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SE17 2LW

Faraday · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Faraday
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE17
Postcode sector
SE17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE17 2LN 29 m
SE17 2AF 50 m
SE17 2AD 53 m
SE17 2FX 62 m
SE17 2AE 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE17 2LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE17
Postcode sector
SE17 2
Latitude
51.488778
Longitude
-0.084399
British National Grid easting
533,093
British National Grid northing
178,387

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Faraday · E05011102
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Peckham · E14001421
Output area
E00020002
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 015D · E01003971
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 015 · E02000821

Postcode source versions

Explore SE17

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brockley House, Flat 3, Sedan Way, London, SE17 2LW 18 January 2016 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
346
Primary
182
Secondary
45

  1. Surrey Square Primary School

    Academy converter

    99 m

  2. THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL

    Other independent special school

    310 m

  3. South Bank University Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    339 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,704
  • Theft from the person 3,066
  • Anti social behaviour 2,388
  • Other theft 1,975
  • Shoplifting 1,332

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

23 female, 16 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.0
SE17 2 residents
12,697

Age bands in SE17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,272 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.9%

1,817 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.5%

4,202 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,944 residents

Age 65 and over
7.8%

950 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE17 2 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

111

within 5 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    144 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    293 m

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    365 m

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    940 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.1 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.4 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.4 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

    PRINCESS STREET GROUP PRACTICE, 2 PRINCESS STREET, LONDON, SE1 6JP

    ODS code G85034

    1.4 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.5 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.6 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.6 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    1.6 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.6 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.7 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    2.0 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    2.0 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85054

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 111 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

  • East Street / Thurlow Street

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • East Street / Thurlow Street

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • East Street Walworth

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Alsace Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Alsace Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 015D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,388 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

346 open schools are in scope, including 182 primary and 45 secondary schools. Surrey Square Primary School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,652.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,704 events.

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