Abercairn Road, London, SW16 5AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW16 5AQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.8%	53.7%	-1.1%	51.0%	2.7%
Male	45.2%	46.3%	1.1%	49.0%	-2.7%

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 5AQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.6% 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	50.2%	59.6%	9.4%	37.9%	21.7%
Married: Opposite sex	31.9%	27.8%	-4.1%	44.2%	-16.4%
Separated	4.2%	4.3%	0.1%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	9.4%	6.3%	-3.1%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.2%	2%	-2.2%	6.1%	-4.1%

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	39.5%	46%	6.5%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	34.2%	37.4%	3.2%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	17.1%	10.1%	-7.0%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	5.3%	5.5%	0.2%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	3.9%	0.9%	-3.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.1%	17.4%	-4.7%	18.2%	-0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	5.4%	-9.6%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	11.2%	-2.9%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	24.3%	13.0%	16.9%	7.4%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	34.7%	13.6%	33.8%	0.9%
Other	15%	3.5%	-11.5%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.1% 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%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	10%	4.6%	-5.4%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	17.4%	6.5%	-10.9%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	18.1%	18.5%	0.4%	1.0%	17.5%
Other Black	8.5%	12.6%	4.1%	0.5%	12.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
White	33.5%	27.1%	-6.4%	81.4%	-54.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	3.7%	3.7%	0.1%	3.6%
Roma	0%	10.5%	10.5%	0.2%	10.3%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.1%	8.3%	7.2%	1.6%	6.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.4% 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	62.3%	66.4%	4.1%	83.2%	-16.8%
European Union	10.3%	18%	7.7%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	11.4%	4.9%	-6.5%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	4%	-4.5%	5.6%	-1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.8%	6.4%	-0.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.9%	66.6%	4.7%	83.2%	-16.6%
10+ Years	1.8%	23.3%	21.5%	9.8%	13.5%
5-10 Years	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	9.6%	4.6%	-5.0%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	22.4%	1.8%	-20.6%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.6%	37.2%	-24.6%
Christian	68.7%	46.2%	22.5%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Abercairn Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abercairn Road was 60.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.5% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Abercairn Road has the 13th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.8%.

🔎 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 5AQ, 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 299 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 5AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 5AQ

Average Price
£543,607

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£543,607

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abercairn Road

Average Price
£534,564

Semi-Detached
£508,537

Terraced
£541,764

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£363,049

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abercairn Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
212 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2025-12-18	£747,227
192 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,000	2025-06-06	£633,333
202 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2025-03-03	£737,693
204 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-10-31	£460,628
170 Abercairn Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2022-08-30	£492,551

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 5AQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	92
Part-Time Employee	44
Retired	23
Other	23
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	6
Education	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Manufacturing	2
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	- not rated	3,830 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,018 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,310 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,347 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,507 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	168 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	- not rated	668 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	3out of 4	668 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , Streatham SW16 6DS	- not rated	782 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	- not rated	782 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	4,588 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	5,178 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	751 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	- not rated	1,091 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,091 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,110 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,346 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	983 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	1,031 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,768 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	1,807 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	2,123 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	4,280 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,480 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	5,086 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	5,283 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,326 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	- not rated	711 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	2,827 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bright Horizon Preparatory School Weltham Road , St James Hall SW16 6NT	- not rated	769 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Modern School 508 Streatham High Road , SW16 3QB	- not rated	1,266 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Futures Ahead Independent School Fisher House , 32 Mitcham Lane SW16 6NW	- not rated	1,742 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carmena Christian Preparatory School 38 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NW	- not rated	1,743 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Lodge School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,777 yd	Other independent special 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
Signor Ciccio	Ground Floor, 132 Streatham Vale	248 yd
Mums cafe 11	7 Leonard Road, Streatham	301 yd
Four Seasons Bistro	Ground Floor, 99 Streatham Vale	357 yd
Peri Peri Streatham	117 Streatham Vale, London	357 yd
Deea Bangladeshi Kitchen	231A Streatham Road, Streatham	505 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	329 yd
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	667 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel Public House, 2 Greyhound Lane	830 yd
STREATHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB	111 Blegborough Road, London	853 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sizzling Plaice	101 Streatham Vale, London	357 yd
Star Kebab	366 Grove Road, Mitcham	442 yd
Dragon Inn	376 Grove Road, Mitcham	442 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	259 Mitcham Lane, London	531 yd
Mitcham's Plaice	266 Mitcham Lane, London	588 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	357 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	587 yd
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	711 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	168 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	225 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	503 yd
Penwortham School PENWORTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	833 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	862 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		963 yd
Streatham Youth And Community Trust CONYERS ROAD		1,004 yd
Squats Gym MITCHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	1,067 yd
Graveney School FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE WELHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,085 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,091 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	43.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	301 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	3000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	3000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	210.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	3000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 5AQ