Penywern Road, London, SW5 9TT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW5 9TT is primarily male, with 56.4% 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	43.4%	43.6%	0.2%	51.0%	-7.4%
Male	56.6%	56.4%	-0.2%	49.0%	7.4%

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 SW5 9TT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.5% 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	66.9%	63.5%	-3.4%	37.9%	25.6%
Married: Opposite sex	15.8%	21.5%	5.7%	44.2%	-22.7%
Married: Same sex	5.6%	1.7%	-3.9%	0.3%	1.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	3%	3.0%	0.1%	2.9%
Separated	2.1%	2.6%	0.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.1%	6.9%	-1.2%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.2%

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 (91.6%) 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	61.2%	58.4%	-2.8%	48.4%	10.0%
Good health	25.7%	33.2%	7.5%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	10.2%	5.6%	-4.6%	12.7%	-7.1%
Bad health	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

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 61.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.4%	15.3%	7.9%	18.2%	-2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	4.2%	-3.2%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.3%	2.5%	-2.8%	13.4%	-10.9%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	9.3%	-0.2%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	52.5%	61.4%	8.9%	33.8%	27.6%
Other	17.3%	4.7%	-12.6%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.2% 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	6.6%	7.2%	0.6%	0.7%	6.5%
Indian	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	1%	3.2%	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	5.9%	8.8%	2.9%	1.6%	7.2%
Black African	2%	6.4%	4.4%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	2%	2.4%	0.4%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	4%	2.4%	0.8%	3.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	0.4%	2.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	4%	3.3%	0.8%	3.2%
White	71.4%	46.2%	-25.2%	81.4%	-35.2%
Roma	0%	2%	2.0%	0.2%	1.8%
Arab	3.3%	3.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	2.6%
Other	1.3%	6.4%	5.1%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 22.7% 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	38.5%	22.7%	-15.8%	83.2%	-60.5%
European Union	28.3%	27.5%	-0.8%	6.1%	21.4%
Rest of Europe	2%	5.6%	3.6%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	4.6%	7.6%	3.0%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	17.8%	27.1%	9.3%	5.6%	21.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	7.2%	1.6%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	0.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 22.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.9% 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	36.2%	22.9%	-13.3%	83.2%	-60.3%
10+ Years	18.4%	16.9%	-1.5%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	15.1%	17.3%	2.2%	2.9%	14.4%
2-5 Years	12.2%	9.2%	-3.0%	2.2%	7.0%
Less than 2 years	18.1%	33.7%	15.6%	1.9%	31.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	35%	76.7%	-41.7%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	7.9%	0.6%	7.3%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
Central Asia	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	3.9%	0.2%	3.7%
Oceania	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
No passport held	14.2%	13.5%	0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.6%	37.2%	-3.6%
Christian	38%	46.2%	-8.2%
Buddhist	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Muslim	17.2%	6.5%	10.7%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Penywern Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penywern Road was 638.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 307.2% higher than the Abingdon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Penywern Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon and the 30th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 202.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 87.5%.

🔎 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. 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 9TT, 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 256 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 9TT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW5 9TT

Average Price
£1,303,847

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,547,388

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£846,095

Other
£11,305,779

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penywern Road

Average Price
£875,526

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,950,224

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£680,928

Other
£4,555,797

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penywern Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 3 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£833,000	2023-06-22	£728,372
7B Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2022-12-07	£449,689
7C Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2021-06-21	£506,152
Flat 4 27 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£599,000	2020-09-09	£543,726
Flat 27 Penywern Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£620,000	2018-10-18	£554,995

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW5 9TT

Employment

SW5 9TT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW5 9TT 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	84
Other	45
Student (economically inactive)	33
Self-Employed	28
Unemployed	11
Retired	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Part-Time Employee	7
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	43
Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Administrative and support service activities	16
Other	15
Information and communication	11
Transport and storage	10
Education	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Real estate activities	7
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	2
Mining and quarrying	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	1,440 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bayonne Nursery School 50 Paynes Walk , W6 8PF	4out of 4	1,720 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,052 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	2,395 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School Sirdar Road , W11 4EE	4out of 4	2,752 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	248 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bousfield Primary School South Bolton Gardens , SW5 0DJ	4out of 4	659 yd	Community 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	812 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fulham Primary School Halford Road , SW6 1JU	3out of 4	987 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Primary Academy 205 Warwick Road , (On the Corner of Kensington High Street) W14 8PU	4out of 4	1,023 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	683 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	4out of 4	1,151 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , Campden Hill Road W8 7AF	4out of 4	1,691 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Academy Lots Road , Chelsea SW10 0AB	4out of 4	1,852 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College Munster Road , Fulham SW6 6BP	4out of 4	1,914 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	1,467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	1,736 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,935 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	3,954 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	4,899 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	4,106 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,271 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	318 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Collingham 23 Collingham Gardens , SW5 0HL	- not rated	484 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wetherby Kensington 4 Wetherby Gardens , London SW5 0JN	- not rated	649 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Redcliffe School 47 Redcliffe Gardens , SW10 9JH	- not rated	882 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's School 6 Wetherby Place , SW7 4NE	- not rated	918 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
City Continental Kensington London	11-13 Penywern Road, LONDON	2 yd
Burger King	Basement Ground And Mezzanine Floor South, 250-252 Earl's Court Road	108 yd
A Braccetto	Ground Floor, 242 Earl's Court Road	119 yd
SODEXO	Earls Court Underground Station, Warwick Road	128 yd
Starbucks	203 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	147 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Courtfield Public House	Public House, 187 Earl's Court Road	147 yd
Blackbird	Public House, 209-211 Earl's Court Road	147 yd
Kings Head	Public House, 17 Hogarth Place	247 yd
The Prince of Teck	PUBLIC HOUSE, 161 Earl's Court Road	263 yd
The Pembroke	Public House, 261 Old Brompton Road	276 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dunkin' Earls Court	240 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	128 yd
Eats N'Bits	Shop Earls Court Station, Warwick Road	128 yd
Pret A Manger	230 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	131 yd
Greggs	Ground Floor, 183 Earl's Court Road	183 yd
Star Wrap	262 Old Brompton Road, LONDON	239 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	266-268 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	84 yd
The Co-operative Food	210-212 Earl's Court Road, LONDON	166 yd
Tesco	Ground Floor Edwardes House, 294 Old Brompton Road	291 yd
Sainsbury's	Basement and Ground, 160-164 Earl's Court Road	373 yd
Sainsbury's	158A Cromwell Road, LONDON	693 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Earls Court) 254-260 254-260 EARL'S COURT ROAD	health and fitness suite	115 yd
The Gym Way (Kensington) 147C 147C CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	492 yd
Kieser Training 2 (Closed) Empress State Building Empress State Building Empress Approach	health and fitness suite	548 yd
Philbeach Hall Philbeach Gardens		597 yd
Fitness Academy (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite	685 yd
Heartcore Fitness (Kensington) STRATFORD ROAD		708 yd
Harbour Club (Kensington) POINT WEST POINT WEST CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	714 yd
Pembroke Lawn Tennis Club PEMBROKE SQUARE	tennis courts	788 yd
Imagine Spa And Health Club WRIGHTS LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	897 yd
The Chelsea Club CHELSEA VILLAGE CHELSEA VILLAGE FULHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	989 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.7%

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	2.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	183.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW5 9TT