Meadow Road, London, SW8 1LS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 1LS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	52.1%	1.0%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	48.9%	47.9%	-1.0%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 1LS, 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	50.3%	63.5%	13.2%	37.9%	25.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.4%	18%	-9.4%	44.2%	-26.2%
Married: Same sex	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	14.7%	9.5%	-5.2%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	4.1%	4.8%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.6%	52.6%	10.0%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	35.9%	31.5%	-4.4%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	12.2%	8.6%	-3.6%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	6.8%	5.2%	-1.6%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	1.2%	1.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.4%	17.2%	-6.2%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	5.2%	-2.9%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	11.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	5.2%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	13.5%	5.9%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	35%	41.1%	6.1%	33.8%	7.3%
Other	12.2%	6.3%	-5.9%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.8% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	19%	21.8%	2.8%	2.5%	19.3%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	9.2%	0.3%	1.0%	8.2%
Other Black	4.2%	3.1%	-1.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	3.1%
White	50.6%	49.8%	-0.8%	81.4%	-31.6%
Arab	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	5.7%	4.9%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56% 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	53.2%	56%	2.8%	83.2%	-27.2%
European Union	9.3%	16.2%	6.9%	6.1%	10.1%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	16.5%	14.5%	-2.0%	2.7%	11.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	3.8%	-2.5%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.2%	6.8%	-5.4%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.9%	56%	4.1%	83.2%	-27.2%
10+ Years	4.2%	32.5%	28.3%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5.6%	0.5%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	8.9%	3%	-5.9%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	30%	3%	-27.0%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	12.2%	0.5%	11.7%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.6%	37.2%	-8.6%
Christian	52.1%	46.2%	5.9%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	8.1%	6.5%	1.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Meadow Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Meadow Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Oval average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 1LS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Meadow Road are based on 267 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 Meadow Road, London, SW8 1LS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 1LS

Average Price
£335,963

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,963

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Meadow Road

Average Price
£607,261

Semi-Detached
£840,028

Terraced
£786,147

Detached
£1,165,782

Flats/Maisonettes
£410,375

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Meadow Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 96 Wisden House Meadow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-03-12	£381,173
Flat 94 Wisden House Meadow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2020-02-07	£396,219
Flat 74 Wisden House Meadow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2015-12-22	£154,847
Flat 90 Wisden House Meadow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£199,000	2012-03-23	£326,092
Flat 89 Wisden House Meadow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2011-08-19	£327,731

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 1LS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	19
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Human health and social work activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Education	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	6
Construction	6
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Mining and quarrying	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	1,029 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	1,072 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	2,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	3,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Church of England Primary School Harleyford Road , Kennington SE11 5SL	3out of 4	215 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 6 Durham Street , SE11 5JA	3out of 4	232 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashmole Primary School Ashmole Street , SW8 1NT	4out of 4	416 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	515 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	521 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	316 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	341 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,229 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,429 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	1,597 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	1,464 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,621 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,878 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,114 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,389 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	2,624 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	977 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,046 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,217 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,466 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food Delight	41 Ebbisham Drive, London	78 yd
Ashmole Tenants Hall	Tenants Hall, 2 Meadow Road	145 yd
The Shelter Clubhouse	2 Coney Way, London	191 yd
The Shelter Clubhouse	2 Coney Way, London	191 yd
Bonnington Cafe	11 Vauxhall Grove, London	260 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fentiman Arms	The Fentiman Arms, 64 Fentiman Road	242 yd
The Beehive	Beehive Public House, 51 Durham Street	245 yd
Royal Oak	Royal Oak Public House, 355 Kennington Lane	383 yd
Eagle London South Central	The Duke Of Cambridge Public House, 349 Kennington Lane	383 yd
Hanover Arms	The Hanover Arms, 326 Kennington Park Road	422 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deep Blue - Fixed Unit	Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval	264 yd
Claylands Fish Bar	2 Claylands Road, London	410 yd
Sexi Coffi Limited	8A Harleyford Street, London	414 yd
Palace Grill	332 Kennington Park Road, London	422 yd
Roosters Spot	320 Kennington Lane, London	427 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	498 yd
Sainsbury's	7 - 11 South Lambeth Place, London	510 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores, Kennington Lane	558 yd
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	734 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	776 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Archbishop Tenisons School KENNINGTON OVAL	health and fitness suite	179 yd
The Oval Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) The Brit Oval The Brit Oval Kennington	health and fitness suite	264 yd
The Kia Oval THE KIA OVAL THE KIA OVAL KENNINGTON OVAL	grass pitches	265 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	347 yd
Lilian Baylis Technology School Kennington Lane	artificial grass pitch	395 yd
Kennington Park Youth Club HARLEYFORD STREET		420 yd
Paris Gymnasium (Closed) 73-74 73-74 Goding Street	health and fitness suite	558 yd
Alford House Youth Club ALFORD HOUSE ALFORD HOUSE AVELINE STREET	health and fitness suite	660 yd
The Gym (London Vauxhall) 6a 6a St. George Wharf	health and fitness suite	668 yd
Pure Gym (London Oval) Units 4-4A-5-5A Units 4-4A-5-5A Kennington Park	health and fitness suite	677 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	140.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 1LS