Lewisham vs Southwark

A side-by-side comparison of the Lewisham 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; Southwark has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Lewisham	Southwark
Population	300,554	307,635
Density	8,552/km²	10,659/km²
Deprivation	3% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,237	£1,967
Schools Good/Outstanding	97%	98%
Aged under 16	19%	17%
Aged 16–64	71%	75%
Aged 65+	10%	8%

Lewisham council area →Southwark council area →