West Norwood South

Lambeth · London · population 7,629 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,715 of 6,856 in England
  • #880 of 1,002 in London
  • #34 of 35 in Lambeth
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,822
Median age (est.)36
Density11,112per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above41%
No car or van49%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 48%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 48%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 24%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 24%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 6%Black: 36%Mixed: 10%Other: 5%
White 44%Asian 6%Black 36%Mixed 10%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 31% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 32%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

West Norwood South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,715 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 35 in Lambeth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (48) and lowest on Income (12). Typical homes here sold for about £480,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 65 sales), 10% below the wider Lambeth median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,096 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 12 · #6,037
Employment 12 · #6,030
Education 48 · #3,542
Health 22 · #5,359
Crime 27 · #5,002
Housing & access 24 · #5,180
Living environment 25 · #5,112

House prices ?

£480,000median (12m) · +6.7% yr · n=65
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£480,00065+6.7%+6.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£625,0005+4.3%+14.9%
Terraced£600,00032-13.4%+7.2%
Flat£329,55028-1.6%-7.0%
This area£480,000
Lambeth£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,096±£6,471 · #2,296 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,598
Price-to-income ?10.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 611 offences
Lambeth120
London102
England83

Rank #4,083 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences235
Theft152
Burglary36
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons45
Drugs29
Robbery14
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 157 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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