Neighbourhoods in Southwark
London · 34 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#218 of 296 local authorities · 34 neighbourhoods · 311,492 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span South Bermondsey East (18) to Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk (92); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
There is a sharp split within Southwark: Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk scores 92 out of 100 (#567 of 6,856 nationally) while South Bermondsey East sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 16 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £365,000 in South Bermondsey East to £1,335,500 in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park — a 3.7× gap within Southwark.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Southwark
Towns & places in Southwark
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk | 567 | 92 | £700,000 |
| Herne Hill & Dulwich Park | 1,527 | 78 | £1,335,500 |
| Rotherhithe | 1,623 | 76 | £558,750 |
| Surrey Quays | 2,514 | 63 | £470,000 |
| East Dulwich | 2,850 | 58 | £830,000 |
| Borough & Southwark Street | 3,028 | 56 | £685,000 |
| Dulwich Hill | 3,069 | 55 | £625,000 |
| Nunhead South & Newlands | 3,083 | 55 | £575,000 |
| Peckham Rye Common | 3,090 | 55 | £660,000 |
| Sydenham Hill | 3,158 | 54 | £475,000 |
| Bermondsey North | 3,652 | 47 | £535,000 |
| Camberwell South | 3,782 | 45 | £603,500 |
| Elephant & Castle | 3,905 | 43 | £480,000 |
| North Dulwich | 4,132 | 40 | £422,500 |
| Peckham Rye | 4,276 | 38 | £718,000 |
| Camberwell North | 4,358 | 36 | £413,500 |
| Southwark St George's | 4,413 | 36 | £617,750 |
| London Bridge & Bermondsey West | 4,536 | 34 | £490,000 |
| Bermondsey East | 4,659 | 32 | £436,000 |
| Canada Water | 4,721 | 31 | £480,000 |
| Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West | 4,721 | 31 | £450,000 |
| Walworth North | 4,735 | 31 | £550,000 |
| Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street | 4,858 | 29 | £490,000 |
| Nunhead North | 4,995 | 27 | £530,000 |
| Peckham North West | 5,078 | 26 | £375,000 |
| Camberwell Green | 5,242 | 24 | £395,000 |
| Queens Road Peckham | 5,242 | 24 | £540,000 |
| South Bermondsey Central | 5,276 | 23 | £450,000 |
| Peckham Park Road | 5,345 | 22 | £457,050 |
| South Bermondsey West | 5,352 | 22 | £375,000 |
| Burgess Park | 5,434 | 21 | £471,400 |
| Walworth South | 5,489 | 20 | £440,000 |
| Peckham North | 5,571 | 19 | £415,000 |
| South Bermondsey East | 5,585 | 18 | £365,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Southwark
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Nunhead South & Newlands | 46 |
| Rotherhithe | 53 |
| Surrey Quays | 57 |
| North Dulwich | 57 |
| Sydenham Hill | 60 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk | £81,570 |
| Herne Hill & Dulwich Park | £78,241 |
| Sydenham Hill | £63,768 |
| Surrey Quays | £62,714 |
| Rotherhithe | £62,629 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| North Dulwich | 7.4× |
| Sydenham Hill | 7.4× |
| Surrey Quays | 7.5× |
| Peckham North West | 8.2× |
| Camberwell North | 8.3× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Southwark
Postcode districts that overlap Southwark — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Southwark Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 41%
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.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Southwark.