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SE17 postcode area · Southwark

The SE17 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southwark. Area Scores range from 19 to 43 across them. Every full SE17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SE17 district, Elephant & Castle is the strongest performer at 43 out of 100 (#3,905 of 6,856 nationally); Walworth South is the weakest at 20. 5 of the 6 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £440,000 in Walworth South to £550,000 in Walworth North.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,973a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime158per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied22%

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 SE17 district

£475,000median home sold over the past year · -19.1% over 5 years · -22.6% over the year · 202 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£747,500
Flat£450,000
Southwark£540,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Elephant & CastleSouthwark 3,90543 £480,000
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth WestSouthwark 4,72131 £450,000
Walworth NorthSouthwark 4,73531 £550,000
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin StreetSouthwark 4,85829 £490,000
Burgess ParkSouthwark 5,43421 £471,400
Walworth SouthSouthwark 5,48920 £440,000

People living in SE17 Census 2021

Residents51,410
Median age (est.)34
Density15,590per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above50%
No car or van70%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 17%25–44 39%45–64 22%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 7%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 46%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 7%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 46%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 17%Other: 23%
One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 17%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 16% · Elementary 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional16%
Elementary14%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 11%Black: 30%Mixed: 7%Other: 9%
White 43%Asian 11%Black 30%Mixed 7%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 32% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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 SE17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE17 district.

Burgess Park Walworth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE17.

SE1 SE11 SE99 SE1P SE5 SE15 SW99 SE16

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.