SE5 postcode area · Southwark
The SE5 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lambeth, Southwark. Area Scores range from 15 to 77 across them. Every full SE5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SE5 district: Herne Hill & Dulwich Park scores 78 out of 100 (#1,527 of 6,856 nationally) while Loughborough Road sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in Peckham North West to £1,335,500 in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park — a 3.6× gap within the SE5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lambeth and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SE5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Hill & Dulwich ParkSouthwark | 1,527 | 78 | £1,335,500 |
| Herne Hill EastLambeth | 3,755 | 45 | £585,000 |
| Camberwell SouthSouthwark | 3,782 | 45 | £603,500 |
| North DulwichSouthwark | 4,132 | 40 | £422,500 |
| Peckham RyeSouthwark | 4,276 | 38 | £718,000 |
| Camberwell NorthSouthwark | 4,358 | 36 | £413,500 |
| Stockwell EastLambeth | 4,426 | 35 | £510,000 |
| OvalLambeth | 4,488 | 34 | £550,000 |
| Burgess Park West & John Ruskin StreetSouthwark | 4,858 | 29 | £490,000 |
| Peckham North WestSouthwark | 5,078 | 26 | £375,000 |
| Camberwell GreenSouthwark | 5,242 | 24 | £395,000 |
| Burgess ParkSouthwark | 5,434 | 21 | £471,400 |
| Walworth SouthSouthwark | 5,489 | 20 | £440,000 |
| Loughborough RoadLambeth | 5,818 | 15 | £553,500 |
People living in SE5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 29% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 29% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 35% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 40%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SE5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SE5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.