Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW2 2JB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% of residents 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	51.5%	49.4%	-2.1%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	48.5%	50.6%	2.1%	49.0%	1.6%

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 SW2 2JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.5% 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	57.6%	53.5%	-4.1%	37.9%	15.6%
Married: Opposite sex	21.4%	27.6%	6.2%	44.2%	-16.6%
Separated	7.4%	4.9%	-2.5%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	9.9%	10.7%	0.8%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (86.4%) 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	46.7%	59.3%	12.6%	48.4%	10.9%
Good health	36.3%	27.1%	-9.2%	33.6%	-6.5%
Fair health	12.5%	11.2%	-1.3%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	3.6%	2.1%	-1.5%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	18.5%	24.1%	5.6%	18.2%	5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.3%	10.8%	-6.5%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	16.2%	-1.1%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	5%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	8.3%	0.5%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	27.6%	35.7%	8.1%	33.8%	1.9%
Other	10.7%	0%	-10.7%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.1% 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	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.7%	1.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	32.7%	28.1%	-4.6%	2.5%	25.6%
Black Caribbean	13.1%	9.8%	-3.3%	1.0%	8.8%
Other Black	6.8%	8%	1.2%	0.5%	7.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	6.5%	5.3%	0.8%	5.7%
White	31.8%	31.1%	-0.7%	81.4%	-50.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	5.4%	6.5%	1.1%	1.6%	4.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.1% 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	52.4%	49.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	-34.1%
European Union	9.5%	12.1%	2.6%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	20.5%	16.9%	-3.6%	2.7%	14.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	3%	-0.6%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.5%	15.1%	2.6%	1.3%	13.8%
Oceania	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.9% 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	52.1%	49%	-3.1%	83.2%	-34.2%
10+ Years	4.8%	33.9%	29.1%	9.8%	24.1%
5-10 Years	5.1%	8.8%	3.7%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	7.1%	4.7%	-2.4%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	31%	3.5%	-27.5%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.3%	76.7%	-15.4%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	6%	0.5%	5.5%
Spain	6.8%	0.4%	6.4%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.6%	37.2%	-23.6%
Christian	61.7%	46.2%	15.5%
Muslim	20.2%	6.5%	13.7%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Tulse Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tulse Hill was 198.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 123.5% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tulse Hill has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common and the 168th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 114.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SW2 2JB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (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 Tulse Hill are based on 652 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lambeth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW2 2JB

Average Price
£295,849

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£295,849

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tulse Hill

Average Price
£347,507

Semi-Detached
£1,004,368

Terraced
£604,508

Detached
£831,766

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,130

Other
£540,626

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tulse HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 106 Purser House Tulse Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-09-20	£273,404
Flat 93 Purser House Tulse Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2021-05-28	£237,722
Flat 67 Purser House Tulse Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2019-01-07	£327,212
Flat 106 Purser House Tulse Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£308,000	2018-09-07	£309,318
Flat 64 Purser House Tulse Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£323,000	2017-06-20	£303,905

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW2 2JB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW2 2JB 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	83
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	18
Other	15
Unemployed	12
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	15
Transport and storage	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	7
Construction	4
Manufacturing	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	683 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	749 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	1,283 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	3,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brockwell Junior School Tulse Hill Estate , Tulse Hill SW2 2JE	- not rated	82 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brockwell Infant School Tulse Hill Estate , Tulse Hill SW2 2JE	- not rated	82 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Primary School Tulse Hill , SW2 2JE	3out of 4	82 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brockwell Primary School Strand Centre , Elm Park SW2 2EH	- not rated	506 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Upper Tulse Hill , Lambeth SW2 2RL	2out of 4	606 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dick Sheppard School Tulse Hill , SW2 2QA	- not rated	209 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	705 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Utc 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	709 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	985 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	985 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	5,321 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	709 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	1,234 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,234 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,684 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	5,215 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	2,333 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	2,782 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	5,027 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Orchard Centre Christchurch Road , SW2 2ES	- not rated	247 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elm Court School Elm Park , SW2 2EF	4out of 4	503 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brixton College for Further Education 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	710 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
JUS Education 12a Danbury Mews , SM6 0BY	- not rated	916 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Family School At Larkhall 206-210 Lyham Road , SW2 5NR	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent 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
Stars Square	43 - 45 Tulse Hill, London	303 yd
The Great Indian Kitchen	21 Tulse Hill, London	376 yd
Full Fat	9 Tulse Hill, London	376 yd
Think Positive Fashion Cafe	Ground Floor, 62 Elm Park	399 yd
Naughty Piglets	28 Brixton Water Lane, London	410 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elm Park Tavern	76 Elm Park, London	410 yd
Hootananny	95 Effra Road, London	476 yd
Effra Social	89 Effra Road, London	477 yd
The Prince Regent	69 Dulwich Road, London	580 yd
The White Horse	The White Horse Public House, 94 Brixton Hill	585 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Il Sovrano	Ground Floor, 33 Tulse Hill	310 yd
Tasty	Ground Floor, 23 Tulse Hill	371 yd
Best Kebab	13 Tulse Hill, London	376 yd
Pizza Village	15 Tulse Hill, London	376 yd
Mojo Kitchen	Hootananny, 95 Effra Road	476 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	2 Tulse Hill, London	243 yd
Tesco	144 Brixton Hill, London	598 yd
Sainsbury's	76 Brixton Hill, London	625 yd
Sainsbury's	132A Herne Hill, London	982 yd
Sainsbury's	266 - 270 Brixton Hill, London	999 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brockwell Lido DULWICH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	612 yd
Brockwell Park DULWICH ROAD	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	679 yd
Hmp Brixton BRIXTON BRIXTON JEBB AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	860 yd
St Martin In The Fields High School For Girls TULSE HILL		979 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	76.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	102.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	43.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW2 2JB