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

SE1 5XQ 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 5XQ 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

- **106 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Southwark 010C: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **South Bermondsey, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **43 of 43 properties in SE1 5XQ 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=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE1 5XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE1 5XQ**: Road 65 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **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=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ
- **16.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e100817) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Keats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-keats-primary-school-e145888) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haymerle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haymerle-school-e100878) | Special | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [City of London Academy (Southwark)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-academy-southwark-e134222) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Treasure House (London) CIC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/treasure-house-london-cic-e141031) | Special | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Francis RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-rc-primary-school-e100826) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bird In Bush School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bird-in-bush-school-e100780) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwark-inclusive-learning-service-sils-e135260) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £161,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £660,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| April 2023 | £237,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2023 | £202,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Bermondsey (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (280 m); BONAMY PHARMACY (420 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (710 m); MEDICA PHARMACY (830 m); BLUE PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: THE LACEY DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); COLEGROVE DENTAL CARE (580 m); OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Old Kent Road Superstore (140 m, Asda); Tesco Southwark Superstore (690 m, Tesco); Tesco Bermondsey Park Express (810 m, Tesco); Iceland Bermondsey (830 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Bermondsey Southwark Park Rd (860 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Southwark 010C has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,146th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 010C was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,399** (2021). Southwark 010C had 2,399 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,470th 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Southwark 010C, 86.7% 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: 51.4850, -0.0681

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=-0.0681,51.4850,SE15XQ

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