Property investment stats for Walworth, South East London

• Strong rental demand is supported by a high proportion of private renters and a large young population, which aligns well with the average rental yield of 6.3% and the top postcode district yield of 6.1%.
• Rapid capital growth — capital growth over 1 year of 19.7% and an annualised three-year figure of 6.3% — suggests momentum for price appreciation.
• High turnover and reasonable liquidity, with annual sales at 380 and properties typically selling in 88 days, make it easier to enter or exit the market.

• Affordability is a challenge, with a price-to-income ratio of 9.9 and rent-to-income at 51.3%, both of which are high even by London standards.
• The area’s very low owner-occupier rate (in the 1st percentile) and high social renting (in the 99th percentile) could limit long-term stability for buy-to-let investors.
• A high unemployment rate (97th percentile) may impact tenant quality or rental arrears risk.

With so much of the housing stock privately or socially rented, and a strong student and young professional presence, I expect rental demand to remain very strong. The median achieved minus asking price of £7,000 (the typical achieved discount) suggests sellers are still getting close to what they ask, so pricing power is there for now.

Given the high capital growth of 19.7% over the past year and the area’s appeal to mobile, younger renters, I’d expect continued interest from investors looking for both yield and growth potential. However, affordability constraints and the dominance of renters mean the market is likely to remain competitive but also sensitive to broader economic shifts. For the next twelve months, I see Walworth staying lively, with steady demand and prices likely to hold or edge up, provided the wider London market doesn’t see a major shock.