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

SE5 8LW 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 8LW 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

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Southwark 024E: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **East Dulwich, 580 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **No property in SE5 8LW 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=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **£569,160 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE5 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SE5 8LW**: Road 44 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **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=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-primary-school-e149604) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Villa](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-villa-e134142) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Belham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-belham-primary-school-e142090) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goose Green Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goose-green-primary-and-nursery-school-e145130) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-and-st-clements-church-of-england-primary-school-e100830) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 73% 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 | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2021 | – |
| [Harris Academy Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-peckham-e134225) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £776,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £293,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £3,250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £670,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £1,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £580,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: East Dulwich (580 m, 7 minutes on foot); Denmark Hill (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Peckham Rye (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DMC CHADWICK ROAD (460 m); TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY (830 m); ST GILES SURGERY (900 m); BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE (900 m); STERNHALL LANE SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: VE LETTSOM CHEMIST (460 m); PHARMTRACK LIMITED (600 m); VALE PHARMACY (760 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (830 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DULWICH OAKS DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m); DENMARK HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (880 m); KINGS DENTAL INSTITUTE (920 m); KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (930 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S East Dulwich SF (580 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Dulwich (600 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Denmark Hill (670 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Camberwell Peckham Road Local (810 m, Sainsburys); Tesco East Dulwich Lordship Express (900 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £569,160** (August 2026). Southwark’s average house price was £569,160 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Southwark costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.2** (2025). Southwark 024E has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £608,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 024E was £608,750 in 2025. 2,556th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,747** (2021). Southwark 024E had 1,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,672nd 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 024E, 96.6% 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.

## 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: 51.4667, -0.0807

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), August 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=-0.0807,51.4667,SE58LW

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