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

SE5 8NH 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 8NH 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

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Southwark 024B: 157 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **Denmark Hill, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **No property in SE5 8NH 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=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE5 8NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **Low road and rail noise at SE5 8NH**: Road 53 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **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=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH
- **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=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Villa](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-villa-e134142) | Independent | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oliver Goldsmith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-goldsmith-primary-school-e100821) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-peckham-e134225) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cherry Garden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-garden-school-e100881) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-primary-school-e149604) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100825) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% 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 | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2021 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £775,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £1,230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £882,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £960,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £292,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £970,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Denmark Hill (660 m, 8 minutes on foot); Peckham Rye (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST GILES SURGERY (420 m); BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE (420 m); THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (540 m); THE LISTER PRACTICE (540 m); DMC CHADWICK ROAD (610 m)
- Pharmacies: VE LETTSOM CHEMIST (100 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (540 m); MEDIBANK PHARMACY (670 m); PHARMTRACK LIMITED (720 m); BOOTS (790 m)
- Dental practices: LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); CAMBERWELL DENTAL CARE (760 m); DULWICH OAKS DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Camberwell Peckham Road Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Peckham London (700 m, Lidl); Tesco Southampton Way Express (740 m, Tesco); Morrisons Camberwell London (770 m, Morrisons); Tesco Peckham High Street Express (790 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 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.5** (2025). Southwark 024B has a deprivation score of 20.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,300th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £725,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southwark 024B was £725,000 in 2025. Joint 1,349th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,855** (2021). Southwark 024B had 1,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,307th 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: 61.6%** (January 2026). In Southwark 024B, 61.6% 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: 51.4712, -0.0812

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=-0.0812,51.4712,SE58NH

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