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Rotherhithe
Southwark, London
PocketsCanada Water (River Thames · Southwark Park · Brunel Road · Bush Road)Rotherhithe (Brunel Road · Albion Channel)South Bermondsey EastSurrey Quays
Rotherhithe covers the peninsula south of the Thames between Bermondsey and Surrey Quays, a former docklands ward now ringed by parks and the river. Twenty-eight listed buildings include the Grade II* Church of St Mary Rotherhithe, the Grade II Grices Wharf and the Grade II Church Stairs. Southwark Park at twelve hectares anchors a sixteen-hectare green footprint, and nature and pollution both score well. Public-transport access is very good via Canada Water on the Jubilee and Overground, plus the Elizabeth line within reach. Food and non-food venue counts both top a hundred. New housing delivery is one of the stronger scores on this list. The drawbacks are safety, which lags the London median, air pollution near the Rotherhithe Tunnel portals, and market affordability which is tight.
- Strongest76Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong71Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out22Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 28 listed buildings
- 4.9% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Southwark Park (12.1 hectares)
- 254 open venues (134 food and drink, 120 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
43Better than 33% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability40
- Price momentum (5yr)46
- Activity (turnover)44
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Rotherhithe: 103 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
35Better than 23% of London
- Personal safety43
- Property crime29
- Anti-social behaviour32
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Connectivity
71Better than 85% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 6.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
28Better than 18% of London
- Air quality17
- Quietness45
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Cultural Signal
41Better than 83% of London
- Nightlife14
- Dining50
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)75
254 open venues nearby — 134 food & drink, 120 other.
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Education
54Better than 55% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools52
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For Rotherhithe: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
26Better than 43% of London
28 listed buildings · 5% under a conservation area
- Church of St Mary RotherhitheGrade II*
- Grices WharfGrade II
- Church StairsGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
76Better than 93% of London
- Green spaces84
- Waterways85
Largest green space: Southwark Park (12 ha). ~17 ha of green space in total.
Area development
22Better than 88% of London
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- Is Rotherhithe safe?
- Rotherhithe scores 35 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Rotherhithe a good place to live?
- Rotherhithe scores 44 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (76) and connectivity (71); its weakest is area development (22). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Rotherhithe?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Rotherhithe 6 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 71 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Rotherhithe expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Rotherhithe is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 8/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Rotherhithe?
- Rotherhithe scores 54 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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