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

SE1 5HX 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 5HX 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

- **148 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Southwark 013B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **Bermondsey, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **30 of 30 properties in SE1 5HX 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=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE1 5HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **Low road and rail noise at SE1 5HX**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **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=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX
- **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=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e100817) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Walworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-walworth-academy-e135315) | Secondary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [City of London Academy (Southwark)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-southwark-e134222) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Spa School, Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-bermondsey-e146190) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [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) |
| [Oasis Academy Surrey Square](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-surrey-square-e146117) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boutcher Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boutcher-church-of-england-primary-school-e100822) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Keats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-keats-primary-school-e145888) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £287,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £557,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (610 m); SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); EAST STREET (880 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (230 m); ASDA PHARMACY (260 m); LINGS CHEMIST (430 m); A R CHEMIST (630 m); LENNY CHEMIST (670 m)
- Dental practices: OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (430 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (710 m); THE LACEY DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southwark Superstore (210 m, Tesco); Asda Old Kent Road Superstore (430 m, Asda); Tesco Bermondsey Park Express (700 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Bermondsey Southwark Park Rd (790 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Bermondsey (800 m, Iceland)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). Southwark 013B has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,488th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 013B was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,543** (2021). Southwark 013B had 1,543 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,166th 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Southwark 013B, 92.7% 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.

## 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: 51.4880, -0.0733

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=-0.0733,51.4880,SE15HX

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