# SE16 7JQ: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE16 7JQ 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 7JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16) › [SE16 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16-7)

## Around this postcode

- **130 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Southwark 007C: 158 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **Rotherhithe, 150 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **21 of 21 properties in SE16 7JQ 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=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 7JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE16 7JQ**: Road 61 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **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=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ
- **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=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Albion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albion-primary-school-e100774) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute 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 | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Alfred Salter Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-salter-primary-school-e100819) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwark Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwark-park-primary-school-e100812) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 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 | 750 m (9 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 | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 83% 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 | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bacon's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacons-college-e145313) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £262,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £702,700 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £322,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £372,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £725,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £457,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rotherhithe (160 m, 2 minutes on foot); Canada Water (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); Canada Water (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Wapping (580 m, 7 minutes on foot); Bermondsey (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE (220 m); PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m); THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: CAMPION & CO CHEMIST (10 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (610 m); BOOTS (610 m); JAMAICA ROAD PHARMACY (650 m); TOWER PHARMACY (850 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 (250 m, Sainsburys); Co-op FR Canada Water (560 m, The Southern Co-operative); Sainsburys Bermondsey Station Local (610 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Wapping Lane Local (680 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Surrey Quays Extra (720 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.1** (2025). Southwark 007C has a deprivation score of 27.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 007C was £447,500 in 2025. Joint 6,521st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,416** (2021). Southwark 007C had 2,416 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,387th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 007C, 98.6% 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.

## 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: 51.4995, -0.0528

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=-0.0528,51.4995,SE167JQ

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