SE16 5DS
The median sold price for the postcode SE16 5DS is around £550,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 138 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SE16 5DS (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly shoplifting. Rivers and sea flood risk is assessed as very low. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: Very Low. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £340,000 – £730,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SE16 5, last 24 months.
- Flat£477,500(124 sales)
- Terraced£755,000(23 sales)
- Semi-detachedToo few sales(1 sale)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
SE16 5DS median £550,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £520,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 25% below the typical Southwark neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.3× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Southwark and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in SE16 5DS, compared with 89.7% across Southwark and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 81.2% of premises across Southwark (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Southwark | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 81.2% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 89.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 96.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 12% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Southwark: more deprived than 2% of its 173 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment5of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (29%). Average Band D in Southwark is £1,967.26 for 2026/27.
That is 18% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 820 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A0%
- Band B0%
- Band C21%
- Band D29%
- Band E27%
- Band F20%
- Band G5%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.1 miles (190 m)
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy0.4 miles (580 m)Ofsted, November 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Redriff Primary, City of London Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles (720 m)Ofsted, April 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Nearest secondary schools
- Bacon's College0.3 miles (510 m)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Bacon's College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, November 2021: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Bishop Challoner Catholic School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Post-16 provision Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to SE16 5DS is Limehouse DLR Station, 0.4 miles (630 m) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.4 miles (630 m)Limehouse DLR Station
- 0.4 miles (650 m)Limehouse Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (960 m)Westferry DLR Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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