# SE17 1SZ: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE17 1SZ 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 SE17 1SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17) › [SE17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **156 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Southwark 012B: 194 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **Elephant and Castle, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **16 of 16 properties in SE17 1SZ 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=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE17 1SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SE17 1SZ**: Road 49 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **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=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-special-education-needs-school-e147977) | Special | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Oasis Academy Surrey Square](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-surrey-square-e146117) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100824) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Walworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-walworth-academy-e135315) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South Bank University Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-university-academy-e140221) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-and-st-olaves-church-of-england-school-e100849) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Boutcher Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boutcher-church-of-england-primary-school-e100822) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-primary-school-e100791) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £515,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £460,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| April 2024 | £381,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2023 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2023 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY (140 m); EAST STREET (340 m); THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: LENNY CHEMIST (80 m); A R CHEMIST (160 m); LINGS CHEMIST (320 m); TAPLOW PHARMACY (380 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (520 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (140 m); OLD KENT ROAD DENTAL STUDIO (320 m); WOOLWICH DENTAL CENTRE (330 m); TOWER BRIDGE DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); THE GRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Walworth London (170 m, Lidl); Tesco Southwark Superstore (540 m, Tesco); Co-op Bermondsey - Grange Road (550 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Tower Bridge Express (600 m, Tesco); Tesco Borough New Kent Rd Express (760 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.5** (2025). Southwark 012B has a deprivation score of 38.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,980th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,074** (2021). Southwark 012B had 2,074 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,241st 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Southwark 012B, 99.8% 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: 7.4%** (August 2026). In Southwark 012B, 7.4% 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.

## SE17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE17 was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 353rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,621** (2021). SE17 had 36,621 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 568th 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: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in SE17 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In SE17, 88.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Centre: 51.4905, -0.0833

Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peckham): Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-0.0833,51.4905,SE171SZ

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