Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 5DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW8 5DB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.3%	50.8%	7.5%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	56.7%	49.2%	-7.5%	49.0%	0.2%

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 5DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	53.8%	57.5%	3.7%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	31.2%	29.6%	-1.6%	44.2%	-14.6%
Married: Same sex	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	7.2%	7.3%	0.1%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (85.4%) 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	55.4%	57.7%	2.3%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	32.3%	27.7%	-4.6%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	9.7%	8.1%	-1.6%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	2.4%	4.6%	2.2%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	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 5DB this area, 6.9% 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 61.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.4%	6.9%	0.5%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.9%	6.1%	1.2%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	4.5%	-3.6%	13.4%	-8.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	17%	9.2%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	64.2%	61.9%	-2.3%	33.8%	28.1%
Other	7.8%	0%	-7.8%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.9% 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)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3%	5.9%	2.9%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	4.3%	7.4%	3.1%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	2%	-1.8%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3.5%	2.2%	0.8%	2.7%
White	70.4%	69.9%	-0.5%	81.4%	-11.5%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.7% 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	54.3%	53.7%	-0.6%	83.2%	-29.5%
European Union	13.7%	17.5%	3.8%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	5.4%	3.5%	-1.9%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	6.2%	10.5%	4.3%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	8.6%	0.0%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	4.3%	-3.0%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	4.6%	1.9%	-2.7%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	53.3%	0.3%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	5.9%	30.5%	24.6%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	11.6%	5.8%	-5.8%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	10.2%	4.6%	-5.6%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	19.4%	5.8%	-13.6%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.5%	76.7%	-1.2%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Turkey	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	1.5%	13.5%	-12.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.1%	37.2%	0.9%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	9.2%	6.5%	2.7%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Nine Elms Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Nine Elms Lane was 470.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 332.2% higher than the Battersea Park average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Nine Elms Lane has the 8th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park and the 29th highest crime rate of 806 local areas in Wandsworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 168.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.2%.

🔎 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 5DB, 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 Nine Elms Lane are based on 284 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 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 5DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW8 5DB

Average Price
£853,743

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£853,743

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Nine Elms Lane

Average Price
£1,797,426

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,796,289

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,016,937

Other
£37,830,198

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Nine Elms LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 15 Riverside Court, 20 Nine Elms Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2025-07-11	£405,501
Flat 32 Riverside Court, 20 Nine Elms Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2024-03-05	£1,660,282
Flat 23 Riverside Court, 20 Nine Elms Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£675,000	2023-03-30	£634,764
Flat 2 Riverside Court, 20 Nine Elms Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£700,000	2023-01-27	£640,500
Flat 12 Riverside Court, 20 Nine Elms Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£945,000	2022-02-28	£873,409

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW8 5DB

Employment

SW8 5DB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	87
Retired	61
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	21
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7
Looking after home or family	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	44
Information and communication	29
Financial and insurance activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	22
Human health and social work activities	19
Other	16
Education	14
Construction	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Real estate activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	- not rated	346 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	1,736 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	2,862 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	3,398 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	3,642 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	3out of 4	560 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Cathedral RC Primary School Bessborough Place , SW1V 3SE	- not rated	592 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Primary Lupus Street , Westminster SW1V 3AT	- not rated	672 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchill Gardens Primary Academy Ranelagh Road , Pimlico SW1V 3EU	- not rated	701 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchill Gardens Community Primary School Ranelagh Road , Pimlico SW1V 3EU	- not rated	739 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pimlico School Lupus Street , SW1V 3AT	- not rated	672 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	3out of 4	672 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 323 Kennington Lane , Kennington SE11 5QY	4out of 4	1,092 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	- not rated	1,191 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	- not rated	1,191 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	4,711 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ada National College for Digital Skills 1, Sutherland Street , Pimlico SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,376 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	1,826 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	1,905 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,102 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,362 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	1,630 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,399 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,362 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churchill Gardens Language Unit Ranelagh Road , SW1V 3EU	- not rated	701 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Fairley House School 30 Causton Street , London SW1P 4AU	- not rated	807 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Vauxhall College of Building and Further Education Belmore Street , SW8 2JY	- not rated	952 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alpha Community School At Springfield Methodist Church Wandsworth Road , South Lambeth SW8 2JU	- not rated	959 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Under School Adrian House , 27 Vincent Square SW1P 2NN	- not rated	978 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eagle Trade UK Ltd	One Thames City, Apartment B2101, 8 Carnation Way	217 yd
Skypool	Embassy Gardens, 3 Viaduct Gardens	231 yd
Embassy Gardens	1 Ponton Road, London	272 yd
District Embassy Gardens	7 New Union Square, London	295 yd
Passyunk Avenue	7 New Union Square, London	295 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Riverside (Unit 14)	5 St George Wharf, London	481 yd
Nine Elms Tavern	Unit D3, 3 Riverlight Quay	486 yd
Fire	Arches 39-44 Parry Street, London	589 yd
Nolan's Freehouse	33 Wilcox Road, London	614 yd
The Nottingham Castle	The Nottingham Castle Public House, 257 Wandsworth Road	658 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Daily (Waitrose)	Waitrose, 1 New Union Square	295 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsbury's, 62 Wandsworth Road	379 yd
Knot	Shops, Vauxhall Station	411 yd
Pret A Manger	21A St George Wharf, London	481 yd
Gail's	84 South Lambeth Road, London	573 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Block F, St George Wharf, London, London	342 yd
Sainsbury's - Main Store	Sainsburys, 62 Wandsworth Road	379 yd
Waitrose	3 Bondway, London	581 yd
Sainsbury's	7 - 11 South Lambeth Place, London	637 yd
Tesco	93-95 LUPUS STREET	882 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dolphin Fitness Club DOLPHIN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	534 yd
The Gym (London Vauxhall) 6a 6a St. George Wharf	health and fitness suite	557 yd
South Bank Club 124-130 124-130 WANDSWORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	639 yd
Pimlico Academy LUPUS STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	675 yd
Vauxhall Park FENTIMAN ROAD	tennis courts	696 yd
Paris Gymnasium (Closed) 73-74 73-74 Goding Street	health and fitness suite	810 yd
Chelsea Bridge Hotel Queenstown Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	845 yd
The Grey Coat Hospital School (St Michaels) REGENCY STREET		894 yd
Powerleague (Nine Elms) THESSALY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	904 yd
Pure Gym (London Lambeth) Wandsworth Road	health and fitness suite	954 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	297.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	223 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW8 5DB