South Bermondsey Central

Southwark · London · population 9,705 · 5 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,276 of 6,856 in England
  • #768 of 1,002 in London
  • #28 of 34 in Southwark
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,608
Median age (est.)34
Density12,650per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above45%
No car or van62%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 40%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 8%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 8%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 43%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 17%Other: 18%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 17%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional15%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 9%Black: 21%Mixed: 7%Other: 7%
White 57%Asian 9%Black 21%Mixed 7%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 32% · 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.

In summary

South Bermondsey Central is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,276 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (47) and lowest on Income (20). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 71 sales), 17% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,978 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 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.

Income 20 · #5,448
Employment 25 · #5,119
Education 47 · #3,624
Health 22 · #5,366
Crime 25 · #5,146
Housing & access 21 · #5,414
Living environment 22 · #5,379

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · -12.6% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,00071-12.6%+12.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£660,00021-3.9%0.0%
Flat£420,00049+1.2%+16.5%
This area£450,000
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)£50,978±£7,279 · #908 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,264
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 844 offences
Southwark125
London102
England83

Rank #4,408 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences311
Theft193
Burglary58
Vehicle crime75
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons70
Drugs36
Robbery41
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 226 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 →

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