Sydenham Hill

Southwark · London · population 8,330 · 5 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,158 of 6,856 in England
  • #342 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 34 in Southwark
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,481
Median age (est.)38
Density3,070per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above59%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 24%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 17%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 17%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional17%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 10%Black: 20%Mixed: 8%Other: 4%
White 58%Asian 10%Black 20%Mixed 8%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 38% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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

Sydenham Hill sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,158 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 34 in Southwark. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (81) but weak on Living environment (13). Typical homes here sold for about £475,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 87 sales), 12% below the wider Southwark median of £540,000. Typical household take-home income is around £63,768 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 46 · #3,686
Employment 49 · #3,487
Education 81 · #1,280
Health 74 · #1,808
Crime 54 · #3,138
Housing & access 49 · #3,474
Living environment 13 · #5,955

House prices ?

£475,000median (12m) · -11.8% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£475,00087-11.8%+2.2%
Detached£996,0005-29.2%-46.2%
Semi-detached£800,00011-27.3%
Terraced£915,00010+3.7%+6.6%
Flat£430,000610.0%+10.8%
This area£475,000
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)£63,768±£9,147 · #86 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,173
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 498 offences
Southwark125
London102
England83

Rank #2,849 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences192
Theft80
Burglary55
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons14
Drugs19
Robbery26
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 97 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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