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

SE1 5RW 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 5RW 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

- **141 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Southwark 013B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **Bermondsey, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **21 of 21 properties in SE1 5RW 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=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **£569,160 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE1 5RW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **Low road and rail noise at SE1 5RW**: Road 48 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **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=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW
- **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=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spa School, Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-bermondsey-e146190) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Harris Academy Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-bermondsey-e131747) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e100817) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London Academy (Southwark)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-southwark-e134222) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Boutcher Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boutcher-church-of-england-primary-school-e100822) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Walworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-walworth-academy-e135315) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kintore Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kintore-way-nursery-school-e100767) | Nursery | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [John Keats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-keats-primary-school-e145888) | Primary | 710 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2024 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £815,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £720,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £800,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (630 m); SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE (730 m); BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m); QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE (850 m); EAST STREET (970 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (290 m); ASDA PHARMACY (400 m); LINGS CHEMIST (470 m); CAMBELLE PHARMACY (530 m); BLUE PHARMACY (610 m)
- Dental practices: OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (480 m); THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (660 m); THE LACEY DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southwark Superstore (280 m, Tesco); Tesco Bermondsey Park Express (540 m, Tesco); Asda Old Kent Road Superstore (560 m, Asda); Sainsburys Bermondsey Southwark Park Rd (630 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Bermondsey (650 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £569,160** (August 2026). Southwark’s average house price was £569,160 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Southwark costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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: 51.4895, -0.0722

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), August 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=-0.0722,51.4895,SE15RW

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