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Rotherhithe

Middle area

North east Southwark. 8,145 people in 0.7 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 Rotherhithe’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£557,500
679th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,227
3,168th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rotherhithe compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

RotherhitheMiddle
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. Rotherhithe is £557,500.
£557,50011th highest
Population34 middle areas, Southwark · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southwark34 areas from 5,312 to 11,896. The middle area is 9,315. Rotherhithe is 8,227.
8,2278th 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%. Rotherhithe is 98.3%.
98.3%highest
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%. Rotherhithe is 3.1%.
3.1%3rd 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 Rotherhithe 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
Rotherhithe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rotherhithe was £557,500 in 2025.

Rotherhithe had 8,227 usual residents at the census.

In Rotherhithe, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rotherhithe, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.