MADRON STREET, SE17 2LR House Prices & Local Information

SE17 2LR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Madron Street, 0.5km from Walworth in Southwark. Administratively it sits within Faraday ward and the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SE17 2LR is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. The daytime character shifts — higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. The 42 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 79% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 61% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Southwark. Full-time employment stands at 20% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £450k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SE17 2LR are sourced from Output Area E00019965 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.