City Profile • Local Authority
Southwark
Southwark is a local authority district comprising 16 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £635k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.4% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (144 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
311,913
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Southwark authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English35.5%
African15.7%
White: Other White13.4%
Caribbean5.9%
Any other ethnic group5.3%
Other Black3.5%
Age Profile
25-29 years12.4%
30-34 years11.4%
35-39 years8.6%
20-24 years8.3%
40-44 years7.1%
45-49 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional30.7%
Associate professional17.3%
Managers and directors13.9%
Elementary occupations10.1%
Caring and leisure7.7%
Administrative and secretarial6.9%
Housing Tenure
Social rented: Council27.1%
Private rented: Landlord26.4%
Owned: Mortgage18.3%
Social rented: Other12.6%
Owned: Outright10.6%
Shared ownership2.4%
Area DNA
health10/10
safety1/10
transit3/10
investment7/10