SE1 5BL

South Bermondsey · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 5LP 34 m
SE1 5BN 36 m
SE1 5LN 64 m
SE1 5RR 68 m
SE1 5RP 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5
Latitude
51.491027
Longitude
-0.066413
British National Grid easting
534,335
British National Grid northing
178,670

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020334
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 010E · E01004043
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 010 · E02000816

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Strathnairn Street, London, SE1 5BL 12 June 2026 £573,600
10, Strathnairn Street, London, SE1 5BL 17 November 2025 £735,000
18, Strathnairn Street, London, SE1 5BL 26 September 2024 £690,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
369
Primary
197
Secondary
50
  1. Spa School, Bermondsey

    Academy special converter

    113 m
  2. City of London Academy (Southwark)

    Academy sponsor led

    231 m
  3. Harris Academy Bermondsey

    Academy sponsor led

    398 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,819
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,268
  • Anti social behaviour 1,728
  • Theft from the person 1,654
  • Other theft 1,200
  • Burglary 801

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

40 female, 36 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.2
SE1 5 residents
12,213

Age bands in SE1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,103 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

1,978 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.3%

4,870 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

3,117 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

987 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

103

within 5 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    602 m

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    686 m

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    686 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

    182-184 OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5TY

    ODS code G85052

    1.0 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.2 km

  • EAST STREET

    HAROLD MOODY HEALTH CENTRE, THURLOW STREET, LONDON, SE17 2GN

    ODS code G85721

    1.4 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.6 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    1.8 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.8 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    1.9 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.9 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.9 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    2.0 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    2.2 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85726

    2.2 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85042

    2.2 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    2.2 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 103 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Esmeralda Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Southwark Park Rd/St James Rd

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Southwark Park Rd/St James Rd

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Esmeralda Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Southwark Park Rd/St James Rd

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,440 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £631,800 from 6 recorded sales in SE1 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southwark is £582,473 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

369 open schools are in scope, including 197 primary and 50 secondary schools. Spa School, Bermondsey is the nearest published school at 113 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

12,819 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,068.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,268 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.