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Waterloo & South Bank

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
9,292
Households
4,050
Crimes · Jun '26
Among the highest · 46.8 per 1k
4,050
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 46.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£688,595
Median property price
283
Postcodes
4,050
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 46.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£688,595
Median property price
283
Postcodes

Sold prices in Waterloo & South Bank

England & Wales
Property sales · Waterloo & South Bank
HM Land Registry · Waterloo & South Bank
Average price
£846,738
YoY: -20.0%
Median price: £674,550
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 7 sales · avg £517,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£3.2m£1.9m£515k
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 Waterloo & South Bank

England & Wales
Crime trends · Waterloo & South Bank

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
73
YoY +7%
1027242
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
79
YoY +49%
936332
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY -31%
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

435
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Waterloo & South Bank

High flood risk in part of this area

1 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 Lambeth.

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

Apply for a primary place via Lambeth

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 Waterloo & South Bank

GPs make up most of the mapped places

46 GPs · 15 Libraries · 8 Museums · 80 in all

  • GPs46
  • Libraries15
  • Museums8
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities4

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

Overview of Waterloo & South Bank

Coordinates51.5013, -0.1128
Postcodes
283
Population (Census)
9,292
Households (Census)
4,050
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Among the highest · 46.8 per 1k

Demographics in Waterloo & South Bank

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,288
White Brit.31.7%
Other White19.6%
Chinese8.9%
African8.8%
Caribbean4.4%
+ 10 other groups · 26.5%

Religion

Total residents: 9,286
Christian40.3%
No religion38.3%
Not answered8.1%
Muslim7.6%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,292
25–3423.5%
35–4918.7%
20–2416.2%
50–6414.1%
16–197.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.6%

Households

Total households: 4,050
Other32.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Any member 66+8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.1%
+ 8 other households · 29.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Waterloo & South Bank

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.98 (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 4.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Waterloo & South Bank