# SE5 0SU: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE5 0SU 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 SE5 0SU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5) › [SE5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **131 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Southwark 021F: 263 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **Oval, 690 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **No property in SE5 0SU 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 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 021F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at SE5 0SU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE5 0SU**: Road 76 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **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=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU
- **18.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John the Divine Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-divine-church-of-england-primary-school-e100614) | Primary | 20 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highshore School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highshore-school-e100872) | Special | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Ark All Saints Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-all-saints-academy-e139718) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Saint Gabriel's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-gabriels-college-e100627) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [PhoenixPlace](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenixplace-e141701) | Special | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-junior-school-e100853) | Primary | 350 m (4 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 | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [Christ Church Primary SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-primary-sw9-e100610) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £1,375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £397,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £617,770 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £362,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £955,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oval (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE (340 m); LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE (340 m); MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE (340 m); AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE (340 m); FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB (340 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (260 m); SHEEL PHARMACY (320 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (410 m); MILLENNIUM PHARMACY (440 m); OSBON PHARMACY (440 m)
- Dental practices: CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (130 m); 2ND FLOOR AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE (290 m); AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (OVAL) (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Camberwell New Road (90 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Myatts Field (290 m, Spar); Iceland Camberwell (660 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Camberwell - Camberwell Road Local (660 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brixton Rd Express (670 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 021F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Southwark 021F has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,734th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,397** (2021). Southwark 021F had 1,397 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,079th least 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 021F, 87.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.9%** (August 2026). In Southwark 021F, 8.9% 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.

## SE5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE5 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: 49,307** (2021). SE5 had 49,307 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 225th 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: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in SE5 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: 88.4%** (January 2026). In SE5, 88.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Centre: 51.4787, -0.1039

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

## Your MP

- [Vauxhall and Camberwell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vauxhall-and-camberwell-green): Florence Eshalomi (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=-0.1039,51.4787,SE50SU

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