Turle Road, London, SW16 5QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 5QW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	50.9%	0.1%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	49.2%	49.1%	-0.1%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.6%	36.7%	7.1%	37.9%	-1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	47.7%	-3.7%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.1%	7.4%	-1.7%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	5.3%	4.9%	-0.4%	6.1%	-1.2%

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 (85.2%) 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	45.9%	48.7%	2.8%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	32.8%	36.5%	3.7%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	17.4%	11.3%	-6.1%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	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 44.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	14.5%	-2.8%	18.2%	-3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	8.1%	-5.1%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	11.3%	-4.7%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	15.5%	2.3%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	26.7%	44.9%	18.2%	33.8%	11.1%
Other	11.1%	3.9%	-7.2%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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	2%	4.2%	2.2%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	14.8%	11.3%	-3.5%	3.1%	8.2%
Pakistani	12.8%	12.5%	-0.3%	2.7%	9.8%
Other Asian	6.6%	6.8%	0.2%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	7.5%	2.8%	-4.7%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	12.5%	8.8%	-3.7%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	2.3%	4.2%	1.9%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
White	33.4%	38%	4.6%	81.4%	-43.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0%	4.5%	4.5%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.7% 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	63%	59.7%	-3.3%	83.2%	-23.5%
European Union	5.6%	10.5%	4.9%	6.1%	4.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	11.5%	6%	-5.5%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.1%	16.8%	3.7%	5.6%	11.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.6%	5.4%	-1.2%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.6%	59.7%	-1.9%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	2.3%	29.3%	27.0%	9.8%	19.5%
5-10 Years	3.9%	6.5%	2.6%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	4.9%	2%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	27.2%	2.6%	-24.6%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.7%	76.7%	2.0%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.2%	37.2%	-21.0%
Christian	41.8%	46.2%	-4.4%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	10.8%	1.7%	9.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	22.7%	6.5%	16.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Turle Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Turle Road was 108.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.2% higher than the Longthornton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Turle Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton and the 116th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 73.9%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW16 5QW, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Turle Road are based on 161 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 Turle Road, London, SW16 5QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 5QW

Average Price
£579,940

Semi-Detached
£596,894

Terraced
£561,265

Detached
£841,624

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Turle Road

Average Price
£618,415

Semi-Detached
£678,201

Terraced
£627,441

Detached
£911,688

Flats/Maisonettes
£532,292

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Turle Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Turle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£597,000	2025-04-22	£597,000
59 Turle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-12-05	£375,000
85 Turle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-01-12	£449,374
85 Turle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-06-01	£442,765
83 Turle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2021-05-07	£432,630

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 5QW

Employment

SW16 5QW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	88
Retired	45
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	38
Student (economically inactive)	23
Looking after home or family	20
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Other	12
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	3,289 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,805 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	4,033 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,676 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,701 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	2out of 4	117 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	366 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	902 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Primary School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	3out of 4	954 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Merton Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	4out of 4	975 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	985 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	1,354 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,677 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	2,126 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	2,133 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	4,370 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	5,216 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,276 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	395 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	2,973 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	2,246 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	2,283 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Silburn Reid 51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE	- not rated	2,289 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	2,378 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	2,654 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
The Fox's Den	Stanford Primary School, Chilmark Road	350 yd
Royal chicken	291 Northborough Road, Streatham	645 yd
Subway	1491 London Road, Norbury	646 yd
Charsi Karahi	1553 London Road, Norbury	653 yd
Lazzat Of Pakistan	1547 London Road, Norbury	653 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury		790 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road		918 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste of China	241 Northborough Road, Streatham	641 yd
Mamma's Pizza	1517 London Road, Norbury	646 yd
KFC	1509 London Road, Norbury	648 yd
Morleys	1549 London Road, Norbury	653 yd
SnackPi	1557 London Road, Norbury	655 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	650 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	707 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	715 yd
Lidl	Lidl Store, 1 Hermitage Lane	893 yd
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	949 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Norbury) (Closed) 6-7 6-7 Turle Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	55 yd
Norbury Manor Primary School ABINGDON ROAD	grass pitches	260 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	351 yd
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	716 yd
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	959 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,036 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	172.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 5QW