Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5TY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 5TY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	51.7%	3.9%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	52.2%	48.3%	-3.9%	49.0%	-0.7%

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	36.2%	41.2%	5.0%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	47.4%	48.3%	0.9%	44.2%	4.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4.9%	1.9%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.3%	4.6%	-2.7%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	4.2%	3.4%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (86.1%) 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	41.9%	53.7%	11.8%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	44.6%	32.4%	-12.2%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	10.2%	12%	1.8%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	3%	2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	17.8%	17.6%	-0.2%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	8.4%	-2.1%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	7.7%	-5.9%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	1%	5%	4.0%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	13%	1.5%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	31%	44.9%	13.9%	33.8%	11.1%
Other	14.6%	3.4%	-11.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.3% 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	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	12.9%	12.1%	-0.8%	3.1%	9.0%
Pakistani	4%	4%	0.0%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	14.8%	10.6%	-4.2%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	11.3%	11.1%	-0.2%	1.0%	10.1%
Other Black	7.5%	7.4%	-0.1%	0.5%	6.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	1.2%	-2.0%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	38.2%	37.3%	-0.9%	81.4%	-44.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.8%	5.7%	4.9%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.5% 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	50.8%	53.5%	2.7%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	15.6%	15.9%	0.3%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	17.5%	11%	-6.5%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	8.3%	1.6%	5.6%	2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7%	9.8%	2.8%	1.3%	8.5%
Oceania	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.7%	53.4%	3.7%	83.2%	-29.8%
10+ Years	2.7%	30.7%	28.0%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	8.9%	6.8%	-2.1%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	12.4%	4.9%	-7.5%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	26.3%	4.1%	-22.2%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	9%	1.3%	7.7%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.5%	37.2%	-20.7%
Christian	54.1%	46.2%	7.9%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	15.8%	6.5%	9.3%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Woodmansterne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodmansterne Road was 93.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.3% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Woodmansterne Road has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale and the 355th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.1%.

🔎 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 5TY, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Woodmansterne Road are based on 274 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 Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5TY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 5TY

Average Price
£472,491

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£488,816

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£407,191

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodmansterne Road

Average Price
£528,721

Semi-Detached
£596,170

Terraced
£531,737

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,886

Other
£525,687

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodmansterne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
227 Woodmansterne Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2025-02-06	£595,190
247 Woodmansterne Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£555,000	2025-01-31	£553,323
201 Woodmansterne Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-02-28	£545,383
215 Woodmansterne Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£638,310	2022-01-06	£649,462
243 Woodmansterne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2021-11-10	£371,988

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 5TY

Employment

SW16 5TY area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW16 5TY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Retired	45
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	14
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	27
Education	24
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
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	3,336 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	4,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	2out of 4	503 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Northanger Road , Streatham SW16 5SL	4out of 4	764 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	915 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	1out of 4	1,268 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	1,180 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,404 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	1,690 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	1,960 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,993 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	4,331 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,951 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	5,165 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	5,456 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	406 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	2,539 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	1,884 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	2,151 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	2,602 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	2,638 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	2,757 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Patricia Cafe Ltd	1579 London Road, Norbury	320 yd
Hap Lee	1585 London Road, Norbury	328 yd
Charsi Karahi	1553 London Road, Norbury	356 yd
Lazzat Of Pakistan	1547 London Road, Norbury	356 yd
Royal Mahal Norbury	1538 - 1540 London Road, Norbury	365 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bull	498 Streatham High Road, London	761 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel Public House, 2 Greyhound Lane	837 yd
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury	862 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	1,003 yd
The Mere Scribbler	426 - 428 Streatham High Road, London	1,063 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
SnackPi	1557 London Road, Norbury	346 yd
Morleys	1549 London Road, Norbury	356 yd
CrazyBurgerz And CocoBeanz / Yankee	457-459 Streatham High Road, Norbury	362 yd
Hot Pizza	1532 London Road, Norbury	365 yd
Laziz Kebab	1535 - 1537 London Road, Norbury	383 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Store, 1 Hermitage Lane	492 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	503 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	669 yd
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	868 yd
Sainsbury's	480 Streatham High Road, London	870 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norbury Manor Primary School ABINGDON ROAD	grass pitches	305 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Norbury) (Closed) 6-7 6-7 Turle Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	384 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	449 yd
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	669 yd
Immanuel And St Andrew Church Hall STREATHAM HIGH ROAD		962 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,046 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,049 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.1%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	206.6 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	94 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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