Dorset Road, London, SW8 1ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 1ES has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents 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	53.4%	50%	-3.4%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	46.6%	50%	3.4%	49.0%	1.0%

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 1ES, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% 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	50.7%	57.3%	6.6%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.6%	24.9%	-1.7%	44.2%	-19.3%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	8.3%	5%	-3.3%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	8.6%	8.5%	-0.1%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.7%	3.6%	-1.1%	6.1%	-2.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.3%	48.4%	3.1%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	34.6%	33.1%	-1.5%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	13.4%	11%	-2.4%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	4.5%	5.8%	1.3%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.5%

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 1ES this area, 29.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.5%	29.8%	4.3%	18.2%	11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	6.7%	-5.9%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	12.1%	-1.2%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	11.3%	4.1%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	24.1%	36.2%	12.1%	33.8%	2.4%
Other	15.8%	1.8%	-14.0%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.9% 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)
Bangladeshi	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	6.1%	5.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	4.7%
Indian	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	6.7%	1.4%	-5.3%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	29.1%	29.2%	0.1%	2.5%	26.7%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	14.9%	6.0%	1.0%	13.9%
Other Black	5.6%	3.7%	-1.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	2%	4.3%	2.3%	0.8%	3.5%
White	34.1%	28.9%	-5.2%	81.4%	-52.5%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	7.2%	6.4%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.7% 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	51.4%	51.7%	0.3%	83.2%	-31.5%
European Union	11.2%	12.1%	0.9%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	18.7%	14.4%	-4.3%	2.7%	11.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	6.3%	-2.9%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	12.6%	5.9%	1.3%	11.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.2%	51.7%	2.5%	83.2%	-31.5%
10+ Years	7.8%	33.9%	26.1%	9.8%	24.1%
5-10 Years	3.6%	6.3%	2.7%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	8.1%	6%	-2.1%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	31.3%	2%	-29.3%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	76.7%	-7.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	8.4%	0.5%	7.9%
Spain	3.8%	0.4%	3.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	4%	0.2%	3.8%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.8%	37.2%	-23.4%
Christian	60.6%	46.2%	14.4%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	10.9%	6.5%	4.4%
Not answered	11.2%	6.0%	5.2%

Safety

Is Dorset Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dorset Road was 43.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.3% lower than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Dorset Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 17.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SW8 1ES, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Dorset Road are based on 763 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 Dorset Road, London, SW8 1ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 1ES

Average Price
£371,830

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£371,830

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorset Road

Average Price
£749,502

Semi-Detached
£1,230,720

Terraced
£594,989

Detached
£1,841,540

Flats/Maisonettes
£372,666

Other
£956,744

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorset Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 29 Melcombe House Dorset Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-11-30	£386,521
Flat 12 Melcombe House Dorset Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£427,500	2022-01-04	£418,907
Flat 32 Melcombe House Dorset Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2018-07-19	£403,727
Flat 18 Melcombe House Dorset Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£392,500	2018-02-22	£393,711
Flat 13 Melcombe House Dorset Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2015-05-22	£252,736

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 1ES

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 1ES 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
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	30
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	18
Other	15
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	11
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	5
Construction	3
Real estate activities	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	1,254 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	1,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,406 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	2,802 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	2,966 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	117 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	366 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	421 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reay Primary School Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0EN	4out of 4	495 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashmole Primary School Ashmole Street , SW8 1NT	4out of 4	584 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	560 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	689 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	892 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,566 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	2,024 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,174 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,427 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,593 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,862 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	3,041 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	1,185 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,308 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	1,502 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,512 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,568 yd	Other independent 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
Bolney Meadow Community Centre	31 Bolney Street, London	184 yd
Machico Tapas Bar \& Restaurant	133 South Lambeth Road, London	280 yd
Grelha D'Ouro	145 South Lambeth Road, London	285 yd
The Three Lions Cafe Bar	Shop, 125 South Lambeth Road	293 yd
Roosters Spot	161 South Lambeth Road, London	301 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Estrela Bar	111-115 South Lambeth Road, London	298 yd
Fentiman Arms	The Fentiman Arms, 64 Fentiman Road	319 yd
The Canton Arms	The Canton Arms Public House, 177 South Lambeth Road	342 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	478 yd
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	568 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
De Milano Pizza	143 South Lambeth Road, London	278 yd
Chicago Pizza, Fatboy Pizza, Mr Chinese & Jasmine Express	129 South Lambeth Road, London	283 yd
Ritto's	151 South Lambeth Road, London	287 yd
Smash & Grill	Business, 32 Clapham Road	410 yd
Claylands Fish Bar	2 Claylands Road, London	467 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	301 yd
Tesco	139 Clapham Road, London	329 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 118A Brixton Road	541 yd
Lidl	189 Clapham Road, London	638 yd
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	750 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Stockwell) LETT ROAD	health and fitness suite	312 yd
Reay Primary School HACKFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	362 yd
Horizons Health & Fitness Club (Stockwell) HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB HORIZONS HEALTH CLUB LIBERTY STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	497 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	538 yd
Archbishop Tenisons School KENNINGTON OVAL	health and fitness suite	539 yd
Durand Academy (Junior School) Hackford Road	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	554 yd
Platanos College STOCKWELL PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	575 yd
Vassall Ward Youth Club Brixton Road		618 yd
Stockwell Park School (Closed) Stockwell Park Road	swimming pool	622 yd
The Oval Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) The Brit Oval The Brit Oval Kennington	health and fitness suite	646 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.2%

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	250.8 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	172 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 1ES