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Waterloo & South Bank

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North Lambeth. About 9,920 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Waterloo & South Bank, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,856
2,984th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
81.1%
101st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Waterloo & South Bank compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Waterloo & South BankMiddle
Population25 wards, Lambeth · 2021
Population: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 8,856 to 17,661. The middle area is 11,387. Waterloo & South Bank is 8,856.
8,856lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Lambeth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 86.9% to 96.1%. The middle area is 92.7%. Waterloo & South Bank is 91.7%.
91.7%9th lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Lambeth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 3.3% to 9.4%. The middle area is 6.5%. Waterloo & South Bank is 3.8%.
3.8%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Lambeth · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lambeth25 areas from 69.5% to 83.4%. The middle area is 77.2%. Waterloo & South Bank is 81.1%.
81.1%joint 4th highest

Figures for the whole of Lambeth

These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lambeth and not Waterloo & South Bank alone. See Lambeth

Average house price
£536,623
Down 6.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,034
19th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Waterloo & South Bank in brief

Waterloo & South Bank had 8,856 usual residents at the census.

In Waterloo & South Bank, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Waterloo & South Bank, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

81.1% of residents in Waterloo & South Bank were aged 15 to 64 at the census.