Burgess Park
Southwark · London · population 9,142 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Burgess Park · Postcode SE1 · SE15 · SE17 · SE5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,434 of 6,856 in England
- #811 of 1,002 in London
- #31 of 34 in Southwark
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 23% · Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 23% |
| Professional | 18% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 27% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 55%
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 is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,434 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (38) and lowest on Housing & access (10). Typical homes here, about £471,400 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 14 sales), 13% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,635 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above 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 | £471,400 | 14 | +25.7% | +29.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | £382,500 | 10 | +20.9% | +15.9% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #6,059 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 #5,188 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 319 |
| Theft | 253 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 66 |
| Public order & weapons | 85 |
| Drugs | 72 |
| Robbery | 59 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 261 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.
- Plumstead High StreetGreenwich21£410,000
- Kennet Island & Green ParkReading21£365,000
- Westfield, Chapelfields & FoxwoodYork21£241,500
- Higher IrlamSalford21£230,000
- PrimroseSouth Tyneside21£176,000
- Hebburn NorthSouth Tyneside21£153,000