UK Local Area - Chaucer, Southwark - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Poor

Ward: Chaucer Local Authority: Southwark

Southwark
Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.

Population

		Value
Total number of people		244866
	Males	119817
	Females	125049
	Aged 0 to 15	49658
	Aged 16 to 74	183489
	Aged 75 and over	11719

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Change since 1991		17600	66	10
Density

Number of people per hectare		84.9	8	8

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Single people (never married)	97196	10	9
Married or re-married people	61780	370	27
Separated or divorced	24603	20	3
Widowed	11629	363	23

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	54940	7	7
Household with 1 car or van	40947	360	27
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	9919	370	27

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
One person households	39509	14	10
Married couple households	21033	368	25
Cohabiting couple households	10200	37	3
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	10615	9	6
with non-dependent children only	4117	17	6
All other households	20332	24	8

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
White	154316	369	26
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black African (39349) Black Caribbean (19555) Other Black (4512)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	170526	363	20
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	13672	15	14
Born outside EU	60668	12	12

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Christian	150781	348	15
Buddhist	2621	7	7
Hindu	2664	53	27
Jewish	1011	49	24
Muslim	16774	30	16
Sikh	578	98	25
Other	884	74	23
No religion	45325	47	11
Religion not stated	24228	9	7

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	38201	266	13
General health 'not good'	21192	183	10
People providing unpaid care	18515	369	27
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	4136	262	15

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Employed	102857	318	30
Unemployed	11307	6	4
Long-term unemployed	3858	8	3
Student (economically active)	6673	31	4
Retired	14598	367	24
Student (economically inactive)	17714	12	2
Looking after home/family	11436	207	30
Permanently sick or disabled	9741	148	8
Other inactive	9163	13	10

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Travel to work by car	23559	365	23
Travel to work by public transport	56770	5	5

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	63930	16	13
No qualifications	44853	277	14

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	105806	34	9
Number of people per hectare	84.9	8	8
Average household size	2.26	327	24
Vacant household spaces	1348	374	33
Owner-occupied	33235	375	32
Without central heating	7371	164	24
Without own bath/shower & toilet	816	39	21
Overcrowding indicator	26764	8	8

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 5,829 out of 32,482 in England, where 1 was the most deprived and 32,482 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; education, skills; health; barriers to housing and services; the living environment; and crime (England).

Indices of Deprivation: Ranks for Southwark 006A

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 5,829

5,829

Income Deprivation: 5,173

5,173

Employment: 9,070

9,070

Health: 12,141

12,141

Education: 10,339

10,339

Barriers to Services: 1,065

1,065

Living Environment: 3,999

3,999

Crime: 6,998

6,998

Full details of the factors used for Index of Deprivation are available from the Communities and Local Government website and specifically in this document.

House Prices & Council Tax

Average house prices in Chaucer over the past 6 months:

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Council Tax in Southwark - 2006 to 2007

Band A	£755	Band B	£881
Band C	£1,007	Band D	£1,133
Band E	£1,384	Band F	£1,636
Band G	£1,888	Band H	£2,266

Nearest Stations

Nearest Tube Stations...

Borough	0.35 km (0.22 mi)
London Bridge	0.58 km (0.36 mi)
Elephant & Castle	0.91 km (0.56 mi)

Nearest Railway Stations...

London Bridge [NationalRail]	0.57 km (0.36 mi)
Elephant and Castle [SET]	0.90 km (0.56 mi)
London Cannon Street [SET]	1.28 km (0.79 mi)

School Results

In 2007, Southwark Local Education Authority had 38.40% of students achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C - including English and Maths.

Results for nearest schools to Chaucer

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School Results for Southwark

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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