Comfort Street, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London

Comfort Street is classified by the ONS as Old EU Tech Workers. Comfort Street has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Comfort Street is located in the St Giles ward of the Southwark district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.481161, -0.08398
Grid Ref TQ331775
Suburb Camberwell
Constituency Camberwell and Peckham
Postcodes SE15 6AY, SE15 6BT, SE15 6BX

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Comfort Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Comfort Street, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Comfort Street during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Comfort Street and compared that to the average for the St Giles ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Comfort Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Giles ward

Social economic statistics for Comfort Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Comfort Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Comfort Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Comfort Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Comfort Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Comfort Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Comfort Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Comfort Street are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Comfort Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Comfort Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Comfort Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Comfort Street.

Unemployment in Comfort Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
7.05% of Comfort Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Comfort Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Comfort Street. The proportion of retirees on Comfort Street is 18.16% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0.44% of Comfort Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Comfort Street

The proportion of home owners on Comfort Street is 36.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 40.98% of properties in Comfort Street are private rented and 24.59% are social rented.
25.41% of residents of Comfort Street own their home

Country of Birth of Comfort Street residents

The proportion if Comfort Street residents born in the UK is 28.9% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 46.25% of Comfort Street residents were born outside the UK.
53.75% of Comfort Street residents were born in the UK

Comfort Street Summary

Comfort Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Comfort Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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