Hebden Place, London, SW8 2FT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW8 2FT is primarily male, with 55.8% 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	36.3%	44.2%	7.9%	51.0%	-6.8%
Male	63.7%	55.8%	-7.9%	49.0%	6.8%

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 2FT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.6% 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	72.6%	68.6%	-4.0%	37.9%	30.7%
Married: Opposite sex	11.1%	26.2%	15.1%	44.2%	-18.0%
Married: Same sex	1%	1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	8.8%	3.7%	-5.1%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	4.2%	0%	-4.2%	6.1%	-6.1%

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 (95.7%) 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	39.6%	67.5%	27.9%	48.4%	19.1%
Good health	31.5%	28.2%	-3.3%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	22.2%	2.9%	-19.3%	12.7%	-9.8%
Bad health	5.4%	1%	-4.4%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 2FT this area, 2.6% 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 84.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.5%	2.6%	-16.9%	18.2%	-15.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	1%	-8.4%	9.6%	-8.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	3.1%	-8.6%	13.4%	-10.3%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	7.3%	-2.8%	16.9%	-9.6%
Degree or Similar	35.5%	84.4%	48.9%	33.8%	50.6%
Other	11.1%	1.6%	-9.5%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.9% 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)
Chinese	1.8%	19.6%	17.8%	0.7%	18.9%
Indian	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.1%	4.4%	2.3%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	9%	5.4%	-3.6%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	7.5%	2%	-5.5%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	2.6%
White	66.7%	54.9%	-11.8%	81.4%	-26.5%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	3.4%	3.1%	0.6%	2.8%
Other	1.2%	2%	0.8%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.7% 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	64.9%	41.7%	-23.2%	83.2%	-41.5%
European Union	10.8%	14.6%	3.8%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	5.3%	4.1%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	9%	5.3%	-3.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	26.7%	19.8%	5.6%	21.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	4.9%	-0.2%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.7% 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	60.7%	42.2%	-18.5%	83.2%	-41.0%
10+ Years	3.6%	14.7%	11.1%	9.8%	4.9%
5-10 Years	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	10.2%	6.9%	-3.3%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	20.1%	30.9%	10.8%	1.9%	29.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.3%	76.7%	-27.4%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	4.8%	0.2%	4.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	2.9%	0.1%	2.8%
Eastern Asia	17.9%	0.3%	17.6%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	2.4%	13.5%	-11.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.5%	37.2%	11.3%
Christian	29.1%	46.2%	-17.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	11.2%	6.0%	5.2%

Safety

Is Hebden Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hebden Place was 710.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 433.4% higher than the Oval average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Hebden Place has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval and the 35th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 114.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 12.7%.

🔎 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 2FT, 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 Hebden Place are based on 154 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 Hebden Place, London, SW8 2FT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2FT

Average Price
£223,785

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,545

Other
£179,774

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hebden Place

Average Price
£654,747

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£630,853

Other
£1,156,533

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hebden PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 24 Lowe House, 12 Hebden Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£167,500	2025-06-12	£172,740
Flat 51 Lowe House, 12 Hebden Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£519,000	2024-12-02	£505,259
Flat 13 Lowe House, 12 Hebden Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£133,750	2024-05-01	£130,741
Flat 34 Lowe House, 12 Hebden Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£232,500	2024-03-19	£232,015
Flat 37 Lowe House, 12 Hebden Place, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£175,000	2024-02-21	£175,551

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2FT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 2FT 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	104
Student (economically inactive)	45
Self-Employed	15
Part-Time Employee	8
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Other	2
Retired	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Education	17
Other	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
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	681 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	1,878 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	2,476 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,953 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	3,325 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism Wyvil Road , SW8 2TJ	4out of 4	411 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Herbert Morrison Primary School Hartington Road , SW8 2HP	4out of 4	485 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Dorset Road , SW8 1EJ	3out of 4	671 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	814 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place , SW1V 3SE	3out of 4	927 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	978 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,137 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,172 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,257 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,534 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	2,064 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,236 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,314 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,576 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	2,780 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	3,503 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	1,139 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	1,229 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	1,313 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Eaton Square School 79 Eccleston Square , SW1V 1PP	- not rated	1,670 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	1,850 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
Radiance Bubbletea	5 Cellini Street, London	132 yd
Starbucks	Sainsbury's, 62 Wandsworth Road	138 yd
World Heart Beat	Unit A05, 3 Ponton Road	187 yd
Skypool	Embassy Gardens, 3 Viaduct Gardens	203 yd
Mister Waffle	112 Wandsworth Road, London	209 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	216 yd
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	232 yd
Mawbey Arms	Mawbey Arms Public House, 7 Mawbey Street	391 yd
Estrela Bar	111-115 South Lambeth Road, London	481 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	511 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsbury's, 62 Wandsworth Road	138 yd
Gail's	84 South Lambeth Road, London	375 yd
Sushi Daily (Waitrose)	Waitrose, 1 New Union Square	430 yd
Domino's Pizza	180A Wandsworth Road, London	454 yd
El Hak	Ground Floor, 174 Wandsworth Road	454 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	138 yd
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	539 yd
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	582 yd
The Co-operative Group Food	Ground Floor, 173 - 175 South Lambeth Road	598 yd
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	647 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	239 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	496 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	557 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	582 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		605 yd
The Gym (London Vauxhall) 6a 6a St. George Wharf	health and fitness suite	750 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	781 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	806 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	861 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		883 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	244.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	125 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	216.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 2FT