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Rye Lane

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
16,082
Households
6,871
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 20.0 per 1k
6,871
Households
White Brit. · 41%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 20.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£731,951
Median property price
298
Postcodes
6,871
Households
White Brit. · 41%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 20.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£731,951
Median property price
298
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rye Lane

England & Wales
Property sales · Rye Lane
HM Land Registry · Rye Lane
Average price
£779,087
YoY: +11.5%
Median price: £558,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £517,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£795k£495k
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 Rye Lane

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rye Lane

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
65
YoY stable
704928
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
56
YoY +10%
826140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
27
YoY +35%
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
13
YoY -41%
22134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
42
YoY +8%
432813
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · theft from the person up sharply · vehicle crime rising

322
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rye Lane

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 Rye Lane

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 Rye Lane

Coordinates51.4683, -0.0691
Postcodes
298
Population (Census)
16,082
Households (Census)
6,871
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 20.0 per 1k

Demographics in Rye Lane

Ethnicity

Total residents: 16,091
White Brit.40.9%
African14.0%
Caribbean10.5%
Other White9.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.7%
+ 8 other groups · 20.4%

Religion

Total residents: 16,089
Christian41.6%
No religion41.2%
Muslim7.4%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 2.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 16,082
25–3424.8%
35–4922.7%
50–6416.5%
20–246.4%
10–156.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%

Households

Total households: 6,871
Other23.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 33.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rye Lane

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.52 (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 3.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rye Lane