High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SE5 7BA
Postcode
SE5 7BA
Coordinates
51.4752, -0.0907
Grid reference
TQ326768
Easting
532,698
Northing
176,867
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFWG5+3P
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.
8292
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8292 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE5 7BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE5 7BA
Counts are for St Giles 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
49
YoY stable
523722
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
50
YoY +28%
503519
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY -13%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.28.1%
African27.4%
Other White11.2%
Caribbean7.6%
Other Black5.1%
+ 10 other groups · 20.6%
Religion
Christian44.7%
No religion31.3%
Muslim12.6%
Not answered8.8%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
25–3426.5%
35–4921.1%
50–6414.8%
10–156.3%
20–246.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Other21.8%
Any member 66+16.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 29.3%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council AreaPeckham E14001421
Constituency
E14001421Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
St Giles
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 020D E01003918
E01003918MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 020 E02000826
E02000826LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 020D E01003918
E01003918MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 020 E02000826
E02000826Urban: 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
5:48 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
5:48 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE5 7BA 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: 8292
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003918 and MSOA E02000826 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE5 7BA 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
Schools near SE5 7BA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
82%
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 71%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
58.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 64%
Attainment 8
45.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
62%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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