SE16 5LH Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Southwark) | Sipuha

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Schools nearby

1
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary
under 0.1 mi
2
Bacon's College
Secondary with sixth form · Good · Attainment 8 49.4
0.19 mi
3
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary
0.34 mi
4
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy
Primary · Outstanding
0.36 mi
5
Alfred Salter Primary School
Primary · Good
0.37 mi
6
Albion Primary School
Primary · Good
0.50 mi

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At a glance

Around average · 7.6 per 1k

SE16 5 sector median · 59 sales against 75 · -2.9% on the prior year

Least deprived 10–20%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Rotherhithe Rail Station
Rail
756 m straight lineabout 9 min
Limehouse
Rail · DLR · Entrance
813 m straight lineabout 10 min
Canada Water Station
Rail · Underground · Entrance
825 m straight lineabout 10 min

Bus stops

Peter Hills School
Bus · ->W · west
105 m straight lineabout 1 min
Edinburgh Court
Bus · ->W · south-west
130 m straight lineabout 2 min
Peter Hills School
Bus · ->E · east
181 m straight lineabout 2 min
King & Queen Wharf
Bus · ->E · east
183 m straight lineabout 2 min
Smith Close
Bus · ->W · west
225 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · SE16 5

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · SE16 5 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 59 sales

SE16 5LH has 1 standard sale in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, fewer than 5, so these figures are for the SE16 5 sector.

Average price

£521,220

Median price: £510,000

Median -2.9% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 59 sales

View district SE16

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 3 sales · avg £632,166

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£632k£493k£354k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

£416,500 · 2026-08-24 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5FS

£750,000 · 2026-08-13 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5EQ

£730,000 · 2026-08-04 · Terraced · Freehold

SE16 5XW

£750,000 · 2026-07-30 · Flat / maisonette · Freehold

SE16 5BW

£430,000 · 2026-07-24 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5EB

£395,000 · 2026-07-10 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5AD

£800,000 · 2026-07-09 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5QF

£600,000 · 2026-06-26 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5ES

£530,000 · 2026-06-17 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5QQ

£700,000 · 2026-06-01 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

SE16 5EQ

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near SE16 5LH

England & Wales

Crime trends · near SE16 5LH

Counts are for Surrey Docks electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

30

YoY stable

302112

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

25

YoY stable

392511

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

0

YoY —

950

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

12

YoY —

1271

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

2

YoY —

840

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

30

YoY stable

543924

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

99

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Southwark 001 (E02000807)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £87,651
Disposable (net) annual household income: £62,629
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £58,965
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £48,062

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,874

White Brit.41.9%

Other White26.0%

Chinese4.8%

Indian4.5%

Other Asian3.6%

+ 13 other groups · 19.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,871

Christian41.0%

No religion41.0%

Not answered7.6%

Muslim4.8%

Hindu2.6%

+ 4 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,873

25–3431.2%

35–4927.9%

50–6413.2%

20–246.8%

65–745.3%

+ 6 other age groups · 15.5%

Households

Total households: 890

One person: other26.9%

Cohabiting couple family: No children15.7%

Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.3%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%

+ 9 other households · 20.7%

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.

28419

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 28419 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 3 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 3 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around SE16 5LH

Other postcode pages in the same local area as SE16 5LH.

SE16 2LN SE16 5AA SE16 5AB SE16 5AD SE16 5AE SE16 5DJ SE16 5DS SE16 5DU SE16 5DW SE16 5DX SE16 5DY SE16 5DZ SE16 5EA SE16 5EB SE16 5ED SE16 5EE SE16 5EF SE16 5EG SE16 5EH SE16 5EJ SE16 5EL SE16 5EN SE16 5EP SE16 5EQ

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for SE16 5LH

England

Country

Southwark

Local Authority

Surrey Docks

Ward

London

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

SE16 5LH

Coordinates

51.5050, -0.0435

Grid reference

TQ358802

Easting

535,887

Northing

180,267

Region

London

Plus Code

9C3XGX44+2J

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

Administrative Information

Southwark

Local Authority

Council Area

Bermondsey and Old Southwark E14001085

Constituency

E14001085

Metropolitan Police

Police Force

England

Ward

Surrey Docks

Constituency code

E14001085

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 001C E01004053

E01004053

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Southwark 001 E02000807

E02000807

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Southwark 001C E01004053

E01004053

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Southwark 001 E02000807

E02000807

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

6:44 AM

Sunrise

4:43 PM

Sunset

9 hours 59 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:44 AM

Sunset (today)

4:43 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 59 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

August 2016

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~10 years

Active Duration

2016 -> Present

August 2016 — Introduced

Postcode SE16 5LH introduced by Royal Mail.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004053 and MSOA E02000807 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 28419

Present — Active

Postcode SE16 5LH is currently active and in use.

First introduced

August 2016

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~10 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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