Leverson Street, London, SW16 6DE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 6DE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	50.4%	-0.3%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	49.3%	49.6%	0.3%	49.0%	0.6%

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 6DE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.4% 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	50.6%	54.4%	3.8%	37.9%	16.5%
Married: Opposite sex	34.1%	32.6%	-1.5%	44.2%	-11.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	8.2%	7.4%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	2%	2.1%	0.1%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	49.6%	55.4%	5.8%	48.4%	7.0%
Good health	35.7%	29.8%	-5.9%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	11%	10.6%	-0.4%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.2%	0.5%

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 53.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.6%	13.4%	-6.2%	18.2%	-4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	8.1%	-1.7%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	10.9%	0.7%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	8.5%	0.7%	16.9%	-8.4%
Degree or Similar	42%	53.2%	11.2%	33.8%	19.4%
Other	9%	3.2%	-5.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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)
Chinese	4.1%	1.1%	-3.0%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.9%	3.4%	2.5%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	17.7%	15.3%	-2.4%	2.5%	12.8%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	7.4%	-0.7%	1.0%	6.4%
Other Black	9%	4%	-5.0%	0.5%	3.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2%	3.1%	1.1%	0.8%	2.3%
White	50.4%	50%	-0.4%	81.4%	-31.4%
Arab	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.9% 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	63.5%	56.9%	-6.6%	83.2%	-26.3%
European Union	13.9%	17.4%	3.5%	6.1%	11.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	12.5%	12.3%	-0.2%	2.7%	9.6%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	7.3%	2.7%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.3%	56.7%	-5.6%	83.2%	-26.5%
10+ Years	2.6%	24.3%	21.7%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	9.3%	11.7%	2.4%	2.9%	8.8%
2-5 Years	14.5%	5.3%	-9.2%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	2%	-9.3%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66%	76.7%	-10.7%
Ireland	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Poland	5.6%	1.3%	4.3%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31%	37.2%	-6.2%
Christian	47.5%	46.2%	1.3%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Leverson Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leverson Street was 163.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 109.6% higher than the Furzedown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Leverson Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Furzedown and the 180th highest crime rate of 806 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 21.0%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW16 6DE, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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 Leverson Street are based on 337 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wandsworth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Leverson Street, London, SW16 6DE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 6DE

Average Price
£442,865

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£628,297

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,018

Other
£14,738

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leverson Street

Average Price
£380,654

Semi-Detached
£449,533

Terraced
£512,374

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£310,894

Other
£126,362

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leverson Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
120 Leverson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2026-01-16	£629,677
128 Leverson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£770,000	2025-11-20	£746,784
136 Leverson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£770,000	2025-09-22	£724,927
72A Leverson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2025-06-20	£402,830
94 Leverson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£392,730	2023-11-03	£354,037

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 6DE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	117
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	27
Retired	23
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	17
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Other	17
Information and communication	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Education	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Accommodation and food service activities	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	3,376 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,770 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	3,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,491 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,561 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , Streatham SW16 6DS	- not rated	239 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	- not rated	239 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eardley Infant School Blegborough Road , SW16 6DH	- not rated	295 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Penwortham Primary School Penwortham Road , SW16 6RJ	4out of 4	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	615 yd	Community school	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	5,085 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	5,219 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	- not rated	873 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	873 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	1,256 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,644 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	- not rated	1,857 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	1,299 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	1,511 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	2,221 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	2,282 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	2,489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	3,992 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	4,547 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	4,727 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	4,791 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,809 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	955 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	2,332 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	364 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Modern School 508 Streatham High Road , SW16 3QB	- not rated	1,018 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Futures Ahead Independent School Fisher House , 32 Mitcham Lane SW16 6NW	- not rated	1,207 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carmena Christian Preparatory School 38 Mitcham Lane , Streatham SW16 6NW	- not rated	1,208 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Preparatory School 45 Oakdale Road , Streatham SW16 2HL	- not rated	1,449 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dallas Chicken & Pizza	106 Eardley Road, London	237 yd
Kido Streatham International	113 Blegborough Road, London	314 yd
Aha Wok	Ground Floor, 251 Mitcham Lane	369 yd
Tasos Greek Souvlaki	268 Mitcham Lane, London	406 yd
Piccolino Cafe	212A Eardley Road, London	425 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
STREATHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB	111 Blegborough Road, London	311 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel Public House, 2 Greyhound Lane	568 yd
The Furzedown	118 Mitcham Lane, London	588 yd
Club 99	99 Mitcham Lane, London	592 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	805 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morley's Fried Chicken	259 Mitcham Lane, London	386 yd
Mitcham's Plaice	266 Mitcham Lane, London	403 yd
AMT Coffee	Streatham Common Railway Station, Estreham Road	465 yd
M M Fried Chicken	27 Streatham Vale, London	470 yd
Gourmet China Cook	Ground Floor, 25 Streatham Vale	471 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	537 yd
Sainsbury's	86-88 Mitcham Lane, London	677 yd
Sainsbury's	480 Streatham High Road, London	938 yd
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	1,009 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Penwortham School PENWORTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	478 yd
Streatham Youth And Community Trust CONYERS ROAD		492 yd
Squats Gym MITCHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	540 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	615 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	768 yd
Graveney School FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE WELHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	868 yd
Streatham Ice & Leisure Centre STREATHAM HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	945 yd
Immanuel And St Andrew Church Hall STREATHAM HIGH ROAD		984 yd
Furzedown Recreation Centre CHILLERTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, tennis courts	1,009 yd
Streatham Leisure Centre (Closed) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,029 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	66.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	95.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	57.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 6DE