# SE5 8HJ: area report for a postcode in Southwark

SE5 8HJ 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 8HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) › [SE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5) › [SE5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **76 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Southwark 027B: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **Denmark Hill, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **No property in SE5 8HJ 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=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 027B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE5 8HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE5 8HJ**: Road 68 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **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=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-primary-school-e149604) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-church-of-england-primary-school-e100620) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maudsley-and-bethlem-hospital-school-e151931) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2021 | – |
| [Bessemer Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bessemer-grange-primary-school-e130918) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heron Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heron-academy-e149331) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Charter School East Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-charter-school-east-dulwich-e142178) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 55.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Charter School North Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-charter-school-north-dulwich-e136298) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £394,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £1,165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2023 | £900,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2023 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Denmark Hill (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); East Dulwich (730 m, 9 minutes on foot); Loughborough Junction (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE CORNER SURGERY (710 m); HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (730 m); TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: DAVIS CHEMIST (480 m); JUNCTION PHARMACY (760 m); PEACE PHARMACY (770 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (870 m); VE LETTSOM CHEMIST (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENMARK HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (210 m); DULWICH OAKS DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (500 m); MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (500 m); THE DENTAL SURGERY (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Denmark Hill (290 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Dulwich (430 m, Sainsburys); M&S Kings College Hospital (460 m, Marks and Spencer); M&S East Dulwich SF (760 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Coldharbour Lane (790 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 027B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Southwark 027B has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,146th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £362,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 027B was £362,500 in 2025. Joint 10,878th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,643** (2021). Southwark 027B had 1,643 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,048th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Southwark 027B, 98.9% 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: 51.4643, -0.0901

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

## Your MP

- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (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=-0.0901,51.4643,SE58HJ

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