United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Southwark
Local Authority · London, England · population ~320k · 102 state-funded schools
High earnings are a given, but the cost of living in Southwark is extreme. Median weekly pay is £939.90, above the London average, yet a home here costs 11 times annual gross pay. Rent is particularly punishing, taking 58.6% of median gross pay, and is among the highest in London. Recorded crime is also high at 121.5 per 1,000 people, and deprivation scores are well above the London median. The only clear positive is education, with 98.7% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, matching the London average. This is a place for those who can afford London's premium and prioritise school quality above all else.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Southwark ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£48,875/yr
Very high
Better than 94% of UK LAs
House price
£540,000
Very expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,388/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,967/yr
Cheapest
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Crime
121.5/1k
Highest
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.8
High
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Schools
99.0%
Very strong
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
102 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
100 of 101 (99%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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102 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 102 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.