— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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13,937 people · median £525,000 · Southwark
Good for schoolsFast broadband
Southwark Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 34/63 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population13,937
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Median age35.3
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate65%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents7.9%
Self-employed · of people in work16.7%
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Retired8.6%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified52%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications15.6%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health86%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.23/10
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Happiness7.12/10
Feels worthwhile7.4/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.82/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — has improved since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
3.7/10
Employment
4.0/10
Education & skills
7.3/10
Health & disability
4.7/10
Crime
4.0/10
Housing & services
3.7/10
Living environment
2.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
38%
own their home
53%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 31%
largest ethnic group · next: Black 31%
ONS Census 2021
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