Wilkinson Street, London, SW8 1DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW8 1DD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	51.5%	1.7%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	50.3%	48.5%	-1.8%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 SW8 1DD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	51%	58.3%	7.3%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	33.8%	29.1%	-4.7%	44.2%	-15.1%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.3%	1.8%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	7.4%	6.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (90.7%) 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	57.3%	58.2%	0.9%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	30.8%	32.5%	1.7%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	9.3%	6.8%	-2.5%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 SW8 1DD this area, 8% 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 65.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.9%	8%	-0.9%	18.2%	-10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.4%	6.3%	0.9%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	6.8%	-0.1%	13.4%	-6.6%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	8.3%	-1.2%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	58.5%	65.5%	7.0%	33.8%	31.7%
Other	8.6%	3%	-5.6%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.9% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.3%	1.1%	-4.2%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	7.5%	7.5%	0.0%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	2.8%	0.6%	-2.2%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	0.4%	2.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	0.8%	1.4%
White	69.8%	72.9%	3.1%	81.4%	-8.5%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0.5%	4.1%	3.6%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.9% 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	65%	59.9%	-5.1%	83.2%	-23.3%
European Union	13.5%	17.2%	3.7%	6.1%	11.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	6%	7.1%	1.1%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	3.8%	-4.7%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	7.9%	4.4%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	0.3%	1.6%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64%	60.4%	-3.6%	83.2%	-22.8%
10+ Years	4%	24.2%	20.2%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	5%	7.1%	2.1%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	9.3%	6%	-3.3%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	17.8%	2.2%	-15.6%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.9%	76.7%	-4.8%
Ireland	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Portugal	4.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.3%	37.2%	2.1%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Wilkinson Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wilkinson Street was 78.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.1% lower than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wilkinson Street has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 280th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.5%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW8 1DD, 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Wilkinson Street are based on 38 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 Wilkinson Street, London, SW8 1DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 1DD

Average Price
£1,427,732

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,427,732

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wilkinson Street

Average Price
£1,501,622

Semi-Detached
£1,254,684

Terraced
£1,522,788

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wilkinson Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Wilkinson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,425,000	2025-01-14	£1,420,695
3 Wilkinson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,300,000	2018-07-30	£1,444,444
9 Wilkinson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,267,500	2017-12-15	£1,437,371
7 Wilkinson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,280,000	2016-07-29	£1,398,675
13 Wilkinson Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2015-08-25	£1,415,904

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 1DD

Employment

SW8 1DD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

SW8 1DD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	151
Self-Employed	51
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	11
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	39
Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Other	37
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	21
Information and communication	20
Education	17
Financial and insurance activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Transport and storage	9
Manufacturing	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	1,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	1,714 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,296 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	2,746 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	3,052 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	161 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism Wyvil Road , SW8 2TJ	4out of 4	430 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reay Primary School Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0EN	4out of 4	545 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashmole Primary School Ashmole Street , SW8 1NT	4out of 4	700 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	623 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	679 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,000 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,642 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	2,125 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,282 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,537 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,655 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,746 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,158 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,292 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,424 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,434 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	1,580 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,629 yd	Other independent special 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
Bolney Meadow Community Centre	31 Bolney Street, London	192 yd
Roosters Spot	161 South Lambeth Road, London	197 yd
Arepa And Co	169 South Lambeth Road, London	197 yd
Grelha D'Ouro	145 South Lambeth Road, London	202 yd
Machico Tapas Bar \& Restaurant	133 South Lambeth Road, London	221 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Canton Arms	The Canton Arms Public House, 177 South Lambeth Road	224 yd
Estrela Bar	111-115 South Lambeth Road, London	267 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	399 yd
Fentiman Arms	The Fentiman Arms, 64 Fentiman Road	422 yd
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	523 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ritto's	151 South Lambeth Road, London	202 yd
De Milano Pizza	143 South Lambeth Road, London	202 yd
Chicago Pizza, Fatboy Pizza, Mr Chinese & Jasmine Express	129 South Lambeth Road, London	224 yd
Bengal Spice	13 Lansdowne Way, London	412 yd
Smash & Grill	Business, 32 Clapham Road	522 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	197 yd
Tesco	139 Clapham Road, London	301 yd
Lidl	189 Clapham Road, London	548 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 118A Brixton Road	586 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	651 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Stockwell) LETT ROAD	health and fitness suite	307 yd
Reay Primary School HACKFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	418 yd
Horizons Health & Fitness Club (Stockwell) HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB LIBERTY STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	470 yd
Platanos College STOCKWELL PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	488 yd
Durand Academy (Junior School) Hackford Road	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	526 yd
Stockwell Park School (Closed) Stockwell Park Road	swimming pool	540 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	592 yd
Archbishop Tenisons School KENNINGTON OVAL	health and fitness suite	655 yd
Vassall Ward Youth Club Brixton Road		664 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	715 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	75.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 1DD