Earls Court Road, London, SW5 9RF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW5 9RF is primarily male, with 53.7% 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	42.3%	46.3%	4.0%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	57.7%	53.7%	-4.0%	49.0%	4.7%

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 SW5 9RF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.2% 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	62.3%	64.2%	1.9%	37.9%	26.3%
Married: Opposite sex	25%	25.4%	0.4%	44.2%	-18.8%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.4%	1.6%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.4%	7.3%	2.9%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (88.1%) 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	54.6%	61.2%	6.6%	48.4%	12.8%
Good health	33.5%	26.9%	-6.6%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	7.9%	10%	2.1%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 SW5 9RF this area, 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 56.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.3%	9%	-1.3%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.9%	8%	3.1%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.8%	4%	-4.8%	13.4%	-9.4%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	18.1%	7.3%	16.9%	1.2%
Degree or Similar	51.5%	56.8%	5.3%	33.8%	23.0%
Other	13.2%	2%	-11.2%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.3% 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	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	7.5%	10.7%	3.2%	0.7%	10.0%
Indian	4.8%	7.5%	2.7%	3.1%	4.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	8.4%	2.3%	-6.1%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	3.1%	4.7%	1.6%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	63.9%	59.3%	-4.6%	81.4%	-22.1%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	4.4%	2.8%	-1.6%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	0.9%	7.9%	7.0%	1.6%	6.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 27.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.7%	27.9%	-14.8%	83.2%	-55.3%
European Union	18.1%	25.1%	7.0%	6.1%	19.0%
Rest of Europe	4%	3.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	3.5%	9.6%	6.1%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	23.3%	23.7%	0.4%	5.6%	18.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	7.8%	3.4%	1.3%	6.5%
Oceania	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	0.3%	2.4%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 27.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.3% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	38.8%	27.7%	-11.1%	83.2%	-55.5%
10+ Years	12.8%	22.3%	9.5%	9.8%	12.5%
5-10 Years	14.1%	9.5%	-4.6%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	16.7%	11.4%	-5.3%	2.2%	9.2%
Less than 2 years	17.6%	29.1%	11.5%	1.9%	27.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.6%	76.7%	-36.1%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	5%	0.3%	4.7%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	8.7%	0.3%	8.4%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
No passport held	12.8%	13.5%	-0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35%	37.2%	-2.2%
Christian	44.7%	46.2%	-1.5%
Buddhist	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Earls Court Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Earls Court Road was 1025.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 553.3% higher than the Abingdon average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Earls Court Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon and the 13th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 266.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.1%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW5 9RF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Earls Court Road are based on 586 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kensington And Chelsea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Earls Court Road, London, SW5 9RF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW5 9RF

Average Price
£933,709

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,010,560

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£720,000

Other
£963,712

Estimated Average Property Prices for Earls Court Road

Average Price
£986,021

Semi-Detached
£3,643,590

Terraced
£2,924,275

Detached
£4,894,671

Flats/Maisonettes
£710,207

Other
£1,356,855

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Earls Court Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
169 Earls Court Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£950,000	2016-02-19	£886,340
167 Earls Court Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2016-02-19	£1,026,289
Second And Third Floor Flat 177 Earls Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£690,000	2013-10-01	£714,474
Second And Third Floor Flat 177 Earls Court Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£157,332	2012-09-21	£180,692
169 Earls Court Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,160,000	2004-03-09	£3,643,590

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW5 9RF

Employment

SW5 9RF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW5 9RF area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Student (economically inactive)	41
Other	30
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	12
Retired	9
Unemployed	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	29
Financial and insurance activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Information and communication	10
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	8
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
James Lee Nursery School Gliddon Road , W14 9BH	4out of 4	1,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bayonne Nursery School 50 Paynes Walk , W6 8PF	4out of 4	1,806 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,166 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School Sirdar Road , W11 4EE	4out of 4	2,559 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 157-159 Battersea Church Rd , Battersea SW11 3ND	4out of 4	2,580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School Warwick Road , Earls Court SW5 9UE	3out of 4	459 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 58 Earls Court Road , Kensington W8 6EJ	4out of 4	607 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bousfield Primary School South Bolton Gardens , SW5 0DJ	4out of 4	762 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Primary Academy 205 Warwick Road , (On the Corner of Kensington High Street) W14 8PU	4out of 4	892 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avonmore Primary School Avonmore Road , W14 8SH	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Fulham Boys School 532 Fulham Road , SW6 5BD	3out of 4	745 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	4out of 4	1,362 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , Campden Hill Road W8 7AF	4out of 4	1,482 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 89 Addison Road , W14 8BZ	4out of 4	1,818 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College Munster Road , Fulham SW6 6BP	4out of 4	2,031 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	1,442 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	1,747 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	3,749 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,754 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	4,892 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
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,937 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,089 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Snowflake School 10-14 CRown Street , W3 8SB	- not rated	175 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Collingham 23 Collingham Gardens , SW5 0HL	- not rated	515 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wetherby Kensington 4 Wetherby Gardens , London SW5 0JN	- not rated	699 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Kensington Wade 205 Warwick Road , London W14 8PU	- not rated	845 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens , W8 5PR	- not rated	872 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
KFC	Ground Floor, 173-175 Earl's Court Road	1 yd
The Halal Guys	163-165 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	2 yd
Kamayan sa Earls Court	Ground Floor, 12 Kenway Road	43 yd
New Asia Restaurant	7 Hogarth Place, LONDON	43 yd
No. 10 Restaurant	10 Hogarth Place, LONDON	43 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Head	Public House, 17 Hogarth Place	52 yd
The Prince of Teck	PUBLIC HOUSE, 161 Earl's Court Road	54 yd
Courtfield Public House	Public House, 187 Earl's Court Road	119 yd
Blackbird	Public House, 209-211 Earl's Court Road	119 yd
The Earls Court Tavern	Public House, 123 Earl's Court Road	162 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	Ground Floor, 183 Earl's Court Road	46 yd
Admiral	Ground Floor, 153 Earl's Court Road	60 yd
Pret A Manger	230 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	82 yd
Dunkin' Earls Court	240 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	85 yd
Eats N'Bits	Shop Earls Court Station, Warwick Road	87 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	210-212 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	52 yd
Sainsbury's	Basement and Ground, 160-164 Earl's Court Road	181 yd
Marks & Spencer	266-268 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	206 yd
Tesco	Ground Floor Edwardes House, 294 Old Brompton Road	498 yd
Sainsbury's	158A Cromwell Road, LONDON	556 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Earls Court) 254-260 254-260 EARL'S COURT ROAD	health and fitness suite	113 yd
The Gym Way (Kensington) 147C 147C CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	352 yd
Fitness Academy (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Heartcore Fitness (Kensington) STRATFORD ROAD		498 yd
Philbeach Hall Philbeach Gardens		580 yd
Harbour Club (Kensington) POINT WEST POINT WEST CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	595 yd
Pembroke Lawn Tennis Club PEMBROKE SQUARE	tennis courts	596 yd
Imagine Spa And Health Club WRIGHTS LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	697 yd
Kieser Training 2 (Closed) Empress State Building Empress State Building Empress Approach	health and fitness suite	724 yd
Club Kensington (Closed) 201-207 201-207 Kensington High Street	health and fitness suite	864 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	10.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	78.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW5 9RF