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SE17 3BU

POSTCODE

SE17 3BU is a postcode in Newington.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4903, -0.0991
OS grid TQ320785 (532,069, 178,528)
IMD England
6/10
#17423
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
MoM +27% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XFWR2+49
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£440,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£440,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for SE17 3BU

England
Country
Southwark
Local Authority
Newington
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SE17 3BU
Coordinates
51.4903, -0.0991
Grid reference
TQ320785
Easting
532,069
Northing
178,528
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFWR2+49
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.
17423
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17423 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 · SE17 3BU
HM Land Registry · Southwark
Average price
£443,800
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £440,000
View district SE17
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £450,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£480k£450k£419k
Nov '23Feb '24Mar '24Dec '24Mar '25
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 SE17 3BU

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SE17 3BU

Counts are for Newington 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
31
YoY +63%
312212
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY -50%
382613
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

79
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,918
White Brit.33.0%
Other White20.2%
Chinese9.2%
African9.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.6%
+ 10 other groups · 23.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,916
No religion48.1%
Christian30.8%
Muslim8.8%
Not answered7.4%
Buddhist2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,917
25–3432.2%
35–4919.9%
20–2416.0%
16–199.1%
50–648.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 13.9%

Households

Total households: 778
Other29.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over24.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.8%
Any member 66+5.8%
+ 8 other households · 20.2%

Administrative Information

Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green E14001559
Constituency
E14001559
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Newington
Constituency code
E14001559
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 014F E01032639
E01032639
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 014 E02000820
E02000820
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 014F E01032639
E01032639
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 014 E02000820
E02000820
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

5:52 AM5:51 PM
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

September 2007
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> Present
September 2007 — Introduced
Postcode SE17 3BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 17423
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032639 and MSOA E02000820 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE17 3BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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