Camberwell South
Southwark · London · population 9,160 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Camberwell · Postcode SE15 · SE22 · SE5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,782 of 6,856 in England
- #443 of 1,002 in London
- #12 of 34 in Southwark
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 34% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 34% |
| Associate professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 39% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 34%
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
Camberwell South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,782 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 34 in Southwark. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (85) but weak on Living environment (10). Typical homes here sold for about £603,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 131 sales), 12% above the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £56,262 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 106 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 | £603,500 | 131 | -2.7% | +20.7% |
| Detached | £2,025,000 | 8 | — | — |
| Semi-detached | £2,175,000 | 5 | — | — |
| Terraced | £970,000 | 35 | -14.2% | -3.0% |
| Flat | £495,000 | 83 | -1.6% | +6.9% |
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 ?
- #6,189 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 #5,081 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 321 |
| Theft | 242 |
| Burglary | 83 |
| Vehicle crime | 107 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 60 |
| Public order & weapons | 63 |
| Drugs | 57 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 220 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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