Abercairn Road, London, SW16 5AH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 5AH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51.4%	0.4%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	49%	48.6%	-0.4%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 5AH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.7% 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	41.1%	48.7%	7.6%	37.9%	10.8%
Married: Opposite sex	40.7%	33.2%	-7.5%	44.2%	-11.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.9%	7.7%	-1.2%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	6.8%	6.6%	-0.2%	6.1%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.3%	48.3%	-1.0%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	34.4%	28.7%	-5.7%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	11.9%	16.8%	4.9%	12.7%	4.1%
Bad health	3.6%	4.9%	1.3%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

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 45.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	15.9%	-4.0%	18.2%	-2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	7.4%	-5.7%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	10.7%	-3.7%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	5.2%	3.5%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	12.6%	2.4%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	26.3%	45.6%	19.3%	33.8%	11.8%
Other	14.4%	2.6%	-11.8%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.6% 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%	1.2%	0.2%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	7%	4%	-3.0%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	4%	8.6%	4.6%	1.6%	7.0%
Black African	15.6%	13.8%	-1.8%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	12.9%	11.7%	-1.2%	1.0%	10.7%
Other Black	4.3%	1.5%	-2.8%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	41.4%	44.6%	3.2%	81.4%	-36.8%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.7% 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	62.9%	52.7%	-10.2%	83.2%	-30.5%
European Union	8.9%	16.5%	7.6%	6.1%	10.4%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	11.6%	11%	-0.6%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	10.1%	1.2%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	7.3%	1.0%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	53.1%	-7.8%	83.2%	-30.1%
10+ Years	4.3%	29.4%	25.1%	9.8%	19.6%
5-10 Years	2%	6.7%	4.7%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	6.3%	7.1%	0.8%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	26.5%	3.7%	-22.8%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.6%	76.7%	-8.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	11%	1.3%	9.7%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	3%	0.2%	2.8%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.7%	37.2%	-16.5%
Christian	49.7%	46.2%	3.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Abercairn Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abercairn Road was 167.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.9% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abercairn Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale and the 214th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 88.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 25.1%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW16 5AH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Abercairn Road are based on 296 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 Abercairn Road, London, SW16 5AH

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 5AH

Average Price
£535,378

Semi-Detached
£519,538

Terraced
£562,878

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,302

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abercairn Road

Average Price
£539,366

Semi-Detached
£518,216

Terraced
£545,970

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,025

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abercairn Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
113 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£635,000	2025-05-23	£635,000
169 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-01-31	£548,338
171 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£660,212	2023-08-25	£655,577
113 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-06-22	£623,295
121 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2020-12-21	£561,920

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 5AH

Employment

SW16 5AH 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	91
Retired	41
Self-Employed	37
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	18
Other	14
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Education	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	3,774 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,027 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,315 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,447 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	267 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	3out of 4	609 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penwortham Primary School Penwortham Road , SW16 6RJ	3out of 4	774 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	1out of 4	783 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	831 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,009 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,329 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,869 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	2,304 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	2,347 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,433 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	5,011 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,292 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	812 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	2,860 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,720 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	1,853 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit 287 Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HE	3out of 4	1,866 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	2,032 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	2,253 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Signor Ciccio	Ground Floor, 132 Streatham Vale	211 yd
Mums cafe 11	7 Leonard Road, Streatham	275 yd
Four Seasons Bistro	Ground Floor, 99 Streatham Vale	329 yd
Peri Peri Streatham	117 Streatham Vale, London	329 yd
Deea Bangladeshi Kitchen	231A Streatham Road, Streatham	542 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	296 yd
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	701 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel Public House, 2 Greyhound Lane	816 yd
STREATHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB	111 Blegborough Road, London	864 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sizzling Plaice	101 Streatham Vale, London	329 yd
Star Kebab	366 Grove Road, Mitcham	429 yd
Dragon Inn	376 Grove Road, Mitcham	429 yd
Rowan Fish Bar	184 Rowan Road, Streatham	558 yd
Rowan Tandoori	174 Rowan Road, Streatham	558 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	329 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	554 yd
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	741 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	132 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	217 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	504 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	825 yd
Penwortham School PENWORTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	863 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		961 yd
Streatham Youth And Community Trust CONYERS ROAD		1,008 yd
Squats Gym MITCHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	1,085 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,090 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	33.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 5AH