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

SE5 8UR 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 8UR 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

- **151 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Southwark 020A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **Denmark Hill, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **No property in SE5 8UR 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=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southwark 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **£572,478 average price**: For the whole of Southwark, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE5 8UR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **Low road and rail noise at SE5 8UR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **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=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR
- **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=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arco Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arco-academy-e147732) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Spa School Camberwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spa-school-camberwell-e143745) | Special | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brunswick Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-park-primary-school-e131843) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oliver Goldsmith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oliver-goldsmith-primary-school-e100821) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 51% 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 | – |
| [St George's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-primary-school-e100827) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Villa](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-villa-e134142) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £367,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £668,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £975,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £387,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Denmark Hill (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST GILES SURGERY (110 m); BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE (110 m); PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m); CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY (550 m); THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDIBANK PHARMACY (290 m); VE LETTSOM CHEMIST (450 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (500 m); BUTTERFLY PHARMACY (500 m); KEMBERS AND LAWRENCE (550 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); CAMBERWELL DENTAL CARE (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (700 m); KINGS DENTAL INSTITUTE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Camberwell Peckham Road Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Camberwell London (460 m, Morrisons); Tesco Southampton Way Express (500 m, Tesco); Co-op Camberwell - Denmark Hill (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Denmark Hill (570 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: 51.4742, -0.0856

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=-0.0856,51.4742,SE58UR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-8ur.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-8ur