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Old Kent Road

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
19,039
Households
7,439
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
7,439
Households
African · 25%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£436,354
Median property price
340
Postcodes
7,439
Households
African · 25%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£436,354
Median property price
340
Postcodes

Sold prices in Old Kent Road

England & Wales
Property sales · Old Kent Road
HM Land Registry · Old Kent Road
Average price
£474,527
YoY: +0.5%
Median price: £482,151
View district SE1
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £333,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£734k£528k£322k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Old Kent Road

England & Wales
Crime trends · Old Kent Road

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
56
YoY +33%
594530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
34
YoY +17%
503724
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +40%
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY -20%
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

191
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Old Kent Road

High flood risk in part of this area

4 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Southwark.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

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Amenities in Old Kent Road

GPs make up most of the mapped places

48 GPs · 17 Libraries · 12 Universities · 93 in all

  • GPs48
  • Libraries17
  • Universities12
  • Museums10
  • Hospitals6

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Old Kent Road

Coordinates51.4831, -0.0646
Postcodes
340
Population (Census)
19,039
Households (Census)
7,439
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 10.0 per 1k

Demographics in Old Kent Road

Ethnicity

Total residents: 19,014
African25.1%
White Brit.23.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group9.4%
Other White9.4%
Caribbean8.1%
+ 10 other groups · 24.7%

Religion

Total residents: 19,036
Christian51.2%
No religion27.5%
Muslim12.2%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 19,039
35–4921.6%
25–3419.7%
50–6418.6%
20–247.8%
10–157.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.7%

Households

Total households: 7,439
Other24.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
Any member 66+8.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Old Kent Road

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).