# SE5 9EJ: area report for a postcode in Lambeth

SE5 9EJ is a postcode in Lambeth.

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 Lambeth. Open the map at SE5 9EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) › [SE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5) › [SE5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **176 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Lambeth 009C: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **Loughborough Junction, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **No property in SE5 9EJ 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=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lambeth 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **£536,623 average price**: For the whole of Lambeth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE5 9EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SE5 9EJ**: Road 50 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **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=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ
- **18.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crawford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crawford-primary-school-e100785) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 67% 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 | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2021 | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-school-e138960) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 57.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Loughborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loughborough-primary-school-e150830) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2023 | – |
| [Lyndhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyndhurst-primary-school-e148574) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arco Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arco-academy-e147732) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Saint Gabriel's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-gabriels-college-e100627) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-church-of-england-primary-school-e100620) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £900,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| December 2023 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £846,100 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2024 | £376,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2023 | £380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Loughborough Junction (570 m, 7 minutes on foot); Denmark Hill (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE CORNER SURGERY (130 m); CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY (540 m); HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (590 m); PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m); LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: PEACE PHARMACY (70 m); FOURWAYS CHEMISTS (410 m); JUNCTION PHARMACY (410 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (440 m); BUTTERFLY PHARMACY (440 m)
- Dental practices: ONE DENTAL (70 m); KINGS DENTAL INSTITUTE (290 m); KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (340 m); MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (340 m); CAMBERWELL DENTAL CARE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Denmark Hill (360 m, Lidl); M&S Kings College Hospital (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Camberwell - Denmark Hill (420 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Camberwell London (460 m, Morrisons); Tesco Camberwell New Rd Express (480 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £536,623** (July 2026). Lambeth’s average house price was £536,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,034** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lambeth earned a median of £49,034 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Lambeth costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th 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: 23.0** (2025). Lambeth has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lambeth 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.2** (2025). Lambeth 009C has a deprivation score of 41.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,716** (2021). Lambeth 009C had 1,716 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,851st 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Lambeth 009C, 98.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.4%** (August 2026). In Lambeth 009C, 10.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)
- Centre: 51.4704, -0.0972

Council: [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) (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=-0.0972,51.4704,SE59EJ

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