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

SE16 3QG 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 3QG 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

- **156 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Southwark 004A: 126 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **Bermondsey, 680 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **No property in SE16 3QG 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=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 3QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE16 3QG**: Road 53 dB, rail 61 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **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=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG
- **20.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kintore Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kintore-way-nursery-school-e100767) | Nursery | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e149346) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e100829) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% 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 | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-bermondsey-e131747) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-college-e150937) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tower Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-bridge-primary-school-e100813) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-primary-school-e100791) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| February 2023 | £700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2023 | £640,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2023 | £635,055 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £845,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £385,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bermondsey (680 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE (300 m); QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE (300 m); THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY (420 m); OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: AMADI'S CHEMIST (190 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (300 m); CAMBELLE PHARMACY (380 m); HARFLEUR CHEMIST (640 m); THE WELLNESS PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (680 m); LONDENT ORAL CARE (700 m); NOVELTY ORTHODONTICS LTD (710 m); TOWER BRIDGE DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local (190 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Bermondsey Spa Express (290 m, Tesco); Co-op Southwark - Mill Street (340 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Spa Road - Bermondsey (410 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Tower Bridge Road Express (440 m, Asda)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.4** (2025). Southwark 004A has a deprivation score of 27.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,701** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 004A was £525,701 in 2025. 4,093rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,780** (2021). Southwark 004A had 1,780 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,533rd 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Southwark 004A, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 51.4973, -0.0736

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), 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=-0.0736,51.4973,SE163QG

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