# SE5

Postcode district covering Camberwell, in Southwark and Lambeth.

SE5 is a postcode district covering Camberwell, in Southwark and Lambeth. Median sale price £480,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 135.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SE5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=SE5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 30% of people in SE5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=SE5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 494 homes were sold in SE5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=SE5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SE5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=SE5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SE5 had 49,307 usual residents at the census.

## How SE5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SE5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £480,000 | joint 13th most expensive | 28 postcode districts, SE · 2025 |
| Population | 49,307 | 7th most populated | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 30% | 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.4% | 8th lowest | 29 postcode districts, SE · Jan 2026 |

## Is SE5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE5 at a rate of 135.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 653 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,938), anti-social behaviour (1,340) and other crime (1,123).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE5 was 133.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SE5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE5 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SE5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lambeth 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003075) | 1,716 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Lambeth 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003182) | 1,787 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.8% |
| [Lambeth 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003076) | 2,701 | 353.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.1% |
| [Lambeth 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003077) | 1,863 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Lambeth 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/neighbourhood/e01003078) | 1,627 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.7% |
| [Southwark 015H](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01033880) | 2,133 | 217.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 64.2% |
| [Southwark 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003923) | 1,634 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.9% |
| [Southwark 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003912) | 1,952 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Southwark 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003911) | 2,088 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.9% |
| [Southwark 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003916) | 2,412 | 107.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.7% |
| [Southwark 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003917) | 1,885 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.3% |
| [Southwark 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003918) | 1,465 | 157.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.5% |
| [Southwark 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003925) | 2,032 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| [Southwark 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003919) | 1,564 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.8% |
| [Southwark 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003920) | 2,107 | 125.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Southwark 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003921) | 1,917 | 428.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.9% |
| [Southwark 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003922) | 2,234 | 134.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.6% |
| [Southwark 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003924) | 2,092 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.4% |
| [Southwark 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003926) | 1,397 | 263.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |
| [Southwark 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003913) | 2,043 | 203.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| [Southwark 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003914) | 1,855 | 156.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 61.6% |
| [Southwark 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01003915) | 1,850 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Southwark 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01004050) | 1,389 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 71.9% |
| [Southwark 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01004052) | 1,747 | 97.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Southwark 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01004047) | 1,643 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Southwark 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/neighbourhood/e01004051) | 1,285 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.4% |

## Your MP

- [Vauxhall and Camberwell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vauxhall-and-camberwell-green): Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 41% of the people here.
- [Peckham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peckham): Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 34% of the people here.
- [Dulwich and West Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dulwich-and-west-norwood): Helen Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SE5

[Camberwell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/camberwell-green), [Camberwell North](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/camberwell-north), [Camberwell South](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark/camberwell-south), [Herne Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth/herne-hill-east)

## Postcode sectors in SE5

[SE5 0 (195 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-0), [SE5 5 (40 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-5), [SE5 7 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-7), [SE5 8 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-8), [SE5 9 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5-9)

## Councils SE5 covers

[Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark), [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth)

## Towns in SE5

[Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth), [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)

## Postcode districts next to SE5

[SE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1), [SE11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se11), [SE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se15), [SE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17), [SE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se22), [SE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se24), [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Denmark Hill (350 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.0894,51.4682), [Loughborough Junction (1000 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1022,51.4663), [East Dulwich (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.0806,51.4615), [Peckham Rye (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.0694,51.4700)

## More in the SE postcode area

[All SE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SE5 in brief

SE5 is a postcode district covering Camberwell, in Southwark and Lambeth.
About 49,545 people lived in SE5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £480,000 in 2025 across 494 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE5 was £480,000 in 2025.
SE5 had 49,307 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in SE5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE5, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SE5
- Postcode area: [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)
- Constituency: [Vauxhall and Camberwell Green †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vauxhall-and-camberwell-green)
- Council: [Southwark †](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)
- Area: 3.98 km²
- People, mid-2024: 49,545*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 144

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se15), [SE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se17), [SW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw9), [SE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se24), [SE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se22), [SE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se1)

## Latest updates for SE5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SE5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se5