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Walworth North

Middle area

North Southwark. 10,726 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Walworth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£450,000
Joint 1,346th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,791
1,329th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Walworth North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walworth North at a rate of 237.1 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 behaviour595
Violence and sexual offences512
Other crime457
Theft from the person339
Shoplifting217
Drug offences131
Robbery97
Burglary81
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage and arson47

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Walworth North compares

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

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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. Walworth North is £450,000.
£450,000joint 10th 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. Walworth North is 9,791.
9,79111th 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%. Walworth North is 95.0%.
95%8th most 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%. Walworth North is 93.1%.
93.1%9th highest

Is Walworth North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walworth North at a rate of 237.1 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, 190 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walworth North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (595), violence and sexual offences (512) and other crime (457).

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 Walworth North 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
Walworth North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Walworth North was £450,000 in 2025.

Walworth North had 9,791 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Walworth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Walworth North, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.