Maple Close, London, SW4 8LL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW4 8LL is primarily male, with 54.9% 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	44.7%	45.1%	0.4%	51.0%	-5.9%
Male	55.3%	54.9%	-0.4%	49.0%	5.9%

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 8LL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 73.4% 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	71.3%	73.4%	2.1%	37.9%	35.5%
Married: Opposite sex	19.2%	18.6%	-0.6%	44.2%	-25.6%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	0.3%	1.5%
Separated	2.1%	0.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	5%	5%	0.0%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.8%

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 (89.7%) 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	54.1%	60.1%	6.0%	48.4%	11.7%
Good health	34.2%	29.6%	-4.6%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	8.6%	7.1%	-1.5%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	2.3%	3%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	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.

In the area around SW4 8LL this area, 5.9% 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 71.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.8%	5.9%	2.1%	18.2%	-12.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	3.8%	-4.1%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	7.6%	-2.0%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	7.6%	-1.6%	16.9%	-9.3%
Degree or Similar	60.4%	71.3%	10.9%	33.8%	37.5%
Other	7.9%	2.9%	-5.0%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.1% 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	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	3.1%	0.2%
Other Asian	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	4.9%	3%	-1.9%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	7.9%	4.1%	1.0%	6.9%
Other Black	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.7%	1.9%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1.5%	4.3%	2.8%	0.8%	3.5%
White	72.9%	67.1%	-5.8%	81.4%	-14.3%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.4%	3%	2.6%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.7% 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	66.2%	60.7%	-5.5%	83.2%	-22.5%
European Union	12%	13.3%	1.3%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	4.9%	4.6%	-0.3%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.5%	4.9%	-2.6%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	10.6%	7.2%	1.3%	9.3%
Oceania	4.5%	3.3%	-1.2%	0.3%	3.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	60.7%	-2.1%	83.2%	-22.5%
10+ Years	6.4%	17.6%	11.2%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	6%	7.6%	1.6%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	8.3%	10.8%	2.5%	2.2%	8.6%
Less than 2 years	16.5%	3.3%	-13.2%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.8%	76.7%	-7.9%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	3%	0.1%	2.9%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.8%	37.2%	7.6%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	6.6%	6.5%	0.1%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Maple Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Maple Close was 144.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 109.9% higher than the Clapham Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Maple Close has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Clapham Park and the 260th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW4 8LL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Maple Close are based on 55 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 Maple Close, London, SW4 8LL

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW4 8LL

Average Price
£696,123

Semi-Detached
£760,062

Terraced
£826,021

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£468,971

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Maple Close

Average Price
£743,329

Semi-Detached
£784,792

Terraced
£650,656

Detached
£1,893,380

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,216

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Maple CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Maple Close, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£925,000	2025-05-01	£925,000
16 Maple Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£431,000	2024-09-23	£419,386
11 Maple Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2023-08-24	£453,947
14 Maple Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-06-29	£389,222
5 Maple Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2021-03-05	£594,512

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW4 8LL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	213
Self-Employed	28
Student (economically inactive)	17
Other	17
Retired	16
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	40
Other	25
Financial and insurance activities	21
Education	16
Administrative and support service activities	16
Information and communication	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Construction	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	835 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	1,265 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	1,838 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	1,853 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 Crescent , Clapham Park SW4 8LD	3out of 4	138 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Primary School 127 Park Hill , Off Clarence Avenue SW4 9PA	4out of 4	240 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings Avenue School Kings Avenue , SW4 8BQ	2out of 4	459 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bonneville Primary School Bonneville Gardens , SW4 9LB	3out of 4	500 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Crescent Lane , Clapham SW4 9QJ	4out of 4	730 yd	Voluntary aided 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	- not rated	138 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	2out of 4	736 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School Atkins Road , SW12 0AB	4out of 4	1,047 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Trinity Academy Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS	3out of 4	1,077 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank UTC 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	2out of 4	1,078 yd	University technical college	No	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	394 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	876 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,262 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	5,211 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	5,368 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	2,762 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	5,019 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	1,041 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Michael Tippett College Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS	- not rated	1,060 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Steiner School 9 Weir Road , SW12 0LT	- not rated	1,237 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver House Preparatory School 7 Nightingale Lane , SW4 9AH	- not rated	1,375 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elm Court School Elm Park , SW2 2EF	4out of 4	1,451 yd	Community special school	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
The Clink Restaurant	H M Prison Brixton, Jebb Avenue	548 yd
Bistro Union	40 Abbeville Road, London	634 yd
Nue Ground	32 Abbeville Road, London	634 yd
Gail's	71 Abbeville Road, London	639 yd
Herb	Unit 13, Ellerslie Square Industrial Estate	640 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Of Wales	Prince Of Wales Public House, 169-171 Lyham Road	374 yd
The Windmill	Windmill Public House, Blenheim Gardens	701 yd
The King & Co.	The Kings Head, 100 Clapham Park Road	725 yd
The Sultan	The Sultan Public House, 37-39 New Park Road	772 yd
Hope \& Anchor	123 Acre Lane, London	781 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	75 Abbeville Road, London	624 yd
Substation Brixton	Unit 13, Ellerslie Square Industrial Estate	640 yd
Cumin Club	95 Hambalt Road, London	705 yd
Chicken Treat	54 New Park Road, London	746 yd
Papa Johns	207 Clapham Park Road, London	783 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	2 Mullins Place, London	505 yd
Co-operative Food	56 - 58 Abbeville Road, London	607 yd
Sainsbury's	36-38 Abbeville Road, London	634 yd
Tesco	144 Brixton Hill, London	743 yd
Tesco	30A Streatham Place, London	837 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (London Clapham South) Mullins Place	health and fitness suite	493 yd
Hmp Brixton BRIXTON BRIXTON JEBB AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	501 yd
Lambeth Academy ELMS ROAD	health and fitness suite	797 yd
Lambeth College (Clapham Centre) CLAPHAM COMMON SOUTH SIDE		983 yd
Clapham Common WINDMILL DRIVE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,071 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	63.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	78.8 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	78.8 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW4 8LL