Southwark: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,740,029

Semi-detached

£1,229,706

Terraced

£838,160

Flat or maisonette

£469,796

First-time buyers

£501,031

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  227,246 in 1991 → 314,786 in 2024 (+38.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £259,753 in 2005 → £572,478 in 2026 (+120.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £493 in 2008 → £846 in 2025 (+71.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  65.4% in 2004 → 76.5% in 2023 (+17.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.0% in 2001 → 5.6% in 2025 (+12.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,217 in 1997 → £36,440 in 2024 (+224.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Southwark; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work1.66 jobs per resident (2024) · 5th highest of 350
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work8.5% (2024) · 3rd highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment7,421 kWh (2024/25) · 7th lowest of 347
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access6 min (2019) · 9th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing29.7% (2024/25) · 289th lowest of 292
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 347th lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work5.6% (2025) · 332nd lowest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work45.8% (2021) · 341st highest of 374

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.9 years · England 80.0 · 72nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.5 years · England 83.8 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.6 years · England 60.9 · 46th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 61.3 · 47th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)306.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 61st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)6.8% · England 10.4 · 9th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)52.1% · England 64.6 · 10th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.0% · England 68.3 · 53rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)50.4 score · England 46.0 · 23rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.3% · England 5.8 · 25th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.4% · England 19.8 · 75th lowest of 153