Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SE17 2DA
Postcode
SE17 2DA
Coordinates
51.4833, -0.0890
Grid reference
TQ327777
Easting
532,787
Northing
177,768
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFWM6+89
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.
5687
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5687 out of 32,844 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE17 2DA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE17 2DA
Counts are for Faraday 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
48
YoY +33%
483011
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
37
YoY stable
553310
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -77%
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY -83%
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -93%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African26.6%
White Brit.25.4%
Other White7.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.4%
Other Black6.5%
+ 8 other groups · 26.6%
Religion
Christian50.5%
No religion22.7%
Muslim17.4%
Not answered6.5%
Buddhist2.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4920.1%
50–6417.9%
25–3417.3%
20–249.2%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other19.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
+ 9 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council AreaPeckham E14001421
Constituency
E14001421Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Faraday
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 EnglandSouth 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 016F E01033881
E01033881MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 016 E02000822
E02000822LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 016B E01003967
E01003967MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 016 E02000822
E02000822Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentOctober 2015 — Introduced
Postcode SE17 2DA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033881 and MSOA E02000822 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE17 2DA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE17 2DA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 55%
Attainment 8
41.5
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
43%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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