Rathmell Drive, London, SW4 8JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW4 8JJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	50.8%	2.5%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	51.7%	49.2%	-2.5%	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	40.5%	39.7%	-0.8%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	48.7%	48.6%	-0.1%	44.2%	4.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	5.9%	5.8%	-0.1%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.4%

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 (89.5%) 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	60.1%	64.7%	4.6%	48.4%	16.3%
Good health	31.5%	24.8%	-6.7%	33.6%	-8.8%
Fair health	5.5%	8.7%	3.2%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 8JJ this area, 6.2% 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 72%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.3%	6.2%	2.9%	18.2%	-12.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	9.6%	-8.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	7%	-0.1%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	8.9%	-2.6%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	67.3%	72%	4.7%	33.8%	38.2%
Other	6.7%	1.6%	-5.1%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.8% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2%	3.7%	1.7%	3.1%	0.6%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	5%	2.4%	0.8%	4.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
White	89.6%	79.8%	-9.8%	81.4%	-1.6%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.5% 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	73.1%	73.5%	0.4%	83.2%	-9.7%
European Union	9%	9%	0.0%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	4.3%	2.2%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	8.1%	3.8%	1.3%	6.8%
Oceania	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72%	73.5%	1.5%	83.2%	-9.7%
10+ Years	2%	19.9%	17.9%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	18.8%	0.9%	-17.9%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	76.7%	7.1%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	44.7%	46.2%	-1.5%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Rathmell Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rathmell Drive was 101.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.1% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Rathmell Drive has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.7%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£90,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW4 8JJ, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Rathmell Drive are based on 62 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 Rathmell Drive, London, SW4 8JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW4 8JJ

Average Price
£650,768

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£650,768

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rathmell Drive

Average Price
£476,978

Semi-Detached
£837,684

Terraced
£638,840

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,864

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rathmell DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Rathmell Drive, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£650,000	2024-06-11	£666,874
20 Rathmell Drive, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2013-09-20	£688,606
22 Rathmell Drive, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2008-07-04	£651,876
22 Rathmell Drive, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2003-06-09	£767,379
28 Rathmell Drive, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£169,000	2001-06-06	£623,030

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW4 8JJ

Employment

SW4 8JJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	128
Retired	39
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	17
Part-Time Employee	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Other	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Financial and insurance activities	33
Information and communication	21
Other	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Real estate activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	378 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,343 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	1,600 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,022 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	2,069 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Glenbrook Primary School Clarence Avenue , Clapham Park SW4 8LD	- not rated	281 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glenbrook Primary School Clarence Crescent , Clapham Park SW4 8LD	3out of 4	281 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bonneville Junior School Abbeville Road , Bonneville Gardens SW4 9LB	- not rated	301 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonneville Infant School Bonneville Gardens , Abbeville Road SW4 9LB	- not rated	301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bonneville Primary School Bonneville Gardens , SW4 9LB	4out of 4	301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	3out of 4	281 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Walsingham School Clapham Common , West Side SW4 9AW	- not rated	478 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Elms Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	3out of 4	713 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	792 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Free schools	No	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	5,189 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	5,336 yd	Community school	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 , SW4 8DX	- not rated	681 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	897 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,046 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	1,319 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
South Thames College Wandsworth High Street , Wandsworth SW18 2PP	- not rated	4,167 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	2,695 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	3,075 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,850 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clapham Park School 127 Park Hill , Clapham SW4 9PA	- not rated	503 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Family School At Larkhall 206-210 Lyham Road , SW2 5NR	- not rated	780 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Michael Tippett College Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS	- not rated	816 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill School Mandrell Road , Brixton SW2 5DW	- not rated	823 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF	- not rated	861 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
Bistro Union	40 Abbeville Road, London	365 yd
Nue Ground	32 Abbeville Road, London	365 yd
Camile Thai	Ground Floor, 47 Abbeville Road	397 yd
Pizza Express Mac & Wings	43-45 Abbeville Road, London	399 yd
Gail's	71 Abbeville Road, London	406 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Of Wales	Prince Of Wales Public House, 169-171 Lyham Road	702 yd
Perky Nel	7-8 Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side	810 yd
The King & Co.	The Kings Head, 100 Clapham Park Road	816 yd
The Hand In Hand	61 New Park Road, London	917 yd
The Windmill Public House	The Windmill On The Common, Windmill Drive	931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	75 Abbeville Road, London	419 yd
Cumin Club	95 Hambalt Road, London	513 yd
Rajah Rowing ( Clapham Kitchen)	70 Clapham Park Road, London	856 yd
Burrito Mex	17 Balham Hill, London	860 yd
Zing Zing	86 Clapham Park Road, London	884 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	36-38 Abbeville Road, London	365 yd
Co-operative Food	56 - 58 Abbeville Road, London	369 yd
Sainsbury's	2 Mullins Place, London	428 yd
Tesco	Tesco Store, 128 Clapham Common South Side	814 yd
Sainsbury's	23 Balham Hill, London	863 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (London Clapham South) Mullins Place	health and fitness suite	549 yd
Lambeth Academy ELMS ROAD	health and fitness suite	666 yd
Hmp Brixton BRIXTON BRIXTON JEBB AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	785 yd
Lambeth College (Clapham Centre) CLAPHAM COMMON SOUTH SIDE		859 yd
Clapham Common WINDMILL DRIVE	grass pitches, tennis courts	866 yd
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School 1-4 1-4 ATKINS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	885 yd
Grafton Tennis And Squash Rackets Club 70A 70A THORNTON ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	1,028 yd
St Francis Xavier College MALWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,037 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	16.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	74.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW4 8JJ