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

SE16 3QY 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 3QY 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

- **136 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Southwark 004I: 115 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **Bermondsey, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **49 of 49 properties in SE16 3QY 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=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 004I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 3QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **Low road and rail noise at SE16 3QY**: Road 49 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **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=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY
- **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=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harris Academy Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-bermondsey-e131747) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kintore Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kintore-way-nursery-school-e100767) | Nursery | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Boutcher Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boutcher-church-of-england-primary-school-e100822) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spa School, Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-bermondsey-e146190) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e149346) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-college-e150937) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Charter School Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-charter-school-bermondsey-e139587) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £790,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £243,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £465,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £640,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £610,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bermondsey (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE (290 m); THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY (650 m); OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (810 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMBELLE PHARMACY (220 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (290 m); AMADI'S CHEMIST (450 m); BLUE PHARMACY (580 m); MEDICA PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (620 m); M P DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local (180 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Spa Road - Bermondsey (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Bermondsey Spa Express (400 m, Tesco); Co-op Bermondsey - Grange Road (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Bermondsey Park Express (540 m, Tesco)

## 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 004I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.4** (2025). Southwark 004I has a deprivation score of 21.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,564th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £403,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 004I was £403,750 in 2025. Joint 8,543rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,301** (2021). Southwark 004I had 1,301 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,634th least 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: 83.3%** (January 2026). In Southwark 004I, 83.3% 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: 51.4949, -0.0719

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=-0.0719,51.4949,SE163QY

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