Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2987
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2987 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SE1 5BZ
Crime trends · near SE1 5BZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY stable
ASB
31
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
7
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -71%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving
132
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,955
White Brit.45.1%
African15.2%
Other White14.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.1%
Caribbean3.3%
+ 9 other groups · 16.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,958
Christian47.2%
No religion32.9%
Muslim9.2%
Not answered8.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,960
25–3419.9%
35–4919.9%
50–6415.9%
20–2411.5%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Total households: 829
Other20.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.5%
Any member 66+10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.1%
+ 9 other households · 37.2%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Bermondsey and Old Southwark E14001085
Constituency
E14001085
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
South Bermondsey
Constituency code
E14001085
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Southwark, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southwark
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
South East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Southwark
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southwark 010D E01004042
E01004042
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 010D E01004042
E01004042
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1984
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> Present
February 1984 — Introduced
Postcode SE1 5BZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 2987
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004042 and MSOA E02000816 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE1 5BZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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