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Old Kent Road

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North Southwark. About 19,239 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Old Kent Road, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
19,036
243rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
73.9%
398th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Old Kent Road compares

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Old Kent RoadMiddle
Population23 wards, Southwark · 2021
Population: every ward in Southwark23 areas from 8,459 to 19,036. The middle area is 14,473. Old Kent Road is 19,036.
19,036highest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Southwark · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Southwark23 areas from 84.8% to 96.2%. The middle area is 90.1%. Old Kent Road is 87.5%.
87.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Southwark · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Southwark23 areas from 2.0% to 7.9%. The middle area is 5.2%. Old Kent Road is 7.4%.
7.4%joint 2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Southwark · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Southwark23 areas from 64.0% to 83.3%. The middle area is 75.2%. Old Kent Road is 73.9%.
73.9%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Southwark

These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each ward, so they describe all of Southwark and not Old Kent Road 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 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
Old Kent Road in brief

Old Kent Road had 19,036 usual residents at the census.

In Old Kent Road, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Old Kent Road, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

73.9% of residents in Old Kent Road were aged 15 to 64 at the census.