SE17 3BA
The median sold price for the postcode SE17 3BA is around £425,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 302 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SE17 3BA (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. 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 £250,000 – £740,000
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 SE17 3, last 24 months.
- Flat£425,000(150 sales)
- Terraced£720,000(40 sales)
- Semi-detachedToo few sales(2 sales)
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.
SE17 3BA median £425,000 (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: 1.6× the typical Southwark neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.8× 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 SE17 3BA, 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 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 48% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Southwark: more deprived than 24% of its 173 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Bands B and C are the most common here (27% of homes each). 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 1,140 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A6%
- Band B27%
- Band C27%
- Band D15%
- Band E19%
- Band F4%
- Band G0%
- 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
- Crampton Primary0.1 miles (210 m)Ofsted, April 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Crampton Primary (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Victory Primary School0.3 miles (450 m)Ofsted, May 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Victory Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Robert Browning Primary School0.3 miles (490 m)Ofsted report card, December 2025
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- South Bank University Academy0.4 miles (720 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Ark Globe Academy0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Early years Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School0.5 miles (840 m)Ofsted, March 2024: Requires improvementOfsted reports for Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SE17 3BA is Elephant & Castle Rail Station, 0.2 miles (320 m) away in a straight line. There are 33 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (320 m)Elephant & Castle Rail Station
- 0.3 miles (400 m)Elephant & Castle Underground Station
- 0.4 miles (600 m)Kennington Underground 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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