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Southwark

Southwark is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 318,000. It has around 3 schools, 8 GP surgeries, 16 pharmacies, 10 supermarkets, and around 249 restaurants and cafés, with 48 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Peckham Rye, 1.2 km away. There were around 1,644 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Southwark is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 307,635 residents at roughly 10,659 people per km².

38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 242nd of 294 English council areas — better than 18% of them.

Low crime6
Home affordability21
Affordable rents6
Good schools91
Life expectancy53
Low deprivation13
Employment10
Low council tax97

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°CClear

  • Today: 24° / 14° · 9% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:26

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom

Crime

1817 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences449
  • Anti-social behaviour417
  • Shoplifting183
  • Other theft149

326 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Peckham · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Knife Crime- VAWG Ongoing ASB/Drugs taking around Sumner place Sumner close SE15 groups are congregating and smoking drugs
  • Antisocial Behaviour drugs gang related youth crime Anti-Social Behaviour in and around Willowbrook estate and Blossom court . into Surre…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

875 reported road collisions (2024)

215 killed or seriously injured · 964 casualties · 28.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 367 rated 4–5 ★ (259 top)
  • 29 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Peckham Rye (1.2 km)
  • 48 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Peckham Rye (1.2 km):

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Live buses at Southampton Way Estate:

  • N343Trafalgar Square · 24 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£582,473 average 2.2% YoY

Across Southwark · to 2026-06

Detached£1,745,793
Semi-detached£1,240,119
Terraced£849,890
Flat£478,867

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,431 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,843
  • 2 bed £2,306
  • 3 bed £2,683

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (11.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (1.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (1.1 km)

77 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Blakes Road (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres8
  • Gyms15
  • Sports pitches92
  • Playgrounds94

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

307,635 residents in Southwark · 10,659/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 75%
  • 65+: 8%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 43 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£1,967 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 149,990)

A £1,312
B £1,530
C £1,749
D £1,967
E £2,404
F £2,842
G £3,279
H £3,935

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

121 schools · 47,129 pupils

68 primary · 19 secondary · 34 other

Ofsted: 48 of 49 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (98%)

102inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichOutstanding
  • Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichOutstanding
  • Kingsdale Foundation SchoolOutstanding
  • Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolOutstanding
  • The Charter School North DulwichOutstanding
  • Bacon's CollegeGood
  • City of London Academy (Southwark)Good
  • Haberdashers' Borough AcademyGood
  • St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England SchoolGood
  • Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
  • Ark All Saints Academy
  • Ark Walworth Academy
  • Harris Academy Bermondsey
  • Harris Academy Peckham
  • South Bank University Academy
  • St Michael's Catholic College
  • The Charter School Bermondsey
  • The Charter School East Dulwich
  • The St Thomas the Apostle College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Southwark

Care & health services

223 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes13
  • GP practices59
  • Dentists66
  • Homecare agencies61
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Southwark

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 341 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

361 applications decided

94.2% granted · 340 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Labour (Co-op)

Peckham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 29
  • LD 12
  • Grn 22

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools46
  • GPs & clinics21
  • Pharmacies23
  • Supermarkets21
  • Parks & greens136
  • Restaurants & cafés294

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

18,250 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,273 jobs advertised · £45,379 avg

e.g. Restaurant Manager, Scooter Delivery Driver, Sociology Teacher – Catholic Girls School – West London

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£940 median full-time weekly pay

5.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£36,440 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

60% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 171,229 certificates

7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Imports 19% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 11%

203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.7 women · 62.6 men

52% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.4
  • Happiness yesterday7.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

10 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SE15

  • The Acorn & Gaumont House Surgery
  • Trafalgar Surgery
  • Dmc Chadwick Road

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Peckham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  • Camberwell College of Arts · 0.5 km

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  • South London Gallery · 0.5 km

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  • Theatre Peckham · 0.5 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)