# Peckham Rye

Central Southwark. 9,630 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

Peckham Rye, Southwark: 9,630 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 147.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £715,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02000831. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £715,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Peckham Rye was £715,000 in 2025. Joint 235th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-rye#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,353** (2021). Peckham Rye had 9,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,748th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-rye#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Peckham Rye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-rye#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Peckham Rye, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-rye#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000831) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Peckham Rye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000831) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 147 homes were sold in Peckham Rye in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000831) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Peckham Rye.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000831) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Peckham Rye had 9,353 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Peckham Rye

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Peckham Rye at a rate of 147.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 308 |
| Other crime | 286 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 262 |
| Theft from the person | 161 |
| Vehicle crime | 118 |
| Burglary | 80 |
| Robbery | 71 |
| Shoplifting | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 34 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Peckham Rye compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Peckham Rye | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £715,000 | 3rd most expensive | 34 middle areas, Southwark · 2025 |
| Population | 9,353 | 17th most populated | 34 middle areas, Southwark · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Southwark · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.2% | 8th highest | 34 middle areas, Southwark · Jan 2026 |

## Is Peckham Rye safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Peckham Rye at a rate of 147.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Peckham Rye.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (308), other crime (286) and anti-social behaviour (262).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Southwark

These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Peckham Rye alone. [See Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)

- **Average house price: £569,160** (August 2026). Southwark’s average house price was £569,160 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,681** (2025). Full-time workers living in Southwark earned a median of £48,681 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 21st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Southwark costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Southwark has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 102nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Peckham Rye in brief

The median price paid for a home in Peckham Rye was £715,000 in 2025.
Peckham Rye had 9,353 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Peckham Rye live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Peckham Rye, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000831
- Ward: [Rye Lane †](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/ward/rye-lane)
- Constituency: [Peckham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peckham)
- Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 0.81 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,630*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Nunhead North](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/nunhead-north), [Peckham North](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-north), [Camberwell South](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/camberwell-south), [Peckham Rye Common](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-rye-common), [Peckham North West](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/peckham-north-west)

## Latest updates for Peckham Rye

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000831

## How to cite

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