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SE1 5PD

SE1 5PD is a postcode in Old Kent Road, Southwark. Within a 15-minute walk there are 317 everyday services. 14% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 18% 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
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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.

14%
green space within 500 m
317
everyday services within a 15-minute walk
£485k
median sale price, sector SE1 5
162 m
walk to Phoenix Primary School
Primary, ages 3–11 · 92 m in a straight line
1.4 km
walk to the nearest tram or rail stop
1.1 km in a straight line · 42 stops within 800 m
25
properties in river or sea flood risk areas
High 0 · Medium 0 · Low 0
96%
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 1,330 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of SE1 5PD; 23% were anti-social behaviour. This is below the average for postcodes in Southwark.

1,330crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026
73index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure
23%anti-social behaviourlargest category
65burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months
Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months
064127Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
064127Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Anti-social behaviour307
Violence and sexual offences293
Other theft123
Theft from the person98
Vehicle crime77
Public order73
Robbery72
Shoplifting67
Burglary65
Criminal damage and arson48
Bicycle theft45
Drugs40
Possession of weapons11
Other crime11

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 5PD, 2021–2025.

233injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years
42with a serious injurymost severe casualty
1with a fatalityfive years
47a 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 5PD.

37rated food businesseswithin 500 m
92%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Southwark: 89%
2rated 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 5PD: 346 residents in 144 households.

22%
aged 0–14
24%
aged 15–29
16%
aged 65 and over
6%
owner-occupied homes
14%
privately rented
93%
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 5PD. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector SE1 5Southwark
£238k£391k£545k£698k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£238k£391k£545k£698k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

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 pupils92 m
John Keats Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils407 m
City of London Academy (Southwark)Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,589 pupils419 m
Ark Walworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 973 pupils663 m
St Francis RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 253 pupils719 m
Harris Academy BermondseySecondary · ages 11–18 · 781 pupils784 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops25
Pharmacies7
GP surgeries4
Dentists4
Cafés14
Restaurants27
Pubs and bars15
Parks14
Playgrounds42
Sports pitches40
Sports and fitness centres4
Libraries2
Nurseries3
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.

Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 02
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Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 02
Photo: Robert Kirkman MCSD FSAI · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 01
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Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 01
Photo: Robert Kirkman MCSD FSAI · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 03
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Dawsons Heights 1973 viewed from Overhill Rd. Photographer Robert Kirkman FSAI 03
Photo: Robert Kirkman MCSD FSAI · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Where it sits in Southwark.

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

Map of Southwark postcodes coloured by green space, with SE1 5PD marked SE1 5PD

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