# SE5 5SW: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE5 5SW 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 5SW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5) › [SE5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **163 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Southwark 020A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **Denmark Hill, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **No property in SE5 5SW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **95% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE5 5SW**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **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=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW
- **15.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oliver Goldsmith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-goldsmith-primary-school-e100821) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spa School Camberwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-camberwell-e143745) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Arco Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arco-academy-e147732) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Villa](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-villa-e134142) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brunswick Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-park-primary-school-e131843) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-peckham-e134225) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100825) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £900,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £583,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £690,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £238,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £865,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Denmark Hill (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST GILES SURGERY (110 m); BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE (110 m); THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (500 m); THE LISTER PRACTICE (500 m); PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: VE LETTSOM CHEMIST (380 m); MEDIBANK PHARMACY (480 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (500 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (690 m); BUTTERFLY PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (420 m); LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (500 m); CAMBERWELL DENTAL CARE (600 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); KINGS DENTAL INSTITUTE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Camberwell Peckham Road Local (120 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Southampton Way Express (430 m, Tesco); Morrisons Camberwell London (650 m, Morrisons); Co-op Camberwell - Denmark Hill (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Denmark Hill (760 m, Lidl)

## 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.4** (2025). Southwark 020A has a deprivation score of 24.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,465th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 020A was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,088** (2021). Southwark 020A had 2,088 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,073rd 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Southwark 020A, 94.9% 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.

## 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: 51.4741, -0.0828

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.0828,51.4741,SE55SW

## How to cite

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