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Rotherhithe

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
17,096
Households
7,583
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
7,583
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£446,636
Median property price
351
Postcodes
7,583
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£446,636
Median property price
351
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rotherhithe

England & Wales
Property sales · Rotherhithe
HM Land Registry · Rotherhithe
Average price
£540,485
YoY: -0.7%
Median price: £471,846
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £478,700
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£766k£560k£354k
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 Rotherhithe

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rotherhithe

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
46
YoY +44%
634118
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
21
YoY -43%
473217
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

163
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rotherhithe

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.

Apply for a primary place via Southwark

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Rotherhithe

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 Rotherhithe

Coordinates51.4977, -0.0488
Postcodes
351
Population (Census)
17,096
Households (Census)
7,583
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.5 per 1k

Demographics in Rotherhithe

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,108
White Brit.33.8%
Other White20.3%
African12.5%
Chinese5.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.2%
+ 11 other groups · 23.4%

Religion

Total residents: 17,109
Christian42.9%
No religion36.9%
Muslim8.4%
Not answered8.0%
Hindu1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,096
25–3428.7%
35–4922.3%
50–6414.0%
20–248.2%
5–95.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.5%

Households

Total households: 7,583
Other27.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 32.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rotherhithe

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.46 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.46 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rotherhithe