Queenstown Road, London, SW8 3RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 3RE 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	42.8%	49.3%	6.5%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	57.2%	50.7%	-6.5%	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 3RE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.8% 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	60.4%	61.8%	1.4%	37.9%	23.9%
Married: Opposite sex	19.1%	21.2%	2.1%	44.2%	-23.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.1%	3.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.6%	8.1%	-2.5%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (86.3%) 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	50.9%	48.8%	-2.1%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	27.2%	37.5%	10.3%	33.6%	3.9%
Fair health	11%	8.6%	-2.4%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	7.4%	3.4%	-4.0%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	3.5%	1.7%	-1.8%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

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 46.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.7%	16.9%	-10.8%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.7%	11.1%	6.4%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	6.9%	-3.3%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	13.8%	2.3%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	39.1%	46.7%	7.6%	33.8%	12.9%
Other	5.5%	2.7%	-2.8%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67% 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	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	6.7%	3.1%	-3.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	5.7%	3.5%	-2.2%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	4.5%	2.0%	0.9%	3.6%
Mixed Other	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	0.8%	2.3%
White	67.8%	67%	-0.8%	81.4%	-14.4%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.9% 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	72.4%	60.9%	-11.5%	83.2%	-22.3%
European Union	8.5%	14.2%	5.7%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	5.3%	6.9%	1.6%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	9%	5.5%	5.6%	3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	5.9%	0.2%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.3%	60.5%	-9.8%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	3.2%	18.2%	15.0%	9.8%	8.4%
5-10 Years	3.5%	7.6%	4.1%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	5.7%	10.3%	4.6%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	17.3%	3.4%	-13.9%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.6%	76.7%	-6.1%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.7%	37.2%	7.5%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Queenstown Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Queenstown Road was 167.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.9% higher than the Lavender average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Queenstown Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Lavender and the 160th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.3%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW8 3RE, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Queenstown Road are based on 3278 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wandsworth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Queenstown Road, London, SW8 3RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 3RE

Average Price
£563,769

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£828,627

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£536,764

Other
£691,520

Estimated Average Property Prices for Queenstown Road

Average Price
£799,083

Semi-Detached
£1,148,761

Terraced
£840,744

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£799,640

Other
£621,377

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Queenstown Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29C Queenstown Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£690,000	2022-11-08	£630,403
31 Queenstown Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,001,000	2021-07-27	£2,015,822
29C Queenstown Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2021-07-27	£579,259
31A Queenstown Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2021-07-27	£377,778
31B Queenstown Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2021-07-27	£387,852

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 3RE

Employment

SW8 3RE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	27
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	11
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Triangle Nursery School 25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ	4out of 4	1,711 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 157-159 Battersea Church Rd , Battersea SW11 3ND	4out of 4	1,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,432 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,585 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	2,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Burns Primary School Wycliffe Road , Lavender Hill SW11 5QR	3out of 4	168 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaftesbury Park Primary School Ashbury Road , Battersea SW11 5UW	3out of 4	359 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belleville Wix Academy Wix's Lane , Clapham Common North Side SW4 0AJ	1out of 4	521 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Macaulay Church of England Primary School Victoria Rise , Clapham SW4 0NU	4out of 4	665 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathbrook Primary School St Rule Street , SW8 3EH	3out of 4	744 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Battersea 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	4out of 4	817 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	2out of 4	1,561 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint John Bosco College Parkham Street , Battersea SW11 3DQ	3out of 4	1,690 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Bolingbroke Academy Wakehurst Road , SW11 6BF	3out of 4	1,887 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Clapham Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD	- not rated	2,398 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	1,387 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	1,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,354 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	4,140 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	4,302 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,961 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eaton House the Manor School The Manor , 58 Clapham Common Northside SW4 9RU	- not rated	790 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate House School 80 Clapham Common , Clapham Common SW4 9SD	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	872 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newton Preparatory School 149 Battersea Park Road , SW8 4BX	- not rated	1,191 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
L'Ecole de Battersea Trott Street , Battersea SW11 3DS	- not rated	1,630 yd	Other independent school	Yes	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 Countdown Lounge and Kitchen	39 Queenstown Road, London	6 yd
Le Pot Lyonnais	36-40 Queenstown Road, London	45 yd
M's Dining Room	14 Lavender Hill, London	152 yd
Leilani Restaurant & Ashanti Lounge	14 Lavender Hill, London	152 yd
Thyme By Premier Inn	638 - 640 Wandsworth Road, London	162 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queens Arms PH	The Queens Arms, 139 St Philip Street	138 yd
British Legion	154 Victoria Rise, London	332 yd
The Crown	Public House, The Crown Hotel, 102 Lavender Hill	452 yd
Devas Club	2A Stormont Road, London	545 yd
The Bobbin	1 - 3 Lillieshall Road, London	590 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moonlight	37 Queenstown Road, London	13 yd
Natty Tatty's	49 Queenstown Road, London	73 yd
Wraps & Wings	34 Queenstown Road, London	105 yd
Shmarrn - Pancakes Unit 2	34 Queenstown Road, London	105 yd
Hot Pizza And Chicken 4 U	24 Queenstown Road, London	105 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	646 - 650 Wandsworth Road, London	153 yd
Tesco	Shop, 827 - 833 Wandsworth Road	199 yd
Zapp	Arch 5, Culvert Place	478 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	275-277 Battersea Park Road, London	864 yd
Budgens Supermarket	Parent Of Former Development Site Of 319 To 323, Battersea Park Road	883 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Battersea Scout Centre WICKERSLEY ROAD		342 yd
Virgin Active Club (Clapham) 4-20 4-20 NORTH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	709 yd
Heathbrook Park (Closed) St. Rule Street	grass pitches	753 yd
Wilditch Community Centre CULVERT ROAD		829 yd
Harris Academy Battersea BATTERSEA PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	941 yd
Parkes Health Club (Westminster College) (Closed) Battersea Park Road	health and fitness suite	980 yd
Nuffield Health (Battersea) SHEEPCOTE LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,034 yd
Latchmere Leisure Centre BURNS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,064 yd
Falcon Park CRANLEIGH MEWS	grass pitches	1,076 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	97.6%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	99.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	247.08 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	247.08 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.93 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 3RE