Thorncroft Street, London, SW8 2BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 2BD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% 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	49.9%	53.5%	3.6%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	50.1%	46.5%	-3.6%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 2BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	53.9%	56.7%	2.8%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	29.5%	24.9%	-4.6%	44.2%	-19.3%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	5.2%	3.1%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	7.7%	9.6%	1.9%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	3.4%	5.5%	2.1%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	53.8%	44.5%	-9.3%	48.4%	-3.9%
Good health	29.5%	37.3%	7.8%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	10.8%	12.9%	2.1%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	3.7%	4.3%	0.6%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	26.6%	24.5%	-2.1%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	6.5%	-3.2%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	10.2%	-2.1%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	4.8%	3.7%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	15.3%	8.4%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	26.9%	34.4%	7.5%	33.8%	0.6%
Other	16.3%	4.4%	-11.9%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.6% 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	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	29.2%	29.5%	0.3%	2.5%	27.0%
Black Caribbean	13.5%	19%	5.5%	1.0%	18.0%
Other Black	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	3.3%	0.1%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	3.9%	1.4%	-2.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	38.9%	27.6%	-11.3%	81.4%	-53.8%
Arab	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0.2%	7.3%	7.1%	1.6%	5.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	55.9%	57%	1.1%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	15.9%	11.1%	-4.8%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	14.8%	16.8%	2.0%	2.7%	14.1%
Middle East and Asia	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	12.7%	3.9%	1.3%	11.4%
Oceania	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.1%	57%	1.9%	83.2%	-26.2%
10+ Years	4.1%	34.1%	30.0%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	6%	5.7%	-0.3%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	9.7%	1.9%	-7.8%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	25.2%	1.4%	-23.8%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	6.2%	0.5%	5.7%
Spain	3%	0.4%	2.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.3%	37.2%	-16.9%
Christian	55.6%	46.2%	9.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.4%	6.5%	7.9%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Thorncroft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thorncroft Street was 102.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.4% lower than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thorncroft Street has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 394th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -2.0%.

🔎 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 2BD, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 Thorncroft Street are based on 19 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 Thorncroft Street, London, SW8 2BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2BD

Average Price
£438,690

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,690

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thorncroft Street

Average Price
£381,071

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,071

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thorncroft Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 39 Temple Court Thorncroft Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2022-07-25	£460,553
Flat 38 Temple Court Thorncroft Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2021-04-23	£445,359
Flat 15 Temple Court Thorncroft Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2016-02-19	£526,190
Flat 15 Temple Court Thorncroft Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2015-08-20	£399,335
Flat 12 Temple Court Thorncroft Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£453,000	2015-04-17	£525,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2BD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 2BD 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	100
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	34
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	17
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Administrative and support service activities	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Other	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Education	9
Construction	9
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	945 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	2,033 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,217 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	3,036 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	3,083 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	352 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	473 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	627 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	706 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	783 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	1,057 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,176 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,226 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,305 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,730 yd	University technical college	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	2,276 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,498 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,508 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,539 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,771 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	3,617 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	1,176 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , SW1P 4AU	- not rated	1,402 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,576 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,702 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,867 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
China Spice	The Nottingham Castle, 257 Wandsworth Road	41 yd
Mister Waffle	112 Wandsworth Road, London	57 yd
Tugal Cafe	28 Wilcox Road, London	193 yd
Ocean Blue	172 Wandsworth Road, London	193 yd
Alem Restaurant	176A Wandsworth Road, London	219 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	41 yd
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	228 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	236 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	252 yd
Priory Arms	The Priory Arms Public House, 83 Lansdowne Way	422 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	180A Wandsworth Road, London	219 yd
El Hak	Ground Floor, 174 Wandsworth Road	219 yd
Twice As Nice	192 Wandsworth Road, London	350 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsbury's, 62 Wandsworth Road	378 yd
Chicago Pizza, Fatboy Pizza, Mr Chinese & Jasmine Express	129 South Lambeth Road, London	428 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	350 yd
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	378 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	452 yd
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	791 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	837 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	83 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	300 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	350 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		393 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	543 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	608 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	690 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		703 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	735 yd
Platanos College STOCKWELL PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	871 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	182.9 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	81.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 2BD