Penywern Road, London, SW5 9ST

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW5 9ST is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.1%	51.9%	6.8%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	54.9%	48.1%	-6.8%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 SW5 9ST, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.4% 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	64.8%	65.4%	0.6%	37.9%	27.5%
Married: Opposite sex	24.3%	20.6%	-3.7%	44.2%	-23.6%
Married: Same sex	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6.1%	7.9%	1.8%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	0%	2.8%	2.8%	6.1%	-3.3%

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%) 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	56.4%	61%	4.6%	48.4%	12.6%
Good health	34.4%	28%	-6.4%	33.6%	-5.6%
Fair health	8.1%	9.3%	1.2%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.2%	0.1%

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 9ST this area, 7.4% 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 69.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.9%	7.4%	2.5%	18.2%	-10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.7%	3.7%	-6.0%	13.4%	-9.7%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	59.5%	69.4%	9.9%	33.8%	35.6%
Other	9.3%	4.2%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.7% 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)
Chinese	5.9%	8.5%	2.6%	0.7%	7.8%
Indian	4.8%	5.9%	1.1%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	9.2%	5.9%	-3.3%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	0.7%	3%	2.3%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.8%	1.7%
White	69.2%	54.7%	-14.5%	81.4%	-26.7%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	4%	5.1%	1.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Other	2.2%	7.6%	5.4%	1.6%	6.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 31.2% 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	37.4%	31.2%	-6.2%	83.2%	-52.0%
European Union	24.2%	22.2%	-2.0%	6.1%	16.1%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	5.5%	4.7%	-0.8%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	23.1%	5.2%	5.6%	17.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	12.8%	5.1%	1.3%	11.5%
Oceania	4.8%	2.1%	-2.7%	0.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 31.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.5% 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	37.4%	30.9%	-6.5%	83.2%	-52.3%
10+ Years	15%	27.5%	12.5%	9.8%	17.7%
5-10 Years	15.4%	10.2%	-5.2%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	12.1%	13.1%	1.0%	2.2%	10.9%
Less than 2 years	20.1%	18.2%	-1.9%	1.9%	16.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.4%	76.7%	-30.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	10.2%	0.6%	9.6%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North Africa	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
South-East Asia	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
Central and South America	3%	0.2%	2.8%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.3%	37.2%	-11.9%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Buddhist	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	11%	6.5%	4.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	12.2%	6.0%	6.2%

Safety

Is Penywern Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penywern Road was 1358.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 825.2% higher than the Abingdon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Penywern Road has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon and the 7th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 404.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 27.2%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SW5 9ST, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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 Penywern Road are based on 262 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 Penywern Road, London, SW5 9ST

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW5 9ST

Average Price
£1,200,571

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£663,843

Other
£4,689,296

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penywern Road

Average Price
£771,902

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,641,479

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£602,008

Other
£4,047,360

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penywern Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 4 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£785,000	2022-12-21	£670,419
Flat 5 2 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£558,000	2020-02-28	£466,886
10 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,500,000	2019-07-05	£4,766,282
Flat 3 4 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2018-04-27	£288,750
12 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£4,700,000	2017-03-15	£3,717,641

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW5 9ST

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW5 9ST 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	78
Student (economically inactive)	41
Self-Employed	23
Retired	22
Part-Time Employee	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	9
Other	7
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	35
Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Information and communication	18
Education	16
Other	15
Human health and social work activities	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	5
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Mining and quarrying	2
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marshcroft Early Years Centre Bramber Road , W14 9PA	- not rated	1,100 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
James Lee Nursery School Gliddon Road , W14 9BH	4out of 4	1,537 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bayonne Nursery School 50 Paynes Walk , W6 8PF	4out of 4	1,807 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	1,962 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	2,337 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	- not rated	241 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bousfield Primary School South Bolton Gardens , SW5 0DJ	3out of 4	565 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avonmore Primary School 11 Mund Street , W14 9LY	4out of 4	773 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beaufort House School Lillie Road , SW6 1UF	- not rated	791 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 58 Earls Court Road , Kensington W8 6EJ	3out of 4	849 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	4out of 4	1,153 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Fulham Boys School 532 Fulham Road , SW6 5BD	3out of 4	1,537 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , Campden Hill Road W8 7AF	- not rated	1,719 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , Campden Hill Road W8 7AF	- not rated	1,719 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , W8 7AF	1out of 4	1,726 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	- not rated	1,153 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kensington and Chelsea College Hortensia Road , SW10 0QS	- not rated	1,257 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	1,564 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	3out of 4	1,833 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
TBAP 16-19 Academic AP Academy Finlay Street , SW6 6HB	- not rated	2,738 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	3,472 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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 6RX	4out of 4	4,058 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Collingham 23 Collingham Gardens , SW5 0HL	- not rated	389 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Maternelle St Jude's Street , Courtfield Gardens SW5 0LX	- not rated	519 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wetherby School, Kensington 4 Wetherby Gardens , London SW5 0JN	- not rated	552 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Gibbs Green School Mund Street , West Kensington W14 9LY	- not rated	772 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Redcliffe Gardens School 47 Redcliffe Gardens , SW10 9JH	- not rated	819 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
Burger King	Basement Ground And Mezzanine Floor South, 250-252 Earl's Court Road	58 yd
A Braccetto	Ground Floor, 242 Earl's Court Road	58 yd
SODEXO	Earls Court Underground Station, Warwick Road	61 yd
City Continental Kensington London	11-13 Penywern Road, LONDON	67 yd
Leon Restaurants	220 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	86 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Courtfield Public House	Public House, 187 Earl's Court Road	109 yd
Blackbird	Public House, 209-211 Earl's Court Road	109 yd
Kings Head	Public House, 17 Hogarth Place	185 yd
The Prince of Teck	PUBLIC HOUSE, 161 Earl's Court Road	196 yd
The Earls Court Tavern	Public House, 123 Earl's Court Road	300 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eats N'Bits	Shop Earls Court Station, Warwick Road	61 yd
Dunkin' Earls Court	240 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	67 yd
Pret A Manger	230 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	68 yd
Greggs	Ground Floor, 183 Earl's Court Road	123 yd
Admiral	Ground Floor, 153 Earl's Court Road	199 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	210-212 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	99 yd
Marks & Spencer	266-268 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	105 yd
Sainsbury's	Basement and Ground, 160-164 Earl's Court Road	306 yd
Tesco	Ground Floor Edwardes House, 294 Old Brompton Road	353 yd
Sainsbury's	158A Cromwell Road, LONDON	655 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Earls Court) 254-260 254-260 EARL'S COURT ROAD	health and fitness suite	69 yd
The Gym Way (Kensington) 147C 147C CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	451 yd
Philbeach Hall Philbeach Gardens		570 yd
Kieser Training 2 (Closed) Empress State Building Empress State Building Empress Approach	health and fitness suite	593 yd
Fitness Academy (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite	620 yd
Heartcore Fitness (Kensington) STRATFORD ROAD		643 yd
Harbour Club (Kensington) POINT WEST POINT WEST CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	683 yd
Pembroke Lawn Tennis Club PEMBROKE SQUARE	tennis courts	721 yd
Imagine Spa And Health Club WRIGHTS LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	838 yd
Club Kensington (Closed) 201-207 201-207 Kensington High Street	health and fitness suite	1,008 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW5 9ST