Southwark Area Guide | £501k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Southwark

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
307,998
Households
130,938
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 11.5 per 1k
130,938
Households
White Brit. · 36%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£501,187
Median property price
£2,272
Median rent
7,235
Postcodes
130,938
Households
White Brit. · 36%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£501,187
Median property price
£2,272
Median rent
7,235
Postcodes

Sold prices in Southwark

England & Wales
Property sales · Southwark
HM Land Registry · Southwark
Average price
£659,806
YoY: +1.6%
Median price: £516,828
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 94 sales · avg £628,840
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£733k£650k£567k
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 Southwark

England & Wales
Crime trends · Southwark

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
817
YoY +10%
817695572
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
639
YoY -15%
789647504
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
165
YoY -9%
191164136
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
154
YoY -15%
194160126
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY -90%
1941029
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
107
YoY +7%
1218141
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Possession Of Weapons
37
YoY +42%
37239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
288
YoY +106%
438289140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
182
YoY +26%
18214097
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising

3,528
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Southwark

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.

Transport in Southwark

South Bermondsey is a 20-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.6 km

  • South Bermondsey

    Rail

    1.6 km
  • Peckham Rye

    Rail

    1.6 km
  • Queens Road Peckham

    Rail

    1.8 km
  • Elephant & Castle

    Rail

    1.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Southwark

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

Private rents in Southwark

Median private rent

£2,272/month

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

£1,814
1 bed
£2,272
2 bed
£2,640
3 bed
£3,491
4 bed

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

Overview of Southwark

Coordinates51.4840, -0.0777
Postcodes
7,235
Population (Census)
307,998
Households (Census)
130,938
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 11.5 per 1k

Demographics in Southwark

Ethnicity

Total residents: 308,026
White Brit.35.5%
African15.7%
Other White13.4%
Caribbean5.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.3%
+ 11 other groups · 24.2%

Religion

Total residents: 308,067
Christian43.3%
No religion36.4%
Muslim9.6%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 307,998
25–3423.8%
35–4922.2%
50–6416.3%
20–248.3%
10–156.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.1%

Households

Total households: 130,938
Other25.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 33.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southwark

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.36 (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 4.36 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).