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

SE16 7QG 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 7QG 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

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Southwark 008A: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **Canada Water, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **13 of 13 properties in SE16 7QG 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=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE16 7QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE16 7QG**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **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=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG
- **16.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redriff Primary, City of London Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redriff-primary-city-of-london-academy-e137648) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 89% 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 | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alfred Salter Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-salter-primary-school-e100819) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bacon's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacons-college-e145313) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Arnhem Wharf Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arnhem-wharf-primary-school-e130352) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seven Mills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seven-mills-primary-school-e100931) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marathon Science School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marathon-science-school-e135901) | Independent | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £481,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| February 2025 | £422,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £950,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Canada Water (970 m, 12 minutes on foot); Canada Water (970 m, 12 minutes on foot); Surrey Quays (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE (750 m); GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BARKANTINE PHARMACY (750 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (840 m); BOOTS (840 m); PEPYS PHARMACY (950 m); SURDOCK PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: SURREY DOCKS DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); BARKANTINE HEALTH CENTRE (750 m); CANADA WATER DENTAL HEALTH (860 m); SURREY QUAYS DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Rotherhithe St Express (600 m, Tesco); Spar Harbourside (640 m, Spar); Co-op FR Canada Water (640 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Marine Wharf Express (680 m, Tesco); Tesco Marsh Wall Express (820 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). Southwark 008A has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 008A was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,317** (2021). Southwark 008A had 2,317 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,933rd 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Southwark 008A, 98.2% 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: 51.4981, -0.0357

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=-0.0357,51.4981,SE167QG

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