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

SE16 4PA 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 4PA 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

- **105 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Southwark 004D: 349 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **Bermondsey, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **32 of 36 properties in SE16 4PA 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=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 4PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **Low road and rail noise at SE16 4PA**: Road 48 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **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=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA
- **18.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e100808) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Charter School Bermondsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-charter-school-bermondsey-e139587) | Secondary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-college-e150937) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e100829) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e149346) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Albion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albion-primary-school-e100774) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwark Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwark-park-primary-school-e100812) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hermitage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-primary-school-e151013) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2023 | £985,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £1,150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £1,475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bermondsey (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); Wapping (610 m, 8 minutes on foot); Rotherhithe (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Canada Water (800 m, 10 minutes on foot); Canada Water (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m); QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE (660 m); THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY (720 m); THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (720 m); ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: JAMAICA ROAD PHARMACY (200 m); CAMPION & CO CHEMIST (560 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (660 m); TOWER PHARMACY (720 m); BLUE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: M P DENTAL PRACTICE (200 m); DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); UNIT 2-3 (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); ORAL SURGERY LTD (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Bermondsey Station Local (180 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Wapping Lane Local (600 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Spa Road - Bermondsey (620 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Bermondsey Spa Express (630 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Canada Water Station Local (800 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.2** (2025). Southwark 004D has a deprivation score of 30.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,649** (2021). Southwark 004D had 1,649 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,742nd 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 004D, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.0%** (August 2026). In Southwark 004D, 5.0% 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: 51.4998, -0.0609

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=-0.0609,51.4998,SE164PA

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