SE1 5JJ

Name: SE1 5JJ, Southwark
Address: Southwark, SE1 5JJ, GB

SE1 5JJ is a postcode in Old Kent Road, Southwark. Within a 15-minute walk there are 383 everyday services. 13% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 15% above the Southwark average. Homes in the SE1 5 sector sold for a median of £485,000, 9% below the Southwark median.

Postcode report · 13 of 13 data blocks · Updated 24 October 2026

Within one kilometrePostcodes coloured by green space · dashed ring 500 m

School Tram stop Rail station Supermarket Pharmacy © OpenStreetMap contributors · DfE Get Information About Schools

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Living here.

The figures that matter most, next to the Southwark average.

13%

green space within 500 m

383

everyday services within a 15-minute walk

£485k

median sale price, sector SE1 5

536 m

walk to Ark Walworth Academy

Secondary, ages 11–18 · 384 m in a straight line

1.6 km

walk to the nearest tram or rail stop

1.2 km in a straight line · 41 stops within 800 m

properties in river or sea flood risk areas

High 0 · Medium 0 · Low 0

83%

of premises can get gigabit broadband

Superfast 83% · under 10 Mbit/s 0%

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Jun 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations, Jul 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Safety.

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, police recorded 1,673 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of SE1 5JJ; 24% were anti-social behaviour. This is close to the average for postcodes in Southwark.

1,673crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026

92index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure

24%anti-social behaviourlargest category

61burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months

Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months

Anti-social behaviour394

Violence and sexual offences382

Theft from the person167

Other theft165

Vehicle crime104

Public order84

Robbery74

Shoplifting71

Burglary61

Criminal damage and arson50

Bicycle theft48

Drugs44

Other crime15

Possession of weapons14

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Metropolitan Police Service, Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police within 500 m of SE1 5JJ, 2021–2025.

218injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years

43with a serious injurymost severe casualty

1with a fatalityfive years

44a year on average2021–2025

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses with a published hygiene rating within 500 m of SE1 5JJ.

70rated food businesseswithin 500 m

66%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Southwark: 89%

5rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

People and homes.

The census output area around SE1 5JJ: 401 residents in 185 households.

25%

aged 0–14

16%

aged 15–29

aged 65 and over

12%

owner-occupied homes

15%

privately rented

96%

flats in purpose-built blocks

2 of 10

neighbourhood deprivation decile

Income decile 2 of 10. 1 = most deprived 10% in England.

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Sources: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Prices.

Quarterly median of standard sales in sector SE1 5 and Southwark. 153 sales in the sector over 24 months, 0 of them in SE1 5JJ. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector SE1 5Southwark

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Schools and everyday places.

The nearest schools by straight-line distance, and what is within one kilometre.

Nearest schools

Ark Walworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 973 pupils383 m

Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 480 pupils481 m

Harris Academy BermondseySecondary · ages 11–18 · 781 pupils573 m

Oasis Academy Surrey SquarePrimary · ages 3–11 · 444 pupils589 m

Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 201 pupils594 m

City of London Academy (Southwark)Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,589 pupils600 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops25

Pharmacies8

GP surgeries5

Dentists6

Cafés24

Restaurants24

Pubs and bars18

Parks11

Playgrounds45

Sports pitches42

Sports and fitness centres4

Libraries2

Nurseries5

Bus stops60

Tram stops0

Rail stations0

Sources: DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026. Admission depends on each school's own criteria.

Around here.

Photographs taken near the SE1 postcode district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Where it sits in Southwark.

SE1 5JJ is one of 7,235 postcodes in Southwark. Explore Old Kent Road or all of Southwark.

SE1 5JJ

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