Medway Street, London, SW1P 2BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW1P 2BD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.2% 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	49.1%	53.2%	4.1%	51.0%	2.2%
Male	50.9%	46.8%	-4.1%	49.0%	-2.2%

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 SW1P 2BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66% 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	48.9%	66%	17.1%	37.9%	28.1%
Married: Opposite sex	27.8%	19.6%	-8.2%	44.2%	-24.6%
Married: Same sex	4.7%	0.6%	-4.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	8.7%	7.8%	-0.9%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	6.4%	3.5%	-2.9%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	49.9%	51.2%	1.3%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	34.6%	32.4%	-2.2%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	11.1%	11.9%	0.8%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.2%	0.2%

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 58.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.9%	10.1%	-2.8%	18.2%	-8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	8.2%	-0.5%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	13%	4.3%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	53.2%	58.2%	5.0%	33.8%	24.4%
Other	8%	4.1%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.2% 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	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	0.8%	4.7%	3.9%	0.7%	4.0%
Indian	1.4%	2%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	1%	3.6%	2.6%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	5.2%	6.6%	1.4%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	1.8%	-0.9%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	69.7%	58.2%	-11.5%	81.4%	-23.2%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	5.6%	6.1%	0.5%	0.6%	5.5%
Other	3.5%	5.4%	1.9%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.3%	46.4%	-16.9%	83.2%	-36.8%
European Union	11.3%	20.4%	9.1%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	3.7%	4.5%	0.8%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	5.4%	8.5%	3.1%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	14.3%	5.4%	5.6%	8.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	0.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.2%	46.4%	-13.8%	83.2%	-36.8%
10+ Years	5.4%	21.1%	15.7%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	6%	8.1%	2.1%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	7.8%	13.9%	6.1%	2.2%	11.7%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	10.5%	-10.1%	1.9%	8.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.3%	76.7%	-17.4%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	5.2%	0.3%	4.9%
Germany	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Italy	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	41.1%	46.2%	-5.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Medway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Medway Street was 185.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 91.8% lower than the St James's average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Medway Street has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's and the 297th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW1P 2BD, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Medway Street are based on 330 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Medway Street, London, SW1P 2BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW1P 2BD

Average Price
£711,147

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£752,088

Other
£15,148

Estimated Average Property Prices for Medway Street

Average Price
£974,369

Semi-Detached
£1,765,571

Terraced
£1,772,425

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£884,541

Other
£8,402,511

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Medway Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Medway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,510,000	2024-04-12	£1,212,626
Flat 12 26 Medway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£629,000	2022-10-21	£505,680
Flat 16 26 Medway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£595,000	2022-07-27	£476,260
Flat 2 26 Medway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£722,000	2022-04-05	£556,084
Flat 4 26 Medway Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£725,000	2021-06-30	£669,371

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW1P 2BD

Employment

SW1P 2BD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SW1P 2BD 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	172
Student (economically inactive)	87
Retired	74
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	26
Other	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	17

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Financial and insurance activities	37
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	35
Education	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Other	23
Human health and social work activities	14
Information and communication	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	9
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	1,100 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	1,699 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,053 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,727 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 157-159 Battersea Church Rd , Battersea SW11 3ND	4out of 4	3,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School Rochester Street , SW1P 2QQ	3out of 4	199 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's School, Westminster 18 Old Pye Street , Westminster SW1P 2DG	3out of 4	238 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millbank Academy Millbank Academy , SW1P 4HR	4out of 4	550 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Morpeth Terrace , SW1P 1EP	3out of 4	557 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place , SW1V 3SE	3out of 4	850 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grey Coat Hospital Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY	4out of 4	139 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Westminster City School 55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ	3out of 4	550 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	975 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,341 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,629 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	481 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,236 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,574 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,743 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,519 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,172 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,154 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster Abbey Choir School Dean's Yard , SW1P 3NY	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Westminster School Little Dean's Yard , SW1P 3PF	- not rated	477 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	491 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Ambrosden Avenue , SW1P 1QH	- not rated	531 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	640 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
White Horse & Bower Public House	86 HORSEFERRY ROAD	30 yd
Barley Mow Public House	104 HORSEFERRY ROAD	45 yd
Busy Bees At Westminster	84A HORSEFERRY ROAD	59 yd
Ravello	GROUND FLOOR UNIT 18, 41 HORSEFERRY ROAD	66 yd
The Loose Box	THE LOOSE BOX, 51 HORSEFERRY ROAD	66 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
8 Golden Horses	120-122 HORSEFERRY ROAD	118 yd
Munich Cricket Club	1 ABBEY ORCHARD STREET	348 yd
Hub By Premier Inn	15 DACRE STREET	475 yd
All Bar One	60 VICTORIA STREET	525 yd
Curzon Cinemas Victoria Ltd	58 VICTORIA STREET	525 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food Works Turkish Kitchen	51 STRUTTON GROUND	249 yd
Falafel Zaki Zaki Ltd	PITCH 1501, STRUTTON GROUND	252 yd
Chun Fun How	5 ARTILLERY ROW	399 yd
Greggs	29-31 PALMER STREET	480 yd
Chez Antoinette	22 PALMER STREET	497 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	GROUND FLOOR, 2 MONCK STREET	133 yd
Sainsbury's	10 ROCHESTER ROW	359 yd
Little Waitrose	62 VICTORIA STREET	548 yd
Tesco	18-28 WARWICK WAY	716 yd
Marks And Spencer	GROUND FLOOR, 10 CARDINAL WALK	783 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Andrews Youth Club ALEC WIZARD HOUSE ALEC WIZARD HOUSE OLD PYE STREET	health and fitness suite	267 yd
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Andrews) HORSEFERRY ROAD		272 yd
Westminster School Sports Ground Vincent Square	grass pitches	284 yd
Defra NOBEL HOUSE NOBEL HOUSE SMITH SQUARE		383 yd
Grange Wellington Hotel VINCENT SQUARE	health and fitness suite	387 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Millbank Westminster) MILLBANK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	434 yd
Bis VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	437 yd
St Ermin'S Hotel (Autograph Collection) CAXTON STREET	health and fitness suite	485 yd
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Michaels) REGENCY STREET		495 yd
Gymbox (Victoria) VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	611 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	21.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	28.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW1P 2BD