SE1 · Southwark · Zone 1
Renting in Borough, Bermondsey and Waterloo
What it costs to rent in Borough, Bermondsey and Waterloo (SE1), how you get around and what the area is like, from 298 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,500 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £3,012 a month
- Homes to rent
- 298
Rents
What renting in Borough, Bermondsey and Waterloo costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
Studio
£2,100 a month
11 homes · 20% above London
1 bedroom
£2,500 a month
69 homes · middle half £2,250 to £2,900 · 16% above London
2 bedrooms
£3,012 a month
133 homes · middle half £2,448 to £3,700 · 10% above London
3 bedrooms
£3,250 a month
71 homes · middle half £2,800 to £5,846 · 13% below London
4+ bedrooms
£4,100 a month
14 homes · 32% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £2,100 | Not enough homes yet | 11 | 20% above |
| 1 bedroom | £2,500 | £2,250 to £2,900 | 69 | 16% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,012 | £2,448 to £3,700 | 133 | 10% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £3,250 | £2,800 to £5,846 | 71 | 13% below |
| 4+ bedrooms | £4,100 | Not enough homes yet | 14 | 32% below |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Borough, Bermondsey and Waterloo's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Borough
3 min walk · nearest for 106 homes
Underground
Elephant & Castle
3 min walk · nearest for 61 homes
Underground
London Bridge
4 min walk · nearest for 43 homes
Underground
Bermondsey
11 min walk · nearest for 28 homes
Schools
Schools in SE1
Open primary and secondary schools with an SE1 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
12
open schools
5 of the 5 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
8
open schools
5 of the 7 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SE1
Air quality
Moderate
- Nitrogen dioxide: 28.1 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 10.1 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
High surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames from London Bridge to Hungerford Bridge flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in SE1, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Theft from the person20%
- Other theft20%
- Anti-social behaviour17%
- Violence and sexual offences15%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.