# SE1 2YG: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE1 2YG is a postcode in Southwark.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Southwark. Open the map at SE1 2YG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1) › [SE1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **154 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Southwark 035C: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **Tower Hill, 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **9 of 9 properties in SE1 2YG at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 035C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **22 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE1 2YG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE1 2YG**: Road 56 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG
- **23.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tower Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-bridge-primary-school-e100813) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e149346) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hermitage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-primary-school-e151013) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-college-e150937) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e100808) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e100829) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mulberry Academy London Dock](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-academy-london-dock-e143716) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Snowsfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snowsfields-primary-school-e100811) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £545,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £919,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £490,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £740,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tower Hill (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Tower Gateway (830 m, 10 minutes on foot); Bermondsey (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); London Bridge (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY (310 m); ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE (520 m); BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m); QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: THE WELLNESS PHARMACY (170 m); AMADI'S CHEMIST (630 m); CITY DOCK PHARMACY (680 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (780 m)
- Dental practices: LONDENT ORAL CARE (180 m); NOVELTY ORTHODONTICS LTD (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); HERMITAGE CLINIC (650 m); LONDON BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southwark Tower Bridge Road Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Southwark - Mill Street (330 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco St Katharines Way Express (430 m, Tesco); Waitrose St Katharine Docks (550 m, Waitrose); Co-op Southwark - Tower Bridge Road (550 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £572,478** (July 2026). Southwark’s average house price was £572,478 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,681** (2025). Full-time workers living in Southwark earned a median of £48,681 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 21st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.8×** (2025). A home in Southwark costs 11.8 times local full-time pay. 24th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Southwark has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 102nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Southwark 035C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.4** (2025). Southwark 035C has a deprivation score of 7.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £690,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 035C was £690,000 in 2025. Joint 1,630th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,025** (2021). Southwark 035C had 1,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,821st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Southwark 035C, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SE1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £585,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE1 was £585,000 in 2025. Joint 163rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 74,015** (2021). SE1 had 74,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 32nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in SE1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In SE1, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Centre: 51.5033, -0.0728

Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bermondsey and Old Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bermondsey-and-old-southwark): Neil Coyle (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0728,51.5033,SE12YG

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