Northbourne Road, London, SW4 7DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW4 7DR is primarily male, with 53.4% 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	47.1%	46.6%	-0.5%	51.0%	-4.4%
Male	52.9%	53.4%	0.5%	49.0%	4.4%

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 SW4 7DR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 70.1% 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	61.7%	70.1%	8.4%	37.9%	32.2%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	22.6%	-5.6%	44.2%	-21.6%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Separated	2.8%	0.3%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	4.4%	3.4%	-1.0%	9.1%	-5.7%
Widowed	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (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	66.8%	68.5%	1.7%	48.4%	20.1%
Good health	25.9%	26.1%	0.2%	33.6%	-7.5%
Fair health	4.5%	3.8%	-0.7%	12.7%	-8.9%
Bad health	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	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 SW4 7DR this area, 2.4% 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 79.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.4%	2.4%	-2.0%	18.2%	-15.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.8%	4.5%	0.7%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.6%	4.2%	-2.4%	13.4%	-9.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	9.2%	-0.3%	16.9%	-7.7%
Degree or Similar	68.7%	79.8%	11.1%	33.8%	46.0%
Other	7%	0%	-7.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	3.8%	3.0%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	0.8%	1.1%
White	75.4%	77.4%	2.0%	81.4%	-4.0%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.3%	3.5%	3.2%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.5% 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	66.8%	67.5%	0.7%	83.2%	-15.7%
European Union	9.6%	11.6%	2.0%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	5.3%	2.8%	-2.5%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	5.7%	0.6%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	0.3%	4.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	67.5%	3.6%	83.2%	-15.7%
10+ Years	7.5%	10.7%	3.2%	9.8%	0.9%
5-10 Years	7.8%	12.1%	4.3%	2.9%	9.2%
2-5 Years	9.6%	6.2%	-3.4%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	11.2%	3.6%	-7.6%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Ireland	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	4%	0.1%	3.9%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.3%	37.2%	10.1%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Northbourne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northbourne Road was 122.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Northbourne Road has the 55th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane and the 326th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 70.7%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW4 7DR, 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 - 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 - 1/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 Northbourne Road are based on 131 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 Northbourne Road, London, SW4 7DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW4 7DR

Average Price
£646,834

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£646,834

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Northbourne Road

Average Price
£1,054,503

Semi-Detached
£2,942,776

Terraced
£1,783,934

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£597,169

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Northbourne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 15 Northbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£775,000	2019-09-25	£775,796
Flat 2 15 Northbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£756,000	2014-08-01	£871,277
Flat 2 15 Northbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2011-06-10	£837,629
Flat 2 15 Northbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2005-09-02	£525,323
Garden Flat 15 Northbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£186,000	1998-12-10	£871,875

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW4 7DR

Employment

SW4 7DR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% 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.

SW4 7DR 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	257
Self-Employed	47
Part-Time Employee	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Retired	14
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	10
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	62
Financial and insurance activities	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Information and communication	21
Administrative and support service activities	19
Other	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	10
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	188 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	950 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,714 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	1,751 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,301 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Avenue School Kings Avenue , SW4 8BQ	2out of 4	331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Crescent Lane , Clapham SW4 9QJ	4out of 4	431 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Primary School 127 Park Hill , Off Clarence Avenue SW4 9PA	4out of 4	563 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clapham Manor Primary School Belmont Road , Clapham SW4 0BZ	4out of 4	730 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glenbrook Primary School Clarence Crescent , Clapham Park SW4 8LD	3out of 4	770 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lambeth Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	2out of 4	707 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	- not rated	770 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank UTC 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	2out of 4	1,028 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	1,029 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	1,616 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	529 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	666 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,574 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,560 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,725 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,362 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,411 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eaton House the Manor School The Manor , 58 Clapham Common Northside SW4 9RU	- not rated	1,442 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver House Preparatory School 7 Nightingale Lane , SW4 9AH	- not rated	1,649 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate House School 80 Clapham Common , Clapham Common SW4 9SD	- not rated	1,666 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Michael Tippett College Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS	- not rated	1,670 yd	Special post 16 institution	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
Knife	160 Clapham Park Road, London	93 yd
Danias Cafe	2 Ascot Parade, Clapham Park Road	149 yd
Laryn	9 Ascot Parade, Clapham Park Road	149 yd
Herb	Unit 13, Ellerslie Square Industrial Estate	212 yd
Trilha Restaurant	160 Acre Lane, London	364 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coach & Horses	The Coach And Horses, 173 - 175 Clapham Park Road	131 yd
Hope \& Anchor	123 Acre Lane, London	211 yd
The King & Co.	The Kings Head, 100 Clapham Park Road	250 yd
Simmons Bar	165 Clapham High Street, London	585 yd
Two Brewers	The Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street	613 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa Johns	207 Clapham Park Road, London	131 yd
Eat Of Eden Clapham	6 Ascot Parade, Clapham Park Road	149 yd
En Root	5 Ascot Parade, Clapham Park Road	149 yd
Shuga Hill	7 Ascot Parade, Clapham Park Road	149 yd
Substation Brixton	Unit 13, Ellerslie Square Industrial Estate	212 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Store, 71 - 73 Acre Lane	574 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, 133 Clapham High Street	578 yd
Sainsbury's	33 Clapham High Street, London	635 yd
Iceland Foods	4 The Pavement, London	755 yd
Waitrose Ltd	5 The Pavement, London	755 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Clapham) 95-97 95-97 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	577 yd
Clapham Leisure Centre (Closed) Clapham Manor Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	696 yd
Lambeth Academy ELMS ROAD	health and fitness suite	716 yd
Clapham Leisure Centre CLAPHAM MANOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	723 yd
Lambeth College (Clapham Centre) CLAPHAM COMMON SOUTH SIDE		807 yd
Hmp Brixton BRIXTON BRIXTON JEBB AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	942 yd
Clapham Common WINDMILL DRIVE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,031 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%

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

Overview of SW4 7DR