Peckham North West

Southwark · London · population 10,231 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,078 of 6,856 in England
  • #723 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 34 in Southwark
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents10,225
Median age (est.)33
Density19,202per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above44%
No car or van59%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 16%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 4%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 64%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 4%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 64%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 24%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 24%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 26%Asian: 9%Black: 49%Mixed: 8%Other: 8%
White 26%Asian 9%Black 49%Mixed 8%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 22% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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

Peckham North West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,078 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (58) and lowest on Housing & access (14). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, down 14% across five years (from 43 sales), 31% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,906 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 16 · #5,743
Employment 22 · #5,372
Education 58 · #2,898
Health 32 · #4,639
Crime 40 · #4,084
Housing & access 14 · #5,873
Living environment 40 · #4,077

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · +6.4% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,00043+6.4%-14.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£670,0005
Flat£360,00038+2.9%-12.2%
This area£375,000
Southwark£540,000
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)£45,906±£6,483 · #1,874 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,521
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 709 offences
Southwark125
London102
England83

Rank #3,487 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences274
Theft119
Burglary52
Vehicle crime80
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons45
Drugs63
Robbery31
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 234 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.