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South East

REGION
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
9,277,746
Households
3,807,148
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
3,807,148
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£423,023
Median property price
£1,266
Median rent
261,178
Postcodes
3,807,148
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£423,023
Median property price
£1,266
Median rent
261,178
Postcodes

Sold prices in South East

England & Wales
Property sales · South East
HM Land Registry · South East
Average price
£443,659
YoY: -1.4%
Median price: £424,143
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3,873 sales · avg £428,493
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£473k£443k£413k
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 South East

England & Wales
Crime trends · South East

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
20,460
YoY stable
24,93720,07215,206
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9,921
YoY +16%
10,8457,5784,311
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2,349
YoY stable
3,0552,5181,980
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1,509
YoY stable
2,0831,6841,284
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4,251
YoY stable
4,6863,8252,963
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
556
YoY +7%
775539302
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply · asb rising

56,353
incidents · Jun '26

Schools in South East

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Private rents in South East

Median private rent

£1,266/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£987
1 bed
£1,266
2 bed
£1,541
3 bed
£2,200
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of South East

Coordinates51.2502, -0.4578
Postcodes
261,178
Population (Census)
9,277,746
Households (Census)
3,807,148
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.1 per 1k

Demographics in South East

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,278,793
White Brit.78.8%
Other White6.3%
Indian2.6%
Other Asian1.7%
African1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.9%

Religion

Total residents: 9,278,716
Christian46.5%
No religion40.2%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim3.3%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,277,746
50–6419.8%
35–4919.7%
25–3412.4%
65–7410.2%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 3,807,148
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Other15.2%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South East

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.66 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.66 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Local Authorities in South East

Hart
IMD 9.07
2,973 postcodes
Wokingham
IMD 8.90
4,478 postcodes
Elmbridge
IMD 8.78
3,836 postcodes
Surrey Heath
IMD 8.51
2,357 postcodes
Epsom and Ewell
IMD 8.47
1,892 postcodes
Waverley
IMD 8.41
4,376 postcodes
Fareham
IMD 8.36
3,314 postcodes
South Oxfordshire
IMD 8.34
5,324 postcodes
Windsor and Maidenhead
IMD 8.31
4,541 postcodes
Mid Sussex
IMD 8.25
4,616 postcodes
Reigate and Banstead
IMD 8.09
3,914 postcodes
Bracknell Forest
IMD 8.05
3,065 postcodes
Guildford
IMD 8.00
4,316 postcodes
Vale of White Horse
IMD 7.96
4,301 postcodes
East Hampshire
IMD 7.94
4,234 postcodes
Mole Valley
IMD 7.94
3,146 postcodes
Woking
IMD 7.93
2,589 postcodes
Horsham
IMD 7.85
4,232 postcodes
Eastleigh
IMD 7.73
3,467 postcodes
West Oxfordshire
IMD 7.73
4,117 postcodes
Winchester
IMD 7.73
4,213 postcodes
Buckinghamshire
IMD 7.52
16,137 postcodes
West Berkshire
IMD 7.40
5,434 postcodes
Runnymede
IMD 7.35
2,424 postcodes
Tandridge
IMD 7.28
2,344 postcodes
New Forest
IMD 7.24
5,521 postcodes
Basingstoke and Deane
IMD 7.20
5,077 postcodes
Test Valley
IMD 7.20
3,842 postcodes
Wealden
IMD 7.18
6,055 postcodes
Cherwell
IMD 7.16
4,932 postcodes
Tonbridge and Malling
IMD 7.01
4,043 postcodes
Oxford
IMD 7.00
3,697 postcodes
Sevenoaks
IMD 6.87
3,714 postcodes
Tunbridge Wells
IMD 6.71
3,891 postcodes
Rushmoor
IMD 6.68
2,345 postcodes
Spelthorne
IMD 6.63
2,490 postcodes
Lewes
IMD 6.29
3,393 postcodes
Chichester
IMD 6.25
4,974 postcodes
Worthing
IMD 6.24
3,136 postcodes
Milton Keynes
IMD 6.11
7,876 postcodes
Dartford
IMD 5.94
2,462 postcodes
Reading
IMD 5.84
3,794 postcodes
Adur
IMD 5.83
1,853 postcodes
Arun
IMD 5.81
5,194 postcodes
Canterbury
IMD 5.79
4,564 postcodes
Havant
IMD 5.77
3,108 postcodes
Maidstone
IMD 5.71
5,447 postcodes
Ashford
IMD 5.42
3,975 postcodes
Brighton and Hove
IMD 5.42
5,079 postcodes
Crawley
IMD 4.99
2,674 postcodes
Eastbourne
IMD 4.99
2,861 postcodes
Gravesham
IMD 4.94
2,272 postcodes
Medway
IMD 4.87
6,188 postcodes
Gosport
IMD 4.80
1,840 postcodes
Rother
IMD 4.79
3,172 postcodes
Dover
IMD 4.73
3,933 postcodes
Southampton
IMD 4.54
5,814 postcodes
Folkestone and Hythe
IMD 4.52
3,682 postcodes
Slough
IMD 4.41
2,883 postcodes
Swale
IMD 4.41
4,115 postcodes
Portsmouth
IMD 4.40
4,427 postcodes
Isle of Wight
IMD 4.32
5,135 postcodes
Thanet
IMD 3.76
4,050 postcodes
Hastings
IMD 2.96
2,030 postcodes