SE1 5JS

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

SE1 5JS is a postcode in Old Kent Road, Southwark. Within a 15-minute walk there are 312 everyday services. 13% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 8% 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

312

everyday services within a 15-minute walk

£485k

median sale price, sector SE1 5

366 m

walk to Phoenix Primary School

Primary, ages 3–11 · 108 m in a straight line

1.3 km

walk to the nearest tram or rail stop

1.0 km in a straight line · 37 stops within 800 m

properties in river or sea flood risk areas

High 0 · Medium 0 · Low 0

50%

of premises can get gigabit broadband

Superfast 100% · 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 1,294 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of SE1 5JS; 24% were anti-social behaviour. This is below the average for postcodes in Southwark.

1,294crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026

71index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure

24%anti-social behaviourlargest category

65burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months

Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months

Anti-social behaviour310

Violence and sexual offences289

Other theft121

Theft from the person87

Vehicle crime76

Public order69

Shoplifting69

Burglary65

Robbery60

Criminal damage and arson46

Drugs45

Bicycle theft39

Other crime11

Possession of weapons7

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 5JS, 2021–2025.

218injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years

47with a serious injurymost severe casualty

2with 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 5JS.

54rated food businesseswithin 500 m

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

4rated 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 5JS: 344 residents in 141 households.

24%

aged 0–14

18%

aged 15–29

10%

aged 65 and over

owner-occupied homes

13%

privately rented

94%

flats in purpose-built blocks

3 of 10

neighbourhood deprivation decile

Income decile 3 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 5JS. 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

Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 480 pupils108 m

John Keats Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils302 m

City of London Academy (Southwark)Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,589 pupils451 m

St Francis RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 253 pupils594 m

Bird In Bush SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 381 pupils648 m

Ark Walworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 973 pupils782 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops26

Pharmacies5

GP surgeries2

Dentists3

Cafés12

Restaurants21

Pubs and bars13

Parks13

Playgrounds39

Sports pitches35

Sports and fitness centres4

Libraries2

Nurseries3

Bus stops62

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

SE1 5JS

Nearby postcodes

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