# SE16 5QJ: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE16 5QJ 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 5QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16) › [SE16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Southwark 001A: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **Rotherhithe, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **No property in SE16 5QJ 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=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **No gigabit broadband at SE16 5QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SE16 5QJ**: Road 52 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **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=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ
- **19.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bacon's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacons-college-e145313) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-hills-with-st-marys-and-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e100837) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Albion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albion-primary-school-e100774) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-london-docks-cofe-primary-school-e100960) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alfred Salter Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-salter-primary-school-e100819) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100841) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Gate Fields Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-gate-fields-junior-school-e100895) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Gate Fields Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-gate-fields-infants-school-e100915) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £520,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £582,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £810,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £580,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rotherhithe (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Wapping (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Canada Water (680 m, 9 minutes on foot); Canada Water (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Shadwell (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE (370 m); THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMPION & CO CHEMIST (590 m); TOWER PHARMACY (750 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (970 m); BOOTS (970 m); ALI'S PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); CANADA WATER DENTAL HEALTH (600 m); UNIT 2-3 (730 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); ORAL SURGERY LTD (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Rotherhithe Street London (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op FR Canada Water (600 m, The Southern Co-operative); Sainsburys Canada Water Station Local (620 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Wapping Lane Local (640 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.1** (2025). Southwark 001A has a deprivation score of 11.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,033rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £548,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 001A was £548,750 in 2025. 3,624th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,996** (2021). Southwark 001A had 1,996 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,350th 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Southwark 001A, 98.7% 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: 51.5041, -0.0486

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=-0.0486,51.5041,SE165QJ

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