Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7088
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7088 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 SE16 2LT
Crime trends · near SE16 2LT
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -21%
ASB
17
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +33%
Burglary
7
YoY +40%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +14%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
42
YoY +31%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · theft from the person up sharply · burglary rising
155
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,966
White Brit.33.1%
Other White19.5%
African16.0%
Chinese4.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.9%
+ 11 other groups · 23.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,967
Christian48.9%
No religion33.1%
Muslim7.8%
Not answered7.4%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,969
25–3427.2%
35–4921.5%
50–6414.8%
20–249.6%
65–745.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.2%
Households
Total households: 877
Other29.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.4%
+ 8 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Bermondsey and Old Southwark E14001085
Constituency
E14001085
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Rotherhithe
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 008E E01004060
E01004060
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 008 E02000814
E02000814
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 008E E01004060
E01004060
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 008 E02000814
E02000814
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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE16 2LT 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: 7088
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004060 and MSOA E02000814 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE16 2LT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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