South Bermondsey East
Southwark · London · population 6,958 · 4 LSOAs
Part of South Bermondsey · Postcode SE15 · SE16
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,585 of 6,856 in England
- #849 of 1,002 in London
- #34 of 34 in Southwark
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 38%
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 East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,585 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (35) and lowest on Income (13). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, down 18% across five years (from 39 sales), 32% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,287 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 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 | £365,000 | 39 | -4.6% | -17.6% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | £345,000 | 34 | +1.5% | -8.0% |
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 ?
- #5,403 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 #4,510 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 194 |
| Theft | 147 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 77 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 40 |
| Public order & weapons | 38 |
| Drugs | 41 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Other | 16 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 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.
- Selhurst NorthCroydon18£330,000
- Breightmet South & Darcy LeverBolton18£194,000
- DonningtonTelford and Wrekin18£177,500
- Scunthorpe NorthNorth Lincolnshire18£155,000
- Ordsall WestSalford18£150,500
- Kilburn GrangeCamden18£618,750