Southwark

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Southwark. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Southwark, not our estimates.

• 3,218 births and 1,419 deaths: natural change added 1,799 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) reduced the population by 7,494.
• International migration (net) added 1,029 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) reduced the figure by 26.
• Altogether the population fell by 4,692 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Southwark: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Southwark’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Southwark moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

Pay rose faster than both the house price and the rent over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Green and Liberal Democrat coalition (2026) — Labour 29, Green 22, Liberal Democrat 12 of 63 seats.

Since 2016: Labour (2016–2025); Green and Liberal Democrat coalition (2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Southwark’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

48,530 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 155.4 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 11.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£48,681
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,218people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013288,283people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022307,632people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026288,283people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026307,640people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026288,283people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026307,640people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026307,633people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026288,283people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026307,637people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026288,283people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026307,637people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 0.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 202613,350people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · unchanged 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20265.6%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.8% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£1,967
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,419people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20252,955kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202513.2%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 20269,288kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 4.5 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20262.2%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 2.2% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£582,473
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202523.3
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20250%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202526.6%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-7,494people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20268,957people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,029people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20267,928people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,799people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-26people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025314,786people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 1.7 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20263.8%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 3.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£2,431
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 6.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£940

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Southwark; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Southwark, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,441Year ending March 2021→£1,967Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Southwark, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,441 in the year ending March 2021 to £1,967 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £526 or 36.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £1,967 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,441 in the year ending March 2021 = £526, which is 36.5% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 1,967.26 and 1,440.88, and 1,967.26 − 1,440.88 = 526.38.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Southwark, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,441 in the year ending March 2021 to £1,967 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £526 or 36.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £31,7282008→£48,6812025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Southwark, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £31,728 in 2008 to £48,681 in 2025, a change of £16,953 or 53.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £48,681 in 2025 − £31,728 in 2008 = £16,953, which is 53.4% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Southwark, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £31,728 in 2008 to £48,681 in 2025, a change of £16,953 or 53.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5772008→£9402025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Southwark, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £577 in 2008 to £940 in 2025, a change of £363 or 62.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £940 in 2025 − £577 in 2008 = £363, which is 62.8% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 939.90 and 577.20, and 939.90 − 577.20 = 362.70.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Southwark, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £577 in 2008 to £940 in 2025, a change of £363 or 62.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• -2,024Year to mid-2012→-7,494Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Southwark, net internal migration by local authority fell from -2,024 in Year to mid-2012 to -7,494 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 5,470 or 270.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -7,494 in Year to mid-2025 − -2,024 in Year to mid-2012 = −5,470, which is 270.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, net internal migration by local authority fell from -2,024 in Year to mid-2012 to -7,494 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 5,470 or 270.3% (ONS).

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• 11,227Year to mid-2012→8,957Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Southwark, international migration into a local authority fell from 11,227 in Year to mid-2012 to 8,957 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,270 or 20.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  8,957 in Year to mid-2025 − 11,227 in Year to mid-2012 = −2,270, which is 20.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, international migration into a local authority fell from 11,227 in Year to mid-2012 to 8,957 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,270 or 20.2% (ONS).

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• 7,403Year to mid-2012→7,928Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Southwark, international migration out of a local authority rose from 7,403 in Year to mid-2012 to 7,928 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 7.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  7,928 in Year to mid-2025 − 7,403 in Year to mid-2012 = 525, which is 7.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, international migration out of a local authority rose from 7,403 in Year to mid-2012 to 7,928 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 7.1% (ONS).

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• 3,824Year to mid-2012→1,029Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Southwark, net international migration by local authority fell from 3,824 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,029 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,795 or 73.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,029 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,824 in Year to mid-2012 = −2,795, which is 73.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, net international migration by local authority fell from 3,824 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,029 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,795 or 73.1% (ONS).

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• 5,028Year to mid-2012→3,218Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Southwark, births by local authority fell from 5,028 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,218 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,810 or 36.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,218 in Year to mid-2025 − 5,028 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,810, which is 36.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, births by local authority fell from 5,028 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,218 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,810 or 36.0% (ONS).

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• 1,332Year to mid-2012→1,419Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Southwark, deaths by local authority rose from 1,332 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,419 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 87 or 6.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,419 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,332 in Year to mid-2012 = 87, which is 6.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, deaths by local authority rose from 1,332 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,419 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 87 or 6.5% (ONS).

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• 3,696Year to mid-2012→1,799Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Southwark, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 3,696 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,799 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,897 or 51.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,799 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,696 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,897, which is 51.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 3,696 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,799 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,897 or 51.3% (ONS).

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• -1,135Year to mid-2012→-26Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Southwark, other population change by local authority rose from -1,135 in Year to mid-2012 to -26 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,109 or 97.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -26 in Year to mid-2025 − -1,135 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,109, which is 97.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Southwark, other population change by local authority rose from -1,135 in Year to mid-2012 to -26 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,109 or 97.7% (ONS).

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Compare Southwark with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Southwark and Birmingham
• Southwark and Leeds
• Southwark and North Yorkshire
• Southwark and Somerset
• Southwark and Cornwall
• Southwark and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

The closest other local authorities, each with its own report card and a side-by-side comparison:

• Bromley · compare
• City of London · compare
• Lambeth · compare
• Lewisham · compare

Areas like Southwark

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to Southwark’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

• Lambeth · compare
• Hackney · compare
• Islington · compare
• Merton · compare
• Barnet · compare
• Tower Hamlets · compare

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Southwark said then and says now, with the periods named. Southwark since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Southwark are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.