Cottingham Road, London, SW8 1LQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 1LQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	45.7%	47.8%	2.1%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	54.3%	52.2%	-2.1%	49.0%	3.2%

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 1LQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.7% 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	55.5%	47.7%	-7.8%	37.9%	9.8%
Married: Opposite sex	30.5%	40.5%	10.0%	44.2%	-3.7%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.3%	1.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	5.2%	3%	-2.2%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (85.4%) 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	57.5%	56.7%	-0.8%	48.4%	8.3%
Good health	30.7%	28.7%	-2.0%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	6.9%	11.3%	4.4%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.7%	3.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 1LQ this area, 6.3% 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 68.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.7%	6.3%	-3.4%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.8%	4.1%	-1.7%	9.6%	-5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.8%	6.7%	-0.1%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	11.2%	-0.5%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	57.1%	68.4%	11.3%	33.8%	34.6%
Other	8.1%	0.4%	-7.7%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	3.1%	-0.4%
Other Asian	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
White	81.6%	75.3%	-6.3%	81.4%	-6.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.1% 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	67%	65.1%	-1.9%	83.2%	-18.1%
European Union	13.2%	12.8%	-0.4%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	6.6%	3.8%	-2.8%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.2%	5.2%	2.0%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	9%	3.3%	1.3%	7.7%
Oceania	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3%	0.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.6%	64.2%	1.6%	83.2%	-19.0%
10+ Years	7.2%	19.1%	11.9%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	6.9%	5.1%	-1.8%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	4.9%	7.8%	2.9%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	3.8%	-14.6%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.8%	76.7%	-3.9%
Ireland	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	2%	0.1%	1.9%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.3%	37.2%	5.1%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Cottingham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cottingham Road was 115.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.7% lower than the Kennington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cottingham Road has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington and the 351st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.8%.

🔎 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
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW8 1LQ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Cottingham Road are based on 88 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 Cottingham Road, London, SW8 1LQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 1LQ

Average Price
£670,162

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£670,162

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cottingham Road

Average Price
£555,796

Semi-Detached
£529,983

Terraced
£558,127

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£409,357

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cottingham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Cottingham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£700,000	2021-09-28	£742,765
14 Cottingham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£705,000	2021-01-28	£716,581
12 Cottingham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£580,000	2019-07-16	£642,282
16 Cottingham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£620,000	2018-03-26	£701,486
2 Cottingham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£710,000	2016-02-26	£802,397

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 1LQ

Employment

SW8 1LQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 1LQ 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Self-Employed	46
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Looking after home or family	11
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Information and communication	27
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Financial and insurance activities	19
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Manufacturing	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	1,190 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	1,218 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,786 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	2,786 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	3,077 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashmole Primary School Ashmole Street , SW8 1NT	4out of 4	287 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Primary School Harleyford Road , Kennington SE11 5SL	3out of 4	341 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	378 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 6 Durham Street , SE11 5JA	3out of 4	447 yd	Voluntary aided 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	516 yd	Foundation 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	216 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	523 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,018 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,449 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	1,666 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,798 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,050 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,341 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,243 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	2,687 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	924 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	978 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,187 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	1,383 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,423 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
The Shelter Clubhouse	2 Coney Way, London	69 yd
The Shelter Clubhouse	2 Coney Way, London	69 yd
Ashmole Tenants Hall	Tenants Hall, 2 Meadow Road	173 yd
Liloo Coffee & Kitchen	8 Claylands Road, London	224 yd
24 The Oval	24 Clapham Road, London	258 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fentiman Arms	The Fentiman Arms, 64 Fentiman Road	138 yd
Hanover Arms	The Hanover Arms, 326 Kennington Park Road	307 yd
The Brown Derby	336 Kennington Park Road, London	307 yd
The Beehive	Beehive Public House, 51 Durham Street	472 yd
Estrela Bar	111-115 South Lambeth Road, London	534 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Claylands Fish Bar	2 Claylands Road, London	224 yd
Smash & Grill	Business, 32 Clapham Road	242 yd
Deep Blue - Fixed Unit	Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval	266 yd
Palace Grill	332 Kennington Park Road, London	307 yd
Sexi Coffi Limited	8A Harleyford Street, London	359 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	139 Clapham Road, London	639 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 118A Brixton Road	646 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	650 yd
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	677 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores, Kennington Lane	705 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Archbishop Tenisons School KENNINGTON OVAL	health and fitness suite	158 yd
The Oval Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) The Brit Oval The Brit Oval Kennington	health and fitness suite	270 yd
The Kia Oval THE KIA OVAL THE KIA OVAL KENNINGTON OVAL	grass pitches	270 yd
Kennington Park Youth Club HARLEYFORD STREET		375 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	443 yd
Reay Primary School HACKFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	497 yd
Pure Gym (London Oval) Units 4-4A-5-5A Units 4-4A-5-5A Kennington Park	health and fitness suite	529 yd
The Gym (London Stockwell) LETT ROAD	health and fitness suite	594 yd
Kennington Park Pitch St. Agnes Place	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	604 yd
Lilian Baylis Technology School Kennington Lane	artificial grass pitch	611 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	139.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 1LQ