Ponsonby Place, London, SW1P 4PR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW1P 4PR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	50.3%	-0.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	49.2%	49.7%	0.5%	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.

In the immediate area around SW1P 4PR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.5% 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	53.2%	60.5%	7.3%	37.9%	22.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.8%	18%	-9.8%	44.2%	-26.2%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.9%	0.9%	-3.0%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	9.3%	17.7%	8.4%	9.1%	8.6%
Widowed	4.9%	2.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	-3.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.6%) 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	52.5%	55.1%	2.6%	48.4%	6.7%
Good health	26.7%	32.5%	5.8%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	15.7%	5.3%	-10.4%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	3.4%	6.1%	2.7%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	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 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.8%	13.7%	3.9%	18.2%	-4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	3.8%	-6.4%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	12.2%	0.5%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	16.6%	6.4%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	51.2%	50%	-1.2%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	4.9%	2.6%	-2.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.3% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	5.1%	3.6%	-1.5%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	3%	0.5%	-2.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	15.3%	12.3%	0.8%	14.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	2%	-1.0%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%	1.7%
White	76.3%	61.3%	-15.0%	81.4%	-20.1%
Arab	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0.4%	3.8%	3.4%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.9% 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	74.2%	54.9%	-19.3%	83.2%	-28.3%
European Union	7.2%	22.3%	15.1%	6.1%	16.2%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	3%	1.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	9.9%	4.0%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	0.3%	1.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.8%	55.1%	-15.7%	83.2%	-28.1%
10+ Years	2.1%	29.7%	27.6%	9.8%	19.9%
5-10 Years	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	2.5%	5.1%	2.6%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	6.9%	-13.9%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	10.9%	0.5%	10.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	1.3%	13.5%	-12.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.3%	37.2%	-12.9%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	24.3%	6.5%	17.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Ponsonby Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ponsonby Place was 316.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.1% higher than the Pimlico North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ponsonby Place has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Pimlico North and the 196th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 126.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.3%.

🔎 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
£59,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW1P 4PR, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Ponsonby Place are based on 29 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 Ponsonby Place, London, SW1P 4PR

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW1P 4PR

Average Price
£1,576,812

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,485,750

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£667,873

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ponsonby Place

Average Price
£1,868,398

Semi-Detached
£2,450,000

Terraced
£2,021,883

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,046,049

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ponsonby PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
42B Ponsonby Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2007-06-07	£576,652
30 Ponsonby Place, London, Greater London Terraced, a newly built property	£305,000	1995-10-02	£2,253,950

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW1P 4PR

Employment

SW1P 4PR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 SW1P 4PR 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	116
Student (economically inactive)	56
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	41
Retired	26
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Education	12
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	11
Transport and storage	10
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Accommodation and food service activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	428 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	1,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,979 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	3,733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Nursery School Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY	3out of 4	3,870 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Millbank Primary School Erasmus Street , SW1P 4HR	- not rated	171 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy Erasmus Street , SW1P 4HR	- not rated	171 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millbank Academy Millbank Academy , SW1P 4HR	- not rated	171 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place , SW1V 3SE	- not rated	190 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Primary Lupus Street , Westminster SW1V 3AT	- not rated	533 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pimlico School Lupus Street , SW1V 3AT	- not rated	533 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	3out of 4	533 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY	- not rated	782 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY	4out of 4	782 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,099 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	- not rated	4,868 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,157 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,277 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,604 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,841 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	2,178 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,097 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,782 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , London SW1P 4AU	- not rated	80 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	328 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Westminster Childrens' Hospital School Vincent Square , SW1P 2NS	- not rated	584 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Churchill Gardens Language Unit Ranelagh Road , SW1V 3EU	- not rated	722 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Westminster Academy 10 Grey Coat Place , SW1P 1SB	- not rated	852 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	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 Swan Public House	FLAT ABOVE THE, WHITE SWAN, 14 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD	41 yd
Lebanese Garden	10A VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD	46 yd
Relish The Sandwich Shop	8 JOHN ISLIP STREET	65 yd
Random House	RANDOM HOUSE, 20 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD	67 yd
Garside House Nursing Home	REGENCY STREET NURSING HOME, 131-151 REGENCY STREET	107 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ashtar Lounge	Arches 80 To 81, Albert Embankment	588 yd
The Rose	35 Albert Embankment, London	617 yd
The Riverside (Unit 14)	5 St George Wharf, London	658 yd
8 Golden Horses	120-122 HORSEFERRY ROAD	659 yd
Mother Kelly's	Arch 76 Albert Embankment, London	742 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caves Wagon	81 TACHBROOK STREET	276 yd
Pret A Manger	21A St George Wharf, London	658 yd
Gail'S Bakery	26 CHURTON STREET	660 yd
Knot	Shops, Vauxhall Station	710 yd
Domino's	17 WARWICK WAY	722 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	670 yd
Tesco	18-28 WARWICK WAY	697 yd
Tesco	GROUND FLOOR, 2 MONCK STREET	762 yd
Sainsbury's	7 - 11 South Lambeth Place, London	764 yd
Sainsbury's	10 ROCHESTER ROW	779 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Michaels) REGENCY STREET		188 yd
Westminster School Sports Ground Vincent Square	grass pitches	525 yd
Pimlico Academy LUPUS STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	532 yd
Dolphin Fitness Club DOLPHIN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	570 yd
The Gym (London Vauxhall) 6a 6a St. George Wharf	health and fitness suite	609 yd
Crossfit Se11 RAILWAY ARCH 103 RAILWAY ARCH 103 TINWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	666 yd
Grange Wellington Hotel VINCENT SQUARE	health and fitness suite	667 yd
Paris Gymnasium (Closed) 73-74 73-74 Goding Street	health and fitness suite	748 yd
Defra NOBEL HOUSE NOBEL HOUSE SMITH SQUARE		764 yd
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Andrews) HORSEFERRY ROAD		779 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	69.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	69.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.07 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.07 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW1P 4PR