

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 (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	53.4%	53.5%	0.1%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	31.9%	34.5%	2.6%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	12.2%	9.7%	-2.5%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 44.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.4%	14.8%	-3.6%	18.2%	-3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	8.2%	-0.3%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	12.4%	0.4%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	5.1%	3.3%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	11.2%	2.7%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	40.6%	44.7%	4.1%	33.8%	10.9%
Other	10.2%	3.6%	-6.6%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.8% 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	5%	2.6%	-2.4%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	19.7%	11.4%	-8.3%	3.1%	8.3%
Pakistani	8.2%	14%	5.8%	2.7%	11.3%
Other Asian	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	5.2%	5.7%	0.5%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	12.2%	9.6%	-2.6%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	35.4%	40.8%	5.4%	81.4%	-40.6%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	49.5%	-9.4%	83.2%	-33.7%
European Union	8.7%	19.3%	10.6%	6.1%	13.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	10.7%	10.9%	0.2%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	15%	13.3%	-1.7%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.5%	6%	-0.5%	1.3%	4.7%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.1%	49.4%	-8.7%	83.2%	-33.8%
10+ Years	2.7%	36.4%	33.7%	9.8%	26.6%
5-10 Years	2.2%	9.4%	7.2%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	34.9%	3.4%	-31.5%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.5%	76.7%	-2.2%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	9.4%	1.3%	8.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.8%	37.2%	-23.4%
Christian	49.6%	46.2%	3.4%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	6.2%	1.7%	4.5%
Muslim	24.2%	6.5%	17.7%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Beaufort Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beaufort Gardens was 70.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.6% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Beaufort Gardens has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill and the 509th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW16 3BP, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Beaufort Gardens are based on 216 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Croydon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Beaufort Gardens, London, SW16 3BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 3BP

Average Price
£818,172

Semi-Detached
£856,276

Terraced
£807,285

Detached
£752,850

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beaufort Gardens

Average Price
£1,583,680

Semi-Detached
£919,735

Terraced
£4,088,760

Detached
£1,662,438

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,215,413

Other
£13,731,885

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beaufort GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Beaufort Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£880,000	2024-06-21	£894,426
2 Beaufort Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£699,950	2018-04-03	£776,794
4 Beaufort Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2015-01-19	£782,822
2 Beaufort Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£337,500	2005-11-14	£705,337
2 Beaufort Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£292,000	2001-02-23	£939,654

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 3BP

Employment

SW16 3BP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

SW16 3BP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	75
Self-Employed	66
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	13
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Financial and insurance activities	14
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	11
Construction	10
Real estate activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	6

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	3,111 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	3,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,790 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	3,969 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,340 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	843 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	909 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Avenue Primary School Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	976 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Polworth Road , Streatham SW16 2ET	4out of 4	1,023 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	2out of 4	1,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	806 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	1,185 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Norwood School Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY	3out of 4	1,853 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	2,016 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	3,931 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	4,803 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,410 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	1,164 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	2,014 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	1,122 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	1,751 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN	3out of 4	2,089 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The New School ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT	- not rated	2,141 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Campus Academy Gipsy Road , West Norwood SE27 9NP	3out of 4	2,289 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Xo-Tikka	437-439 Streatham High Road, Norbury	382 yd
Moorish Lounge	447 Streatham High Road, Norbury	382 yd
Touch Afrik	445 Streatham High Road, Norbury	382 yd
Royal Mahal Norbury	1538 - 1540 London Road, Norbury	442 yd
Hap Lee	1585 London Road, Norbury	487 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bull	498 Streatham High Road, London	733 yd
The Mere Scribbler	426 - 428 Streatham High Road, London	969 yd
The Rabbit Hole	The Greyhound, 151 - 153 Greyhound Lane	1,040 yd
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury	1,067 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Premier Source Catering At Touch Afrik	445 Streatham High Road, Norbury	382 yd
CrazyBurgerz And CocoBeanz / Yankee	457-459 Streatham High Road, Norbury	424 yd
Hot Pizza	1532 London Road, Norbury	454 yd
Snak Tank	580 Streatham High Road, London	475 yd
Golden City Take Away	574 Streatham High Road, London	494 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Store, 1 Hermitage Lane	285 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	678 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	827 yd
Sainsbury's	480 Streatham High Road, London	855 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	365 yd
The Rookery COVINGTON WAY	tennis courts	574 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	686 yd
St Josephs College (Norbury Hill Playing Field) Norbury Hill	grass pitches	868 yd
Immanuel And St Andrew Church Hall STREATHAM HIGH ROAD		880 yd
Kensington Avenue Primary School KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	924 yd
Norbury Manor Primary School ABINGDON ROAD	grass pitches	931 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	41.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	51.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	14.34 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 3BP