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Elephant & Castle

Middle area

North west Southwark. 8,906 people in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Elephant & Castle’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£477,500
1,127th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,613
4,214th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Elephant & Castle compares

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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. Elephant & Castle is £477,500.
£477,50016th lowest
Population34 middle areas, Southwark · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 5,312 to 11,896. The middle area is 9,315. Elephant & Castle is 7,613.
7,6136th lowest
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%. Elephant & Castle is 82.5%.
82.5%lowest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Southwark · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 1.3% to 8.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Elephant & Castle is 4.3%.
4.3%9th lowest

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 Elephant & Castle 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
Elephant & Castle in brief

The median price paid for a home in Elephant & Castle was £477,500 in 2025.

Elephant & Castle had 7,613 usual residents at the census.

In Elephant & Castle, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elephant & Castle, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.