# SE16 3EL: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE16 3EL 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 SE16 3EL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16) › [SE16 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16-3)

## Around this postcode

- **66 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Southwark 010B: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **South Bermondsey, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **No property in SE16 3EL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **£569,160 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **No gigabit broadband at SE16 3EL**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE16 3EL**: Road 56 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **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=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL
- **17.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galleywall-primary-city-of-london-academy-e142875) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 69% 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 | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [John Keats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-keats-primary-school-e145888) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e100817) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spa School, Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-bermondsey-e146190) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Ilderton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ilderton-primary-school-e100795) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Treasure House (London) CIC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/treasure-house-london-cic-e141031) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Southwark Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwark-park-primary-school-e100812) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £298,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £334,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £312,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £347,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Bermondsey (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m); PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BONAMY PHARMACY (210 m); MEDICA PHARMACY (450 m); BLUE PHARMACY (510 m); ASDA PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: THE LACEY DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Bermondsey (440 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Bermondsey Southwark Park Rd (500 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Bermondsey Park Express (520 m, Tesco); Asda Old Kent Road Superstore (710 m, Asda); Iceland Old Kent Rd Food Warehouse (930 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Southwark 010B has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,851st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,025** (2021). Southwark 010B had 2,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,918th 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In Southwark 010B, 84.9% 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: 8.1%** (August 2026). In Southwark 010B, 8.1% 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.

## SE16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE16 was £480,000 in 2025. Joint 328th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,260** (2021). SE16 had 53,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 153rd 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 SE16 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In SE16, 92.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Centre: 51.4882, -0.0615

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=-0.0615,51.4882,SE163EL

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16-3el