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

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Schools nearby

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

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At a glance

Around average · 7.6 per 1k

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

Least deprived 40–50%

Getting around

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

Stations

Canada Water Station
Rail · Underground · Entrance
955 m straight lineabout 12 min
Heron Quays DLR Station
DLR
1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Rotherhithe Rail Station
Rail
1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min

Bus stops

Russia Dock Road
Bus · ->N · north
124 m straight lineabout 2 min
Russia Dock Road
Bus · ->S · south
127 m straight lineabout 2 min
Downtown Road
Bus · ->N · north
214 m straight lineabout 3 min
Downtown Road
Bus · ->S · south
227 m straight lineabout 3 min
Bryan Road / Surrey Docks Farm
Bus · ->S · south
244 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 5LQ has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, 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 5LQ

England & Wales

Crime trends · near SE16 5LQ

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 008 (E02000814)

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: £90,287
Disposable (net) annual household income: £62,714
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £61,161
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £44,580

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: 2,319

White Brit.40.0%

Other White20.7%

African6.6%

Chinese3.8%

Indian3.7%

+ 14 other groups · 25.3%

Religion

Total residents: 2,316

Christian40.6%

No religion39.6%

Not answered7.8%

Muslim6.7%

Hindu2.2%

+ 4 other religions · 3.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,316

25–3428.4%

35–4924.0%

50–6415.4%

20–246.9%

≤45.9%

+ 6 other age groups · 19.4%

Households

Total households: 1,023

One person: other26.7%

Cohabiting couple family: No children11.7%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%

Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%

+ 9 other households · 30.3%

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.

18633

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 18633 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 2 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 2 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 5LQ

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

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 5LQ

England

Country

Southwark

Local Authority

Surrey Docks

Ward

London

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

SE16 5LQ

Coordinates

51.5019, -0.0366

Grid reference

TQ363799

Easting

536,370

Northing

179,937

Region

London

Plus Code

9C3XGX27+Q8

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 008A E01004056

E01004056

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Southwark 008 E02000814

E02000814

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Southwark 008A E01004056

E01004056

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Southwark 008 E02000814

E02000814

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

December 1999

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~27 years

Active Duration

1999 -> Present

December 1999 — Introduced

Postcode SE16 5LQ 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004056 and MSOA E02000814 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 18633

Present — Active

Postcode SE16 5LQ is currently active and in use.

First introduced

December 1999

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~27 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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