SE15 1RS

Name: SE15 1RS, Southwark
Address: Southwark, SE15 1RS, GB

SE15 1RS is a postcode in Old Kent Road, Southwark. Within a 15-minute walk there are 312 everyday services. 5% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 56% below the Southwark average. Homes in the SE15 1 sector sold for a median of £454,960, 15% 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.

green space within 500 m

312

everyday services within a 15-minute walk

£455k

median sale price, sector SE15 1

222 m

walk to Bird In Bush School

Primary, ages 3–11 · 166 m in a straight line

1.3 km

walk to the nearest tram or rail stop

997 m in a straight line · 42 stops within 800 m

None

properties in river or sea flood risk areas

Environment Agency model

100%

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 1,209 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of SE15 1RS; 25% were anti-social behaviour. This is below the average for postcodes in Southwark.

1,209crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026

67index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure

25%anti-social behaviourlargest category

83burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months

Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months

Anti-social behaviour299

Violence and sexual offences291

Other theft109

Vehicle crime85

Burglary83

Public order62

Drugs59

Shoplifting53

Theft from the person52

Criminal damage and arson36

Bicycle theft34

Robbery34

Other crime9

Possession of weapons3

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 SE15 1RS, 2021–2025.

181injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years

37with a serious injurymost severe casualty

2with a fatalityfive years

36a 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 SE15 1RS.

85rated food businesseswithin 500 m

87%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 SE15 1RS: 495 residents in 166 households.

31%

aged 0–14

21%

aged 15–29

aged 65 and over

20%

owner-occupied homes

15%

privately rented

98%

flats in purpose-built blocks

4 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 SE15 1 and Southwark. 157 sales in the sector over 24 months, 0 of them in SE15 1RS. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector SE15 1Southwark

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

Bird In Bush SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 381 pupils166 m

St Francis RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 253 pupils243 m

John Keats Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils430 m

Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkPrimary · ages 3–11 · 242 pupils543 m

Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 480 pupils579 m

Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 171 pupils626 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops30

Pharmacies5

GP surgeries3

Dentists5

Cafés11

Restaurants21

Pubs and bars14

Parks16

Playgrounds40

Sports pitches32

Sports and fitness centres3

Libraries2

Nurseries4

Bus stops64

Tram stops0

Rail stations2

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 SE15 postcode district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Where it sits in Southwark.

SE15 1RS is one of 7,235 postcodes in Southwark. Explore Old Kent Road or all of Southwark.

SE15 1RS

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