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SE17

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,197
Current units
685
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
512

Postcode sectors in SE17

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
9,246 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Keystone House, 106a, Flat 2, Alberta Street, London, SE17 3RT 20 July 2026 £660,000
Drake Apartments, 26, Flat 703, Heygate Street, London, SE17 1FP 17 July 2026 £575,000
55, Canterbury Place, London, SE17 3AD 17 July 2026 £803,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,647
  • Theft from the person 951
  • Anti social behaviour 818
  • Shoplifting 688
  • Other theft 650

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SE17 usual residents
35,753
Age-profile population
36,685

Age bands in SE17

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.5%
5,685 residents
Age 15 to 24
16.2%
5,936 residents
Age 25 to 44
38.6%
14,153 residents
Age 45 to 64
22%
8,061 residents
Age 65 and over
7.8%
2,850 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 642 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 616 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 514 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £530,000 from 1,517 recorded sales in SE17. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

6,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 577 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,647 events.

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