Your Community
Southwark is a very special place
 Together with the City of London, Southwark is the oldest area of London stretching back to Roman times. Rich in both history and literature, Southwark is also modern and fast paced. It is arguably one of the most diverse, tolerant and successful areas in the Capital.
The people who live here play a huge role in making London one of the most exciting and cosmopolitan places in the world.
Southwark is made up of eight very distinctive urban neighbourhoods that extend along the river Thames and down into South East London. They encompass some of London's top attractions, creative hotspots, scenic villages and acclaimed green spaces.
Southwark's neighbourhoods
Visit our neighbourhood sections to find out more about the people, the place and what makes them special. You'll find population profiles, local history and information on all the latest initiatives and activities affecting the local community. 
Find out where the eight neighbourhoods are on our map of community council areas (pdf 39kb).
Making plans for your community
Despite being a place of opportunity, Southwark has its fair share of challenges including poverty, high state dependency and complex social problems common to many urban areas.
We are now undergoing one of the most ambitious physical regeneration programmes of any authority in the country, together with a wide range of initiatives aimed at improving educational standards, reducing crime and improving health, housing and the environment. Our aim is for everyone, particularly children and young people growing up in Southwark to thrive.
Find out more about how we are working towards this in Southwark 2016, our Sustainable Community Strategy.
Neighbourhood coordination is one of the tools we are using to identify local issues and bring about positive change. It means engaging with local communities and with all the different service providers in one area or neighbourhood so that they share information and work together more effectively.
Community councils at the heart of local democracy
Since 2003, we have had local community councils which involve councillors, residents and businesses in local decision making and increasingly many of our services are following this place based approach.
We invite all Southwark residents to take part in this opportunity to shape their neighbourhoods and their communities.
Cleaner Greener Safer (CGS) programme
Our cleaner greener safer programme has changed the quality of people's lives from creating picnic and recreational areas to making walkways safer and renovating buildings.
Visit our Cleaner Greener Safer pages and get the latest information about each community council's environmental improvement scheme and how you can put forward ideas.
Community fund
Find out more about getting support for community projects from the your community council on the Community Fund page.
Contact us
Darryl Telles
darryl.telles@southwark.gov.uk
Neighbourhoods Manager
Tel: 020 7525 1787
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TZ
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