Absolutely disgusted by this landlord: we paid our holding d
Used to rent here· 6y ago
After paying a holding deposit a month in advance, passing references, and arranging everything, the landlord told the tenants on the actual moving day that he had changed his mind about renting the property. The reviewer warns others to stay far away.
Awful experience!!!
Used to rent here· 6y ago
One day before move-in, the landlord and his parents backed out, leaving the tenant effectively homeless after a van was booked, with no apology or sympathy. Every proposed solution was rudely rejected. He also reportedly tries to impose his own contract containing several illegal clauses.
Context for SE16 — each tile answers a question renters actually ask.
Is it safe?
Higher crime
1022 reports within a mile last month · mostly anti social behaviour
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Every crime reported to police within about a mile of here in the most recent published month. We show the total and the most common type.
Livedata.police.uk · last month
Getting around
Excellent transport
Rotherhithe rail · 0.2 mi away
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Your nearest National Rail or tube/metro/tram station, as the crow flies. Closer means easier life without a car (a real walk is a little further).
OfficialNaPTAN · 2026
Who rents here
29% are renters
A mix of owners & renters
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The share of households that rent privately (rather than own or rent socially), from the 2021 Census. Higher means more of your neighbours rent too.
OfficialCensus 2021 · 2021
Deprivation
Less deprived
Decile 7 of 10 · 1 = most deprived
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Where this neighbourhood sits on the government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation. Decile 1 is England’s most-deprived 10%; decile 10 the least. It blends income, employment, health, crime, housing and more.
LiveIoD 2019 · 2019
Will WFH work?
Yes — full-fibre
Gigabit broadband available
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Whether fast home broadband for working from home is available here. Superfast is ≥30 Mbps; full-fibre/gigabit is much faster.
EstimateOfcom 2025 · illustrative · 2025
Council tax
£1,967/yr
Band D total · Southwark
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The total yearly Band D council tax a resident pays here — the council’s own charge plus county, GLA, police and fire precepts. Your actual bill depends on your property’s valuation band.
Officialgov.uk · 2026/27
To buy here
£572k avg
Average sold price · Southwark
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The average price homes have recently sold for across the local authority (HM Land Registry House Price Index) — a feel for how pricey the area is.
LiveHM Land Registry · recent
Flood risk
Low
Rivers, sea & surface water
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The area’s long-term risk of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, per Environment Agency mapping.