# SE1 5HG: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE1 5HG 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 5HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1) › [SE1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **158 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Southwark 013C: 213 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **Bermondsey, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **3 of 3 properties in SE1 5HG 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=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE1 5HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE1 5HG**: Road 65 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ark Walworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-walworth-academy-e135315) | Secondary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Surrey Square](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-surrey-square-e146117) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-special-education-needs-school-e147977) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Boutcher Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boutcher-church-of-england-primary-school-e100822) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e100817) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-bermondsey-e131747) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kintore Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kintore-way-nursery-school-e100767) | Nursery | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Spa School, Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-bermondsey-e146190) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £604,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £372,200 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £875,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £287,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (390 m); EAST STREET (690 m); THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m); SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (10 m); LINGS CHEMIST (210 m); A R CHEMIST (400 m); LENNY CHEMIST (450 m); ASDA PHARMACY (450 m)
- Dental practices: OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (510 m); THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); TOWER BRIDGE DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southwark Superstore (10 m, Tesco); Lidl Walworth London (610 m, Lidl); Asda Old Kent Road Superstore (640 m, Asda); Co-op Bermondsey - Grange Road (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local (760 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.5** (2025). Southwark 013C has a deprivation score of 37.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,885** (2021). Southwark 013C had 1,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,559th most 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: 76.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 013C, 76.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.6%** (August 2026). In Southwark 013C, 8.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.4889, -0.0762

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

## Your MP

- [Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peckham): Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-0.0762,51.4889,SE15HG

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