Criffel Avenue, London, SW2 4AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW2 4AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.2%	51.2%	-2.0%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	46.8%	48.8%	2.0%	49.0%	-0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.3%	41.8%	-0.5%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.1%	41.8%	-6.3%	44.2%	-2.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	5.8%	8.9%	3.1%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	6.1%	-4.0%

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 (91.9%) 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	65.2%	64.4%	-0.8%	48.4%	16.0%
Good health	24.8%	27.5%	2.7%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	5.8%	5.4%	-0.4%	12.7%	-7.3%
Bad health	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 SW2 4AY this area, 8.2% 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 63.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.1%	8.2%	1.1%	18.2%	-10.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	9.6%	-7.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	10%	-2.9%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.3%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	8.6%	-0.5%	16.9%	-8.3%
Degree or Similar	56%	63.6%	7.6%	33.8%	29.8%
Other	10%	3.2%	-6.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%
Other Asian	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.9%	5.1%	3.2%	2.5%	2.6%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	3.9%	1.3%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	85.5%	77.1%	-8.4%	81.4%	-4.3%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.1% 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	77.1%	69.1%	-8.0%	83.2%	-14.1%
European Union	8.7%	14.5%	5.8%	6.1%	8.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	5.2%	6.8%	1.6%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	6.2%	2.7%	1.3%	4.9%
Oceania	3.5%	0.9%	-2.6%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.5%	69.8%	-5.7%	83.2%	-13.4%
10+ Years	3.9%	19.2%	15.3%	9.8%	9.4%
5-10 Years	3.9%	8.1%	4.2%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	3.9%	1.5%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	12.9%	1.5%	-11.4%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.3%	76.7%	2.6%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.8%	37.2%	2.6%
Christian	44%	46.2%	-2.2%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Criffel Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Criffel Avenue was 12.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.5% lower than the Streatham Hill East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Criffel Avenue has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East and the 20th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.0%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW2 4AY, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Criffel Avenue are based on 117 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 Criffel Avenue, London, SW2 4AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW2 4AY

Average Price
£1,771,719

Semi-Detached
£2,234,802

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£657,168

Flats/Maisonettes
£420,146

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Criffel Avenue

Average Price
£1,359,277

Semi-Detached
£2,237,388

Terraced
£1,058,101

Detached
£1,086,693

Flats/Maisonettes
£604,864

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Criffel AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 33 Criffel Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-02-14	£347,505
25 Criffel Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,400,000	2023-12-14	£2,409,776
Flat 5 33 Criffel Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£358,000	2023-08-25	£353,289
15 Criffel Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,070,000	2021-10-13	£2,126,063
43 Criffel Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,650,000	2021-06-29	£1,743,730

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW2 4AY

Employment

SW2 4AY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

SW2 4AY 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	118
Self-Employed	57
Retired	32
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Financial and insurance activities	20
Information and communication	18
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Real estate activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	4

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	1,113 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	1,163 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	1,785 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,287 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,502 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Telferscot Primary School Telferscot Road , Balham SW12 0HW	4out of 4	412 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Thornton Road , Clapham Park SW12 0LF	3out of 4	424 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Atkins Primary School New Park Road , SW2 4JP	3out of 4	824 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Cavendish Primary School Hydethorpe Road , SW12 0JA	4out of 4	902 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	1,089 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	- not rated	1,337 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy 33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW	3out of 4	1,370 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill , SW2 3UP	3out of 4	1,688 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Chestnut Grove School Chestnut Grove , Balham SW12 8JZ	3out of 4	1,827 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	1,670 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,823 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,204 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	4out of 4	1,448 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	3,578 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF	- not rated	512 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Michael Tippett College Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS	- not rated	906 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Livity School Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW	3out of 4	925 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School 42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW	- not rated	949 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
London Steiner School 9 Weir Road , SW12 0LT	- not rated	1,029 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
Telford Park Tennis Club	Tennis Club, 35A Killieser Avenue	188 yd
Delice	122 Streatham Hill, London	349 yd
Sahins Lounge	96 Streatham Hill, London	366 yd
Trevo Brasserie	64 Streatham Hill, London	366 yd
Viet Fusion	70 Streatham Hill, London	366 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Streatham Wine House	53A Streatham Hill, London	391 yd
Porky's Wine Bar	23 - 27 Sternhold Avenue, London	414 yd
Crown And Sceptre Ltd	The Crown And Sceptre, Streatham Hill	581 yd
The Five Bells	68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London	616 yd
The Hand In Hand	61 New Park Road, London	774 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Roosters Piri Piri	118 Streatham Hill, London	345 yd
Domino's Pizza	114 Streatham Hill, London	345 yd
Happy Garden	128 Streatham Hill, London	345 yd
Streatham Kebab, Fish & Chips House	62 Streatham Hill, London	366 yd
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA	82 Streatham Hill, London	366 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 47A - 47B Streatham Hill	391 yd
Co-operative Food	176 - 178 Streatham Hill, London	406 yd
Marks \& Spencer	Unit 4, 142-170 Streatham Hill, London	423 yd
Tesco	42 - 50 Streatham High Road, London	616 yd
Tesco	30A Streatham Place, London	684 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Telford Park Tennis Club 35a 35a Killieser Avenue	tennis courts	172 yd
Grafton Tennis And Squash Rackets Club 70A 70A THORNTON ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	546 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Streatham) Streatham High Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	604 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Clapham South) Mullins Place	health and fitness suite	963 yd
Streatham & Clapham High School ABBOTSWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	964 yd
Virgin Active Club (Streatham) OCKLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,042 yd
Dunraven School (North Side) Mount Nod Road		1,065 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	120 Mbit/s
Average download speed	219.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	30.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW2 4AY