Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street
Southwark · London · population 8,681 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Burgess Park · Postcode SE17 · SE5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,858 of 6,856 in England
- #665 of 1,002 in London
- #23 of 34 in Southwark
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 31% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 44%
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
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,858 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (60) and lowest on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £490,000 over the past year, down 17% across five years (from 52 sales), 9% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,719 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 93 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £490,000 | 52 | +2.1% | -17.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £820,000 | 11 | -6.3% | -2.7% |
| Flat | £450,000 | 41 | +4.7% | -15.9% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,850 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,658 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 229 |
| Theft | 219 |
| Burglary | 58 |
| Vehicle crime | 57 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 69 |
| Drugs | 76 |
| Robbery | 40 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 166 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Southwark
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- New Town & HytheColchester29£240,000
- Winsford Glebe GreenCheshire West and Chester29£207,500
- Rawmarsh North WestRotherham29£175,000
- Thornaby VillageStockton-on-Tees29£136,250