Southwark
Southwark is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
Each GP in Southwark has 2,514 patients, more than in any council it borders. 88% of its practices are rated Good or Outstanding, the 4th lowest share in London. 70% of eleven year olds reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, higher than 90% of councils in England. Band D council tax, £1,967, is lower than 97% of councils in England. Nitrogen dioxide where people live, 22.3 µg/m³, is higher than at 98% of UK councils.
Furthest from the middle
- Energy efficiency score of the typical home 74 Higher than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. Joint 2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean 22.3 µg/m³ Higher than 98% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. 7th highest of the 33 councils in London.
- Households with no car or van 60.3% Higher than 98% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for. 7th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Southwark and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Lower than 97% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Higher than 96% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 2.2% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 97% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Up 5.4% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 93% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 98% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
7th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 95% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 95% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 95% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 60% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Higher than 90% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Up 2 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Higher than 84% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Higher than 81% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 97% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
4th lowest of the 32 councils in London.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 95% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
6th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 96% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 5th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
4th highest of the 33 councils in London.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 92% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 60% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Joint 6th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Up 13.2% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Lower than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
8th lowest of the 32 councils in London.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 95% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
Joint 2nd highest of the 32 councils in London.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 62% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 1.9 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 76% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 98% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
7th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Down 23.1% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Southwark shares a boundary with Bromley, City of London, Lambeth and Lewisham. Lowest first.
- Average house price, all homes
- Lewisham£491k
- Bromley£518k
- Lambeth£548k
- Southwark£582k
- City of London£713k
- Council tax, band D
- City of London£1,330
- Southwark£1,967
- Lambeth£2,047
- Bromley£2,140
- Lewisham£2,237
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Bromley68.9
- Lewisham94.3
- Lambeth115.3
- Southwark121.7
- City of London558.6
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- City of London1,813
- Lambeth2,070
- Bromley2,268
- Lewisham2,268
- Southwark2,514
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Lambeth67%
- Lewisham68%
- Southwark70%
- City of London71%
- Bromley72%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Bromley13.2 µg/m³
- Lewisham17.8 µg/m³
- Lambeth20.3 µg/m³
- Southwark22.3 µg/m³
- City of London32.5 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Bromley63.6%
- Southwark81.6%
- Lewisham90.9%
- Lambeth94.2%
- City of London100%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 2.2% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 5.4% since August 2025
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Up 1.9 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 13.2% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Up 2 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 23.1% since 2019
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