Carey Gardens, London, SW8 4HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW8 4HJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	50%	49.8%	-0.2%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	50%	50.2%	0.2%	49.0%	1.2%

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 4HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.8% 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	58.6%	54.8%	-3.8%	37.9%	16.9%
Married: Opposite sex	26%	30.7%	4.7%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.1%	3.4%	-1.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5.6%	7.7%	2.1%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (87.7%) 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	52.9%	63.8%	10.9%	48.4%	15.4%
Good health	31%	23.9%	-7.1%	33.6%	-9.7%
Fair health	11.7%	9.5%	-2.2%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	18.1%	22%	3.9%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	7.3%	-5.7%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	8.1%	-3.5%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.6%	13.9%	8.3%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	29.3%	39.8%	10.5%	33.8%	6.0%
Other	20.5%	5%	-15.5%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.8% 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	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	4%	8%	4.0%	2.7%	5.3%
Other Asian	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	12.8%	23.5%	10.7%	2.5%	21.0%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	9.9%	0.8%	1.0%	8.9%
Other Black	8%	1.9%	-6.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	3.3%	0.6%	-2.7%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.5%	5.9%	0.4%	0.9%	5.0%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.1%
White	45.6%	32.8%	-12.8%	81.4%	-48.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	1.5%	6.8%	5.3%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.1% 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	50.4%	52.1%	1.7%	83.2%	-31.1%
European Union	17.5%	11.3%	-6.2%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	9.9%	11.7%	1.8%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	8.6%	1.7%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.9%	14.4%	0.5%	1.3%	13.1%
Oceania	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.3%	52.3%	3.0%	83.2%	-30.9%
10+ Years	9.1%	29.5%	20.4%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	13.5%	9.2%	-4.3%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	9.5%	4%	-5.5%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	4.9%	-13.7%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	4%	0.4%	3.6%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	3.7%	0.2%	3.5%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.4%	37.2%	-15.8%
Christian	51.1%	46.2%	4.9%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	19.2%	6.5%	12.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Carey Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Carey Gardens was 31.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.1% lower than the Battersea Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Carey Gardens has the 8th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park and the 134th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW8 4HJ, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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 Carey Gardens are based on 126 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 Carey Gardens, London, SW8 4HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 4HJ

Average Price
£373,239

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£390,398

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£371,221

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Carey Gardens

Average Price
£325,590

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£384,057

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,150

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Carey GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
89 Carey Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£535,000	2023-07-28	£527,246
5 Carey Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£408,500	2020-07-10	£406,366
7 Carey Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£424,300	2020-07-03	£422,083
89 Carey Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2017-11-10	£453,333
95 Carey Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2015-07-10	£459,978

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 4HJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SW8 4HJ 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	94
Student (economically inactive)	30
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	25
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	18
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Administrative and support service activities	15
Other	14
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Human health and social work activities	7
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Education	4
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Manufacturing	1

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	1,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	1,644 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	2,697 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,827 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	2,864 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Griffin Primary School Stewarts Road , SW8 4JB	2out of 4	137 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's CofE Primary School Corunna Road , Battersea SW8 4JS	3out of 4	448 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathbrook Primary School St Rule Street , SW8 3EH	3out of 4	610 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lark Hall Primary School (Including Lark Hall Centre for Pupils with Autism) Smedley Street , Clapham SW4 6PH	3out of 4	653 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road , Stockwell SW4 6RP	3out of 4	753 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	1,326 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Battersea 401 Battersea Park Road , SW11 5AP	4out of 4	1,693 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	1,790 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lambeth Academy Elms Road , Clapham SW4 9ET	2out of 4	1,974 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,761 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	2,256 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	2,762 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,108 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,202 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4,417 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	5,107 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	782 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Dominie School Limited 55 Warriner Gardens , Battersea SW11 4DX	- not rated	1,551 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne School 49 Combermere Road , SW9 9QD	3out of 4	1,556 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eaton House the Manor School The Manor , 58 Clapham Common Northside SW4 9RU	- not rated	1,773 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate House School 80 Clapham Common , Clapham Common SW4 9SD	- not rated	1,928 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
Golfinhos	461 Wandsworth Road, London	161 yd
Dessert Heaven	467 Wandsworth Road, London	162 yd
McDonald's	366 - 370 Wandsworth Road, London	224 yd
The Coffee Lovers Fl	268 Wandsworth Road, London	230 yd
Food By Dish	108 Stewarts Road, London	301 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Feeleys Free House	Feelys Free House, 99 Union Road	177 yd
The Surprise	The Surprise Public House, 16 Southville	358 yd
Priory Arms	The Priory Arms Public House, 83 Lansdowne Way	526 yd
Cavendish Arms	The Cavendish Arms, Hartington Road	739 yd
Bread & Roses	The Bread And Roses Public House, 68 Clapham Manor Street	799 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pak Hong	413 Wandsworth Road, London	217 yd
Lahori Grill	266 Wandsworth Road, London	230 yd
Wing's	391 Wandsworth Road, London	270 yd
Cafe Santa Cruzense	4 Condell Road, London	276 yd
Selekt Chicken	252 Wandsworth Road, London	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	214 Wandsworth Road, London	492 yd
Sainsbury's	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	856 yd
Iceland Foods	314 - 318 Clapham Road, London	856 yd
Sainsbury's	399 - 407 Clapham Road, London	930 yd
Sainsbury's	2A - 2D Binfield Road, London	964 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Patmore Clubroom (Closed) Thessaly Road		204 yd
Griffin Primary School STEWARTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	266 yd
Larkhall Park PRIORY MEWS	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	369 yd
Lambeth College (Closed) Belmore Street		447 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	491 yd
Oasis Play MAIN OFFICE MAIN OFFICE PRIORY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	534 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	552 yd
Heathbrook Park (Closed) St. Rule Street	grass pitches	578 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	635 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	819 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	75.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	190.7 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	164.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 4HJ