Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26189
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26189 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 5SW
Crime trends · near SE16 5SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +9%
ASB
19
YoY +73%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +167%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
59
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,880
White Brit.41.8%
Other White25.9%
Chinese4.6%
Indian4.4%
Other Asian3.6%
+ 8 other groups · 19.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,866
Christian41.2%
No religion41.0%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim4.8%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,871
25–3431.2%
35–4927.9%
50–6413.2%
20–246.9%
65–745.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 15.3%
Households
Total households: 882
Other27.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
+ 8 other households · 20.4%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Bermondsey and Old Southwark E14001085
Constituency
E14001085
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Surrey Docks
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 001C E01004053
E01004053
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 001 E02000807
E02000807
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 001C E01004053
E01004053
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 001 E02000807
E02000807
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
December 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
December 1999 — Introduced
Postcode SE16 5SW 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: 26189
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004053 and MSOA E02000807 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE16 5SW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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