Wavertree Road, London, SW2 3SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW2 3SL has a female population much higher than UK average, with 59% of the population 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	54.1%	59%	4.9%	51.0%	8.0%
Male	45.9%	41%	-4.9%	49.0%	-8.0%

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 3SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.6% 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	60.6%	55.6%	-5.0%	37.9%	17.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.2%	27.8%	3.6%	44.2%	-16.4%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	3.3%	7.1%	3.8%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	7.1%	5.3%	-1.8%	6.1%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.9%	51.1%	2.2%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	33.6%	30.7%	-2.9%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	10.8%	10.2%	-0.6%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	5.1%	4%	-1.1%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	4%	2.5%	1.2%	2.8%

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 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	16.2%	-4.6%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	9.4%	2.0%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	7.9%	-3.3%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	12%	5.3%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	43.9%	49.6%	5.7%	33.8%	15.8%
Other	6.7%	1.5%	-5.2%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.2% 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	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	8.1%	14.9%	6.8%	2.5%	12.4%
Black Caribbean	11.4%	12.1%	0.7%	1.0%	11.1%
Other Black	6.9%	6.8%	-0.1%	0.5%	6.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.4%
White	56.5%	45.2%	-11.3%	81.4%	-36.2%
Arab	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.9%	5%	4.1%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.8% 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	61.9%	64.8%	2.9%	83.2%	-18.4%
European Union	13.8%	7.5%	-6.3%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	9.6%	12.8%	3.2%	2.7%	10.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	4.4%	0.5%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.7%	7.8%	-0.9%	1.3%	6.5%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.5%	64.6%	5.1%	83.2%	-18.6%
10+ Years	3%	27.3%	24.3%	9.8%	17.5%
5-10 Years	5.1%	4.3%	-0.8%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	7.2%	1.6%	-5.6%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	25.2%	2.2%	-23.0%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80%	76.7%	3.3%
Ireland	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32%	37.2%	-5.2%
Christian	45.5%	46.2%	-0.7%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	10.5%	6.5%	4.0%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	10.2%	6.0%	4.2%

Safety

Is Wavertree Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wavertree Road was 101.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.4% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wavertree Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common and the 361st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.0%.

🔎 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 3SL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 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 Wavertree Road are based on 232 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 Wavertree Road, London, SW2 3SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW2 3SL

Average Price
£581,305

Semi-Detached
£839,398

Terraced
£646,973

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£482,140

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wavertree Road

Average Price
£735,453

Semi-Detached
£989,584

Terraced
£913,228

Detached
£1,384,645

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,150

Other
£1,155,964

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wavertree Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 35 Wavertree Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£690,000	2025-12-19	£715,132
Flat 2 39 Wavertree Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2025-10-09	£571,954
Flat 1 45 Wavertree Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£637,500	2023-01-20	£598,613
First Floor Flat 49 Wavertree Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£513,000	2022-11-18	£470,417
Flat A 53 Wavertree Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2022-06-24	£610,112

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW2 3SL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	14
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Information and communication	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	11
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	760 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	1,507 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,024 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	2,096 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	2,669 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Streatham Wells Primary School 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	- not rated	341 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Wells Primary 50 Palace Road , SW2 3NJ	4out of 4	341 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Christchurch Road , SW2 3ES	4out of 4	386 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church , Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	- not rated	440 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	3out of 4	440 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	494 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	853 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	- not rated	853 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , Streatham SW16 2QB	- not rated	1,020 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dick Sheppard School Tulse Hill , SW2 2QA	- not rated	1,244 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	3,970 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,601 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	4,872 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,384 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	5,406 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	1,855 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	1,929 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,598 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,702 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	1,020 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	3,674 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	4,068 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Somerville School 12 Wavertree Road , Streatham SW2 3SJ	- not rated	218 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Primary School Christchurch Road , Streatham Hill SW2 3ES	- not rated	386 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rhoda Reid School 224 Amesbury Avenue , Streatham Hill SW2 3BL	- not rated	472 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	636 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oleander Preparatory School 235 Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1NR	- not rated	662 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lambeth Elfrida Rathbone Society	6 Coburg Crescent, London	186 yd
Batch & Co	54 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
Sahins Lounge	96 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
Trevo Brasserie	64 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
Viet Fusion	70 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Streatham Wine House	53A Streatham Hill, London	402 yd
Crown And Sceptre Ltd	The Crown And Sceptre, Streatham Hill	590 yd
Porky's Wine Bar	23 - 27 Sternhold Avenue, London	671 yd
The Five Bells	68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London	847 yd
The Hand In Hand	61 New Park Road, London	919 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Streatham Kebab, Fish & Chips House	62 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA	82 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
Grill Hill Xpress	96 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
Morleys	106 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd
The Hill	72 Streatham Hill, London	404 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 47A - 47B Streatham Hill	402 yd
Co-operative Food	176 - 178 Streatham Hill, London	590 yd
Marks \& Spencer	Unit 4, 142-170 Streatham Hill, London	620 yd
Sainsbury's	266 - 270 Brixton Hill, London	755 yd
Tesco	42 - 50 Streatham High Road, London	847 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Streatham Wells Primary School PALACE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	358 yd
City Heights E-Act Academy ABBOTS PARK		539 yd
Hillside Gardens KINGSMEAD ROAD	tennis courts	597 yd
Telford Park Tennis Club 35a 35a Killieser Avenue	tennis courts	742 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	750 yd
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		815 yd
St Martin In The Fields High School For Girls TULSE HILL		856 yd
Dunraven School (South Side) Leigham Court Road	artificial grass pitch	1,026 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	83.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.0%

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	67.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW2 3SL