Vassall Road, London, SW9 6NJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW9 6NJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	45.5%	48.7%	3.2%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	54.5%	51.3%	-3.2%	49.0%	2.3%

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 SW9 6NJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.9% 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%	68.9%	8.5%	37.9%	31.0%
Married: Opposite sex	19.1%	14.5%	-4.6%	44.2%	-29.7%
Married: Same sex	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	5.5%	4.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	8.1%	8.3%	0.2%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (69.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.7%	39.8%	-1.9%	48.4%	-8.6%
Good health	35.2%	29.5%	-5.7%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	11.7%	20.3%	8.6%	12.7%	7.6%
Bad health	8.3%	6.9%	-1.4%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	3%	3.4%	0.4%	1.2%	2.2%

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%	23.6%	3.6%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	6.6%	-4.0%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	12.2%	2.8%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	11.8%	3.7%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	40%	41.5%	1.5%	33.8%	7.7%
Other	11.1%	2.2%	-8.9%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.9% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.9%
Other Asian	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	13.3%	9.7%	-3.6%	2.5%	7.2%
Black Caribbean	17%	24.3%	7.3%	1.0%	23.3%
Other Black	3.4%	6.6%	3.2%	0.5%	6.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
White	52.3%	45.9%	-6.4%	81.4%	-35.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.8%	3.5%	2.7%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.5% 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	62.5%	70.5%	8.0%	83.2%	-12.7%
European Union	8.3%	6.2%	-2.1%	6.1%	0.1%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	11%	6.6%	-4.4%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11%	11.6%	0.6%	1.3%	10.3%
Oceania	1.1%	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	59.1%	70%	10.9%	83.2%	-13.2%
10+ Years	4.9%	24.6%	19.7%	9.8%	14.8%
5-10 Years	4.5%	1.2%	-3.3%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	6.1%	2.3%	-3.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	25.4%	1.9%	-23.5%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	4.2%	0.5%	3.7%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.9%	37.2%	-1.3%
Christian	50.8%	46.2%	4.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Vassall Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vassall Road was 85.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.0% lower than the Kennington average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Vassall Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.5%.

🔎 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
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW9 6NJ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Vassall Road 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 Vassall Road, London, SW9 6NJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW9 6NJ

Average Price
£631,730

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£857,546

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£428,495

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vassall Road

Average Price
£642,221

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,240,685

Detached
£2,603,408

Flats/Maisonettes
£420,371

Other
£554,080

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vassall Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
109C Vassall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2025-01-23	£258,938
123B Vassall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£343,042	2024-11-29	£343,042
149 Vassall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£795,000	2021-09-30	£843,569
113D Vassall Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£347,500	2020-12-18	£341,201
129 Vassall Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2020-02-05	£783,570

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW9 6NJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	37
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Part-Time Employee	16
Self-Employed	16
Looking after home or family	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Information and communication	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	13
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Manufacturing	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	1,529 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre Tower Mill Road , Off Coleman Road SE15 6BY	3out of 4	1,942 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	2,130 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School 29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT	3out of 4	2,235 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	2,600 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School Warham Street , Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX	3out of 4	285 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Primary SW9 Cancell Road , North Brixton SW9 6HN	3out of 4	293 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Van Gogh Primary Cowley Road , SW9 6HF	1out of 4	591 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reay Primary School Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0EN	4out of 4	595 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS	3out of 4	646 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Gabriel's College Langton Road , SW9 6UL	3out of 4	498 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark All Saints Academy 140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB	3out of 4	531 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School 55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR	1out of 4	802 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP	4out of 4	876 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Platanos College Clapham Road , SW9 0AL	4out of 4	1,105 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,152 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	2,166 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,348 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,113 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , Clapham	- not rated	3,223 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	2,417 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highshore School 135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW	3out of 4	467 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kennington Park Academy 20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX	3out of 4	512 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
PhoenixPlace Redcar Street , SE5 0NA	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Park College 5 Kennington Park Place , SE11 4AS	- not rated	839 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arco Academy Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS	- not rated	1,351 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Family cafe	175	261 yd
TGS Arada Cafe	52 Vassall Road, London	323 yd
St Gabriels Injera	46 Vassall Road, London	332 yd
In Your Face	Lothian Christian Centre, 81 Lothian Road	362 yd
New dewaniam	225a	407 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Kennington	60 Camberwell New Road, London	125 yd
The Golden Goose	146 - 148 Camberwell New Road, London	186 yd
Clarendon arms	225	407 yd
Canterbury arms	2-4	604 yd
Hanover Arms	The Hanover Arms, 326 Kennington Park Road	700 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kokodoo	163	163 yd
Papa nadox kitchen	163	163 yd
Papadom fried chicken (pfc)	219	261 yd
Royal kebab	171	261 yd
Golden dragon	217	261 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The co-operative food	177-183	261 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 118A Brixton Road	570 yd
Wyndham supermarket	Unit A Gwen Morris House	750 yd
Iceland foods ltd	120-132	871 yd
Ar camberwell supermarket	244-246	885 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saint Johns The Divine FREDERICK CRESCENT		95 yd
St Gabriels College LANGTON ROAD		364 yd
Ark All Saints Academy WYNDHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	409 yd
Pure Gym (London Oval) Units 4-4A-5-5A Units 4-4A-5-5A Kennington Park	health and fitness suite	444 yd
Eythorne Park Cowley Road	grass pitches	449 yd
St Michael And All Angels C Of E Academy (Closed) Wyndham Road	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Kennington Park Pitch St. Agnes Place	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	504 yd
Vassall Ward Youth Club Brixton Road		509 yd
Myatts Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park Project Myatt's Fields Park Project	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	531 yd
Durand Academy (Mostyn Site) Cowley Road	swimming pool	609 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	42.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	90.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW9 6NJ