South Bermondsey West
Southwark · London · population 8,548 · 5 LSOAs
Part of South Bermondsey · Postcode SE1 · SE16
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,352 of 6,856 in England
- #789 of 1,002 in London
- #30 of 34 in Southwark
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Elementary 18% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Elementary | 18% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 27% · Muslim 13%
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
South Bermondsey West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,352 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 34 in Southwark. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (41) and lowest on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, down 10% across five years (from 31 sales), 31% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,459 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 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 | £375,000 | 31 | +7.1% | -9.6% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £800,000 | 9 | +55.7% | +23.1% |
| Flat | £357,998 | 22 | +15.5% | +19.3% |
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 ?
- #5,267 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 #5,199 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 266 |
| Theft | 319 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 62 |
| Public order & weapons | 72 |
| Drugs | 44 |
| Robbery | 44 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 273 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.
- Priory HeathIpswich22£242,000
- Leytonstone South WestWaltham Forest22£535,000
- Wednesfield North EastWolverhampton22£215,000
- Efford, Laira & CrabtreePlymouth22£203,000
- Honicknowle & ManadonPlymouth22£187,500
- Barnes ParkSunderland22£142,000