Kettering Street, London, SW16 6QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 6QA 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	50.8%	51.4%	0.6%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	49.2%	48.6%	-0.6%	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 6QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46% 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	54.4%	46%	-8.4%	37.9%	8.1%
Married: Opposite sex	32%	41.6%	9.6%	44.2%	-2.6%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	3.7%	2.8%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	6.3%	6.9%	0.6%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.5%	55.5%	6.0%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	31.1%	29.1%	-2.0%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	15.1%	7.4%	-7.7%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	3.2%	7%	3.8%	4.0%	3.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	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	21.3%	15%	-6.3%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	6.1%	-3.1%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	10%	-1.0%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	11.1%	10.4%	5.3%	5.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	12.8%	3.6%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	40.1%	42.6%	2.5%	33.8%	8.8%
Other	8.5%	2.2%	-6.3%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.8% 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	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	6.2%	2.2%	-4.0%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	11.6%	6.5%	-5.1%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	11.1%	5.2%	-5.9%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	4.3%	3.6%	-0.7%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	2.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	53.5%	64.8%	11.3%	81.4%	-16.6%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% 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	75.1%	57.3%	-17.8%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	7.6%	14.2%	6.6%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	11.7%	10.9%	0.8%	10.9%
Africa	7%	5.4%	-1.6%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	6.1%	2.0%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	5.2%	1.4%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73%	57.3%	-15.7%	83.2%	-25.9%
10+ Years	1.6%	18.7%	17.1%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	5.1%	10.2%	5.1%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	6.8%	11.3%	4.5%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	2.5%	-11.0%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.8%	76.7%	-10.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	7.9%	0.5%	7.4%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	7.2%	1.3%	5.9%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.3%	37.2%	-6.9%
Christian	53.6%	46.2%	7.4%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	6.8%	6.5%	0.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Kettering Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kettering Street was 92.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.1% higher than the Furzedown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kettering Street has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzedown and the 336th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 105.1%.

🔎 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. 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 6QA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Kettering Street are based on 216 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 Kettering Street, London, SW16 6QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 6QA

Average Price
£324,261

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£325,624

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£350,985

Other
£36,645

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kettering Street

Average Price
£323,961

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£424,779

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£326,376

Other
£26,951

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kettering Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9A Kettering Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2024-09-12	£625,683
4 Kettering Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£427,500	2024-07-26	£402,552
3 Kettering Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-12-15	£404,196
27A Kettering Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2023-11-10	£323,953
18A Kettering Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2023-04-05	£487,440

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 6QA

Employment

SW16 6QA 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	142
Self-Employed	47
Long-Term Sick or disabled	44
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	17
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Other	13
Construction	9
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,282 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,067 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,819 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Penwortham Primary School Penwortham Road , SW16 6RJ	3out of 4	292 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldfinch Primary School Cunliffe Street , SW16 6DS	1out of 4	538 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Furzedown Primary School Beclands Road , Tooting SW17 9TJ	3out of 4	585 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Links Primary School Frinton Road , SW17 9EH	3out of 4	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	714 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	544 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,706 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	2,239 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	2,358 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	2,628 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	3,949 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	4,589 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	4,827 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	1,203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	2,638 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit 287 Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HE	3out of 4	1,453 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,931 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Risalah Boys' School 145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ	- not rated	1,985 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al Risalah Secondary School 145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ	- not rated	1,998 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	2,021 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
Aha Wok	Ground Floor, 251 Mitcham Lane	100 yd
Tasos Greek Souvlaki	268 Mitcham Lane, London	148 yd
Deea Bangladeshi Kitchen	231A Streatham Road, Streatham	275 yd
Home Made...	112 Pendle Road, London	494 yd
Dallas Chicken & Pizza	106 Eardley Road, London	504 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
STREATHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB	111 Blegborough Road, London	539 yd
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	595 yd
The Furzedown	118 Mitcham Lane, London	697 yd
Club 99	99 Mitcham Lane, London	726 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	788 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morley's Fried Chicken	259 Mitcham Lane, London	108 yd
Mitcham's Plaice	266 Mitcham Lane, London	149 yd
Good Taste	209 Streatham Road, Mitcham	547 yd
Burak Kebab House	197 Streatham Road, Mitcham	547 yd
Sizzling Plaice	101 Streatham Vale, London	643 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	643 yd
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	735 yd
Sainsbury's	86-88 Mitcham Lane, London	811 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	1,043 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Penwortham School PENWORTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	368 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	604 yd
Squats Gym MITCHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	661 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	664 yd
Graveney School FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE WELHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	667 yd
Streatham Youth And Community Trust CONYERS ROAD		755 yd
Furzedown Recreation Centre CHILLERTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, tennis courts	830 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	880 yd
Furze Down Recreation Ground Ramsdale Road	tennis courts	899 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	203.1 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	162.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 6QA