Union Grove, London, SW8 2RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 2RS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	49.9%	49.3%	-0.6%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	50.1%	50.7%	0.6%	49.0%	1.7%

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 2RS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.5% 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	53.5%	64.5%	11.0%	37.9%	26.6%
Married: Opposite sex	25.5%	25.2%	-0.3%	44.2%	-19.0%
Separated	5.9%	2.8%	-3.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	9.8%	5.4%	-4.4%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	5.2%	2.2%	-3.0%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (87.6%) 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	47.8%	57.7%	9.9%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	37.9%	29.9%	-8.0%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	10.9%	9.2%	-1.7%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.6%	18%	-2.6%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.6%	6.6%	-7.0%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	8.1%	0.1%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.9%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	17.3%	5.4%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	31.5%	40.9%	9.4%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	13.6%	4.1%	-9.5%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.8% 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	3.1%	14%	10.9%	1.1%	12.9%
Chinese	4.6%	1.5%	-3.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.8%	3%	0.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	26.7%	21.7%	-5.0%	2.5%	19.2%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	11.7%	3.6%	1.0%	10.7%
Other Black	8.7%	3.8%	-4.9%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	3%	0.7%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1%	2.3%	1.3%	0.8%	1.5%
White	37.9%	28.8%	-9.1%	81.4%	-52.6%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.8%	6.1%	4.3%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.5% 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	53.7%	55.5%	1.8%	83.2%	-27.7%
European Union	14.5%	8.6%	-5.9%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	17%	14.2%	-2.8%	2.7%	11.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	11%	3.4%	5.6%	5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	8.6%	3.0%	1.3%	7.3%
Oceania	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.7%	55.8%	3.1%	83.2%	-27.4%
10+ Years	3.1%	36.1%	33.0%	9.8%	26.3%
5-10 Years	5.3%	5.1%	-0.2%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	7.6%	2.5%	-5.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	31.3%	0.5%	-30.8%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.8%	76.7%	-3.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	5.1%	0.5%	4.6%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	46.1%	46.2%	-0.1%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Union Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Union Grove was 122.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.6% higher than the Stockwell East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Union Grove has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stockwell East and the 331st highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW8 2RS, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Union Grove are based on 170 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 Union Grove, London, SW8 2RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 2RS

Average Price
£341,882

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,882

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Union Grove

Average Price
£355,312

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£344,794

Other
£2,132,908

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Union GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 26 Knebworth House Union Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-05-09	£268,834
Flat 28 Knebworth House Union Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£429,000	2016-08-12	£402,831
Flat 22 Knebworth House Union Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£219,950	2014-07-18	£245,580
Flat 12 Knebworth House Union Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£306,000	2014-02-20	£374,621
Flat 13 Knebworth House Union Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2012-10-22	£330,634

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 2RS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 2RS 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	173
Part-Time Employee	60
Self-Employed	48
Looking after home or family	46
Retired	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	29
Unemployed	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	9
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	1
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	- not rated	1,726 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,540 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	3out of 4	2,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Triangle Nursery School 35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL	4out of 4	2,583 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	2,756 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Larkhall Primary Campus Smedley Street , Clapham SW4 6PH	3out of 4	320 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lark Hall Junior School and Centre for Pupils With Autism Smedley Street , SW4 6PH	- not rated	341 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	428 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Griffin Primary School Stewarts Road , SW8 4JB	- not rated	474 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Griffin Primary School Stewarts Road , SW8 4JB	2out of 4	474 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	3out of 4	985 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stockwell Park School Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	- not rated	1,010 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	- not rated	1,762 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	- not rated	1,762 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Elms Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	3out of 4	1,935 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	- not rated	4,755 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	1,733 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	2,004 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	2,179 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	2,333 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,782 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durand Academy Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD	- not rated	1,307 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,242 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,914 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Vauxhall College of Building and Further Education Belmore Street , SW8 2JY	- not rated	437 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alpha Community School At Springfield Methodist Church Wandsworth Road , South Lambeth SW8 2JU	- not rated	444 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Rectory Centre Rectory Grove , Clapham Old Town SW4 0EL	- not rated	1,038 yd	Pupil referral unit	No		More About School
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	1,121 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,218 yd	Community special school	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
The Coffee Lovers Fl	268 Wandsworth Road, London	204 yd
Dessert Heaven	467 Wandsworth Road, London	242 yd
Golfinhos	461 Wandsworth Road, London	244 yd
Andalucia Patisserie	248 Wandsworth Road, London	274 yd
Arituculate Cafe	87 Jeffreys Road, London	286 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Feeleys Free House	Feelys Free House, 99 Union Road	204 yd
The Surprise	The Surprise Public House, 16 Southville	263 yd
Priory Arms	The Priory Arms Public House, 83 Lansdowne Way	405 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	633 yd
The Phoenix	348 Clapham Road, London	648 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pak Hong	413 Wandsworth Road, London	156 yd
Lahori Grill	266 Wandsworth Road, London	204 yd
Wing's	391 Wandsworth Road, London	205 yd
Selekt Chicken	252 Wandsworth Road, London	268 yd
Peri Peri Bites	242 Wandsworth Road, London	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	447 yd
Sainsbury's	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	644 yd
Iceland Foods	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	644 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	761 yd
Sainsbury's	399 - 407 Clapham Road, London	773 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	210 yd
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		345 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	367 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		434 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	447 yd
Griffin Primary School STEWARTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	470 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	545 yd
Heathbrook Park (Closed) St. Rule Street	grass pitches	753 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	781 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	791 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	216.3 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	129.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 2RS