# SE16 4HL: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE16 4HL 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 4HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16) › [SE16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **122 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Southwark 007A: 114 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **Rotherhithe, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **1 of 1 property in SE16 4HL 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=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 4HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE16 4HL**: Road 60 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL
- **17.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Albion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albion-primary-school-e100774) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e151012) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [The Charter School Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-charter-school-bermondsey-e139587) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-london-docks-cofe-primary-school-e100960) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwark Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwark-park-primary-school-e100812) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e100808) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alfred Salter Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-salter-primary-school-e100819) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-college-e150937) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £795,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2024 | £784,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £862,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £850,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £560,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £702,700 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rotherhithe (220 m, 3 minutes on foot); Canada Water (420 m, 5 minutes on foot); Canada Water (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Wapping (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Bermondsey (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE (320 m); THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (740 m); PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMPION & CO CHEMIST (150 m); JAMAICA ROAD PHARMACY (530 m); TOWER PHARMACY (740 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (750 m)
- Dental practices: UNIT 2-3 (150 m); DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); ORAL SURGERY LTD (150 m); CBC DENTAL STUDIO (150 m); DAKATRA (150 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Canada Water Station Local (410 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Bermondsey Station Local (490 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Wapping Lane Local (570 m, Sainsburys); Co-op FR Canada Water (710 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Surrey Quays Extra (860 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.0** (2025). Southwark 007A has a deprivation score of 21.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,889th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 007A was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,489** (2021). Southwark 007A had 1,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,645th 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: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Southwark 007A, 93.3% 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: 51.5000, -0.0549

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=-0.0549,51.5000,SE164HL

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