SE17 · Southwark · Zone 1
Renting in Elephant and Castle and Walworth
What it costs to rent in Elephant and Castle and Walworth (SE17), how you get around and what the area is like, from 89 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,250 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £3,188 a month
- Homes to rent
- 89
Rents
What renting in Elephant and Castle and Walworth 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.
1 bedroom
£2,250 a month
13 homes · 5% above London
2 bedrooms
£3,188 a month
42 homes · middle half £2,481 to £3,910 · 16% above London
3 bedrooms
£4,300 a month
23 homes · middle half £2,550 to £4,490 · 15% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,250 | Not enough homes yet | 13 | 5% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,188 | £2,481 to £3,910 | 42 | 16% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £4,300 | £2,550 to £4,490 | 23 | 15% above |
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 Elephant and Castle and Walworth's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Elephant & Castle
7 min walk · nearest for 72 homes
Underground
Kennington
6 min walk · nearest for 13 homes
Schools
Schools in SE17
Open primary and secondary schools with an SE17 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
9
open schools
4 of the 4 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
1
open school
None has a graded Ofsted judgement yet.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SE17
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 24.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.8 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 in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth 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 SE17, 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.
- Anti-social behaviour27%
- Violence and sexual offences20%
- Shoplifting10%
- Theft from the person10%
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.