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SE1 5EW

POSTCODE

SE1 5EW is a postcode in Old Kent Road.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4847, -0.0675
OS grid TQ342779 (534,279, 177,968)
IMD England
4/10
#11156
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
MoM +72% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XFWMM+V2
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£288,625
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£288,625
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for SE1 5EW

England
Country
Southwark
Local Authority
Old Kent Road
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SE1 5EW
Coordinates
51.4847, -0.0675
Grid reference
TQ342779
Easting
534,279
Northing
177,968
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFWMM+V2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southwark
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Southwark
National Park
Non-National Park

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11156
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11156 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · SE1 5EW
HM Land Registry · Southwark
Average price
£319,312
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £288,625
View district SE1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £450,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£450k£350k£250k
Nov '23Dec '23Aug '24May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near SE1 5EW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SE1 5EW

Counts are for Old Kent Road electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
56
YoY +33%
594530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
34
YoY +17%
503724
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +40%
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY -20%
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

191
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,394
White Brit.31.3%
Other White16.2%
African16.0%
Caribbean6.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.6%
+ 11 other groups · 24.5%

Religion

Total residents: 2,393
Christian49.8%
No religion30.1%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,397
35–4925.2%
25–3423.6%
50–6415.3%
20–249.0%
10–157.2%
+ 4 other age groups · 19.7%

Households

Total households: 1,032
Other31.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.3%

Administrative Information

Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Peckham E14001421
Constituency
E14001421
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Old Kent Road
Constituency code
E14001421
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Southwark, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southwark

Health & NHS

London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
South East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Southwark
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southwark 010C E01004038
E01004038
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 010C E01004038
E01004038
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

5:53 AM5:48 PM
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:48 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
5:48 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE1 5EW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 11156
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004038 and MSOA E02000816 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE1 5EW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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