RODNEY ROAD, SE17 1RF House Prices & Local Information

SE17 1RF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Rodney Road, 0.3km from Walworth in Southwark. Administratively it sits within North Walworth ward and the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SE17 1RF is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. The daytime character shifts — higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. With an average age of 51, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 75% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 49% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Southwark. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 87 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £302k, up 10.3% year-on-year. 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 1RF are sourced from Output Area E00019949 (shared with 15 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.