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SE1 5HW

Old Kent Road · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Kent Road
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 5HD 33 m
SE1 5JA 39 m
SE1 5JG 49 m
SE1 5YA 50 m
SE1 5HY 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 5HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5
Latitude
51.487796
Longitude
-0.072254
British National Grid easting
533,939
British National Grid northing
178,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Old Kent Road · E05011109
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Peckham · E14001421
Output area
E00020353
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 013C · E01004040
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 013 · E02000819

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
366
Primary
195
Secondary
48

  1. Phoenix Primary School

    Community school

    302 m

  2. City of London Academy (Southwark)

    Academy sponsor led

    463 m

  3. Ark Walworth Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,061
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,986
  • Anti social behaviour 1,984
  • Theft from the person 1,560
  • Other theft 1,286
  • Shoplifting 1,013

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.1% 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+
20%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
20%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
20%
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

101

within 5 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    652 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    689 m

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    953 m

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.0 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.0 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.1 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.4 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.5 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.5 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.6 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    1.7 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    1.7 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.8 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.8 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.9 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    2.1 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    2.1 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    2.2 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 101 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Trafalgar Avenue

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles

  • Trafalgar Avenue

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles

  • Nile Terrace

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles

  • Nile Terrace

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles

  • Humphrey Street

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 013C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,305 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

366 open schools are in scope, including 195 primary and 48 secondary schools. Phoenix Primary School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,061 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,255.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,986 events.

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