Vauxhall Grove, London, SW8 1TB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 1TB is primarily male, with 56.5% 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	41.3%	43.5%	2.2%	51.0%	-7.5%
Male	58.7%	56.5%	-2.2%	49.0%	7.5%

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 1TB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 76.6% 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	71.4%	76.6%	5.2%	37.9%	38.7%
Married: Opposite sex	14.3%	13%	-1.3%	44.2%	-31.2%
Married: Same sex	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	0.3%	1.6%
Separated	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	7.3%	6.9%	-0.4%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.2%) 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	57.9%	54.4%	-3.5%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	31.8%	33.8%	2.0%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	7.2%	9.8%	2.6%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	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 1TB this area, 5% 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%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.3%	5%	-2.3%	18.2%	-13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	2.6%	-4.9%	9.6%	-7.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.3%	4.2%	-3.1%	13.4%	-9.2%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.2%	11.9%	5.7%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	63.9%	68%	4.1%	33.8%	34.2%
Other	7%	5.3%	-1.7%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.6% 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	3.6%	8.4%	4.8%	0.7%	7.7%
Indian	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.9%	0.8%	-4.1%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	7.5%	3.8%	-3.7%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	5.3%	3.0%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%	1.5%
White	69.3%	63.6%	-5.7%	81.4%	-17.8%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Other	2.3%	5.9%	3.6%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.6% 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	55.6%	47.6%	-8.0%	83.2%	-35.6%
European Union	15.5%	19.5%	4.0%	6.1%	13.4%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	8.8%	3%	-5.8%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	8%	14%	6.0%	5.6%	8.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	8.5%	1.8%	1.3%	7.2%
Oceania	3.6%	2.8%	-0.8%	0.3%	2.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.8% 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	52.7%	47.7%	-5.0%	83.2%	-35.5%
10+ Years	5.9%	17.8%	11.9%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	8.5%	10.8%	2.3%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	13.7%	9%	-4.7%	2.2%	6.8%
Less than 2 years	19.1%	14.6%	-4.5%	1.9%	12.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.6%	76.7%	-20.1%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	5.5%	0.4%	5.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	7.4%	0.3%	7.1%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Central Asia	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.6%	37.2%	11.4%
Christian	33.8%	46.2%	-12.4%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Vauxhall Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vauxhall Grove was 1676.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 1159.0% higher than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Vauxhall Grove has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 10th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 542.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.9%.

🔎 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 1TB, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 10/10 (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) - 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 Vauxhall Grove are based on 104 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 Vauxhall Grove, London, SW8 1TB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 1TB

Average Price
£486,500

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£486,500

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vauxhall Grove

Average Price
£669,372

Semi-Detached
£1,490,914

Terraced
£1,135,575

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£497,847

Other
£616,629

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vauxhall GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 15 Rosewood House, 35 - 39 Vauxhall Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£555,000	2024-07-29	£555,570
Flat 12 Rosewood House, 35 - 39 Vauxhall Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2021-12-17	£259,673
Flat 14 Rosewood House, 35 - 39 Vauxhall Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2021-12-15	£563,442
Flat 5 Rosewood House, 35 - 39 Vauxhall Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2021-12-03	£548,744
56A Vauxhall Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£755,000	2019-03-08	£784,781

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 1TB

Employment

SW8 1TB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% 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 SW8 1TB 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	180
Student (economically inactive)	56
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	23
Unemployed	21
Retired	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	7
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Information and communication	41
Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Human health and social work activities	27
Education	26
Financial and insurance activities	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	25
Other	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	12
Manufacturing	10
Construction	9
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	721 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	1,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	3,100 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	3,173 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,502 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 6 Durham Street , SE11 5JA	3out of 4	284 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Primary School Harleyford Road , Kennington SE11 5SL	3out of 4	455 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	547 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vauxhall Primary School Vauxhall Street , SE11 5LG	4out of 4	581 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	708 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	419 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	652 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,112 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY	4out of 4	1,538 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	1,316 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	1,535 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,797 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	1,807 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	3,484 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	2,730 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	875 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Octavia House Schools 214b Kennington Road , SE11 6AU	- not rated	1,070 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,124 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	1,206 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,294 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Bonnington Cafe	11 Vauxhall Grove, London	105 yd
Lebanese 1	381 Kennington Lane, London	129 yd
VauxWall Climbing Centre	Arches 47 To 47A, 24 South Lambeth Road	148 yd
Nando's	Arch 56, South Lambeth Road	148 yd
Starbucks	Ground Floor, 2 South Lambeth Place	175 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fire	Arches 39-44 Parry Street, London	193 yd
The Beehive	Beehive Public House, 51 Durham Street	201 yd
Royal Oak	Royal Oak Public House, 355 Kennington Lane	212 yd
Eagle London South Central	The Duke Of Cambridge Public House, 349 Kennington Lane	212 yd
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern	Royal Vauxhall Tavern Public House, 372 Kennington Lane	227 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry On Naanstop	Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London	140 yd
Mamma Mia	Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London	140 yd
Karapincha	Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London	140 yd
Rudie's Jerk Shack (Vauxhall)	Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London	140 yd
Zaras	Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London	140 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	7 - 11 South Lambeth Place, London	175 yd
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	199 yd
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	448 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores, Kennington Lane	637 yd
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	662 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Paris Gymnasium (Closed) 73-74 73-74 Goding Street	health and fitness suite	244 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	308 yd
Lilian Baylis Technology School Kennington Lane	artificial grass pitch	317 yd
The Gym (London Vauxhall) 6a 6a St. George Wharf	health and fitness suite	331 yd
Archbishop Tenisons School KENNINGTON OVAL	health and fitness suite	516 yd
The Oval Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) The Brit Oval The Brit Oval Kennington	health and fitness suite	574 yd
The Kia Oval THE KIA OVAL THE KIA OVAL KENNINGTON OVAL	grass pitches	574 yd
Crossfit Se11 RAILWAY ARCH 103 RAILWAY ARCH 103 TINWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	616 yd
Alford House Youth Club ALFORD HOUSE ALFORD HOUSE AVELINE STREET	health and fitness suite	660 yd
Kennington Park Youth Club HARLEYFORD STREET		728 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	16.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	16.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	16.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	16.0%

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	84.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	7.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	23.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	2.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 1TB