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Surrey Quays

Middle area

North east Southwark. 10,780 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 16% of people in Surrey Quays live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£462,500
Joint 1,259th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,291
Joint 951st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
16%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Surrey Quays

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Surrey Quays at a rate of 78.8 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour240
Violence and sexual offences185
Other crime151
Theft from the person90
Burglary62
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage and arson28
Drug offences22
Robbery19
Shoplifting5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Surrey Quays compares

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

Surrey QuaysMiddle
Median sale price34 middle areas, Southwark · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from £376,450 to £1,331,000. The middle area is £481,288. Surrey Quays is £462,500.
£462,50014th cheapest
Population34 middle areas, Southwark · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 5,312 to 11,896. The middle area is 9,315. Surrey Quays is 10,291.
10,2915th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares34 middle areas, Southwark · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 31.0%. Surrey Quays is 16.0%.
16%joint 14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Southwark · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 82.5% to 98.3%. The middle area is 91.4%. Surrey Quays is 90.7%.
90.7%joint 14th lowest

Is Surrey Quays safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Surrey Quays at a rate of 78.8 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Surrey Quays.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (240), violence and sexual offences (185) and other crime (151).

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 Surrey Quays alone. See Southwark

Average house price
£572,478
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,681
21st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.8×
24th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.3
102nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Surrey Quays in brief

The median price paid for a home in Surrey Quays was £462,500 in 2025.

Surrey Quays had 10,291 usual residents at the census.

About 16% of people in Surrey Quays live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Surrey Quays, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.