# SE17 3HQ: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE17 3HQ 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 3HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17) › [SE17 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17-3)

## Around this postcode

- **242 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Southwark 017B: 220 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **Kennington, 920 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **No property in SE17 3HQ 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=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **14 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE17 3HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE17 3HQ**: Road 75 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **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=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ
- **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=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e100839) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-ruskin-primary-school-and-language-classes-e100798) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Michael Faraday School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/michael-faraday-school-e100803) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146669) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robert Browning Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-browning-primary-school-e100809) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Bank University Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bank-university-academy-e140221) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-junior-school-e100853) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-infants-school-e100854) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £412,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £775,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £382,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £600,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kennington (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PENROSE SURGERY (400 m); THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m); EAST STREET (660 m); PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (120 m); BOOTS (280 m); RIDGWAY PHARMACY (470 m); WALWORTH PHARMACY (470 m); TAPLOW PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (WALWORTH ROAD) (270 m); AMELIA STREET DENTAL CLINIC (650 m); CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (940 m); WYTES ELEPHANT & CASTLE (950 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Camberwell Express (50 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Walworth - Camberwell Road Local (70 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Walworth Road (130 m, Iceland); Lidl Walworth Road (240 m, Lidl); Morrisons Walworth London (340 m, Morrisons)

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Southwark 017B has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 017B was £442,500 in 2025. Joint 6,694th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,459** (2021). Southwark 017B had 2,459 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,182nd 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: 76.4%** (January 2026). In Southwark 017B, 76.4% 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.

## 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: 51.4847, -0.0940

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=-0.0940,51.4847,SE173HQ

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