Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3LZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW1P 3LZ is primarily male, with 59.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	35.3%	40.1%	4.8%	51.0%	-10.9%
Male	64.7%	59.9%	-4.8%	49.0%	10.9%

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 3LZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57% 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	54.7%	57%	2.3%	37.9%	19.1%
Married: Opposite sex	35.1%	33.2%	-1.9%	44.2%	-11.0%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Separated	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	3.8%	4.1%	0.3%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.5%

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 (94.6%) 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	72.7%	71.4%	-1.3%	48.4%	23.0%
Good health	20.1%	23.2%	3.1%	33.6%	-10.4%
Fair health	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	12.7%	-7.5%
Bad health	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-3.8%
Very bad health	1%	0%	-1.0%	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.

In the area around SW1P 3LZ this area, 3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 54.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.1%	3%	-1.1%	18.2%	-15.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.8%	2.7%	-1.1%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.3%	27%	7.7%	13.4%	13.6%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.1%	9.5%	-8.6%	16.9%	-7.4%
Degree or Similar	49.4%	54.3%	4.9%	33.8%	20.5%
Other	4.8%	1.9%	-2.9%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.7% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.7%	7.5%	3.8%	0.7%	6.8%
Indian	0.6%	3.6%	3.0%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	1%	1%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	5.1%	6.7%	1.6%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	0.8%	4.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	82.1%	68.7%	-13.4%	81.4%	-12.7%
Arab	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67% 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	71.5%	67%	-4.5%	83.2%	-16.2%
European Union	8.2%	7.1%	-1.1%	6.1%	1.0%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	9.9%	14.6%	4.7%	5.6%	9.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	7.3%	2.6%	1.3%	6.0%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.3%	66.5%	-4.8%	83.2%	-16.7%
10+ Years	5.5%	13.5%	8.0%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	4.9%	7.6%	2.7%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	4.7%	4.4%	-0.3%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	13.6%	8%	-5.6%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.3%	37.2%	-1.9%
Christian	47.1%	46.2%	0.9%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Cowley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cowley Street was 3745.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.4% higher than the St James's average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Cowley Street has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's and the 22nd highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster . It is also in the top 100 most dangerous local areas in England and Wales.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1201.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 24.9%.

🔎 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 3LZ, 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 Cowley Street are based on 11 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 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3LZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW1P 3LZ

Average Price
£4,713,912

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£4,713,912

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowley Street

Average Price
£3,746,244

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£4,311,779

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,238,153

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Cowley Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,500,000	2025-03-24	£3,351,542
19 Cowley Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£12,000,000	2023-10-20	£10,240,550
15 Cowley Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,650,000	2021-06-24	£3,620,839
19 Cowley Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,575,000	2020-07-22	£2,327,648
19 Cowley Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,750,000	2017-05-05	£4,360,021

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW1P 3LZ

Employment

SW1P 3LZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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.

SW1P 3LZ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 3LZ 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

Student (economically inactive)	126
Full-Time Employee	120
Self-Employed	49
Retired	37
Looking after home or family	16
Part-Time Employee	8
Other	7
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Education	38
Other	30
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Financial and insurance activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Construction	6
Mining and quarrying	3
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	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	1,349 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	1,555 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,447 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	4,037 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Matthew's School, Westminster 18 Old Pye Street , Westminster SW1P 2DG	3out of 4	145 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School Rochester Street , SW1P 2QQ	3out of 4	543 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millbank Academy Millbank Academy , SW1P 4HR	4out of 4	755 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Morpeth Terrace , SW1P 1EP	3out of 4	853 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place , SW1V 3SE	3out of 4	1,099 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	444 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Westminster City School 55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ	3out of 4	748 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,292 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	1,333 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,640 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	281 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	999 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,317 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,456 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,213 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	2,913 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,177 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster School Little Dean's Yard , SW1P 3PF	- not rated	126 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Abbey Choir School Dean's Yard , SW1P 3NY	- not rated	142 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Evelina Hospital School Westminster Bridge Road , St Thomas' Hospital SE1 7EH	4out of 4	723 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	798 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Ambrosden Avenue , SW1P 1QH	- not rated	815 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Mother'S Union	24 TUFTON STREET	90 yd
Emmanuel Centre	EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH, 9-23 MARSHAM STREET	104 yd
Crussh	GROUND FLOOR SOUTH, 4 MILLBANK	114 yd
Bannatyne Health Club	LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 4 MILLBANK	114 yd
Pret A Manger	47-49 GREAT PETER STREET	123 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Munich Cricket Club	1 ABBEY ORCHARD STREET	383 yd
8 Golden Horses	120-122 HORSEFERRY ROAD	441 yd
Hub By Premier Inn	15 DACRE STREET	447 yd
All Bar One	60 VICTORIA STREET	700 yd
Curzon Cinemas Victoria Ltd	58 VICTORIA STREET	700 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Falafel Zaki Zaki Ltd	PITCH 1501, STRUTTON GROUND	443 yd
Food Works Turkish Kitchen	51 STRUTTON GROUND	448 yd
Bagel Factory	GROUND FLOOR, WESTMINSTER STATION, BRIDGE STREET	555 yd
Greggs	WESTMINSTER STATION, BRIDGE STREET	555 yd
Chun Fun How	5 ARTILLERY ROW	592 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	GROUND FLOOR, 2 MONCK STREET	268 yd
Tesco	UNIT A AND B, PORTCULLIS HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET	575 yd
M\& S Simply Food \& Cafe	North Wing, St Thomas' Hospital	608 yd
Sainsbury's	10 ROCHESTER ROW	648 yd
Little Waitrose	62 VICTORIA STREET	739 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Millbank Westminster) MILLBANK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	125 yd
Defra NOBEL HOUSE NOBEL HOUSE SMITH SQUARE		211 yd
St Andrews Youth Club ALEC WIZARD HOUSE ALEC WIZARD HOUSE OLD PYE STREET	health and fitness suite	285 yd
Bis VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	329 yd
Central Hall Westminster WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL STOREYS GATE		418 yd
St Ermin'S Hotel (Autograph Collection) CAXTON STREET	health and fitness suite	523 yd
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Andrews) HORSEFERRY ROAD		539 yd
Hm Treasury HORSE GUARDS ROAD		587 yd
Westminster Gym DERBY GATE	health and fitness suite	603 yd
Dunhill Fitness Centre WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	608 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	203.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	31.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW1P 3LZ