Millwall South

Tower Hamlets · London · population 11,125 · 6 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,330 of 6,856 in England
  • #366 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,006
Median age (est.)33
Density20,093per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above59%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 48%45–64 17%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 47%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 21%Private rent 47%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Caring & leisure4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 36%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 49%Asian 36%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 31% · No religion 29% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 51%

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

Millwall South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,330 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (72) and lowest on Housing & access (20). Typical homes here sold for about £452,500 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 80 sales), 9% below the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £60,295 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,495
Employment 61 · #2,685
Education 72 · #1,938
Health 54 · #3,179
Crime 70 · #2,041
Housing & access 20 · #5,455
Living environment 50 · #3,453

House prices ?

£452,500median (12m) · +0.6% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£452,50080+0.6%-1.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£785,00014+8.3%+9.8%
Flat£420,00065+3.1%+0.8%
This area£452,500
Tower Hamlets£495,000
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)£60,295±£8,735 · #176 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,818
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 471 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #1,445 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences186
Theft63
Burglary30
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons40
Drugs60
Robbery12
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 222 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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