Camden vs Southwark

A side-by-side comparison of the Camden and Southwarklocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Southwark is the more populous; council tax is lower in Southwark; Camden has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Camden	Southwark
Population	210,133	307,635
Density	9,641/km²	10,659/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,208	£1,967
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	98%
Aged under 16	15%	17%
Aged 16–64	73%	75%
Aged 65+	12%	8%

Camden council area →Southwark council area →