Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,719 residentsin the Walworth South census areaMedian age 32.72,771 households13% of homes owner-occupied5% owned outright59% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,282 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 10%, administrative services 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 11% go by car, 39% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C627 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October19 days of air frost, 29 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPelican Poollake · 1.9 miSt James's Park Lakelake · 2.0 miDuck Islandisland · 1.9 miUpper Pooltidal water · 1.3 miKing's Reachtidal water · 1.6 miThames Linkwater · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurgess Parkpark · under a mile · 47 haNursery Row Parkpark · within reachBrowning Settlement Gardenpark · within reachAylesbury Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Castle Centresports ground · under a mileBurgess Park Community Sports Pitchesplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 24 · PM2.5 9.8 · PM10 17 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,595 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGuy's And St Thomas' Hospitals1.0 miGP surgeryManor Place Surgery134 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRidgway Pharmacy82 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAmelia Street Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi144 schools79 primary, 20 secondary, 1 all-through, 10 independent, 21 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 6 otherPrimaryRobert Browning Primary Schoolages 3-11, 185 pupilsright hereSecondarySouth Bank University Academyages 11-19, 405 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEnglish Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 299 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMorley College Londonunder a mileUniversityLondon South Bank Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.5 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationElephant & Castleunder a mileUndergroundElephant & Castle Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station2.3 miFerryLondon Bridge City Pier1.2 miBus stops216 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SE17 postcode district.
