SE1 postcode area · Southwark
The SE1 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster. Area Scores range from 19 to 91 across them. Every full SE1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SE1 district: Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk scores 92 out of 100 (#567 of 6,856 nationally) while Walworth South sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in South Bermondsey West to £893,500 in Central Westminster — a 2.4× gap within the SE1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SE1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler's Wharf and Queen's WalkSouthwark | 567 | 92 | £700,000 |
| Borough & Southwark StreetSouthwark | 3,028 | 56 | £685,000 |
| Bermondsey NorthSouthwark | 3,652 | 47 | £535,000 |
| Lambeth North, Waterloo & South BankLambeth | 3,823 | 44 | £597,500 |
| Elephant & CastleSouthwark | 3,905 | 43 | £480,000 |
| Central WestminsterWestminster | 4,022 | 41 | £893,500 |
| Southwark St George'sSouthwark | 4,413 | 36 | £617,750 |
| London Bridge & Bermondsey WestSouthwark | 4,536 | 34 | £490,000 |
| Kennington West & Vauxhall NorthLambeth | 4,611 | 33 | £600,000 |
| Bermondsey EastSouthwark | 4,659 | 32 | £436,000 |
| Newington, Kennington East & Walworth WestSouthwark | 4,721 | 31 | £450,000 |
| Walworth NorthSouthwark | 4,735 | 31 | £550,000 |
| Lambeth Walk & North KenningtonLambeth | 4,920 | 28 | £433,000 |
| South Bermondsey CentralSouthwark | 5,276 | 23 | £450,000 |
| Peckham Park RoadSouthwark | 5,345 | 22 | £457,050 |
| South Bermondsey WestSouthwark | 5,352 | 22 | £375,000 |
| Burgess ParkSouthwark | 5,434 | 21 | £471,400 |
| Walworth SouthSouthwark | 5,489 | 20 | £440,000 |
People living in SE1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 34% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 46%
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.
Towns & places in SE1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SE1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.