SE5 0AF

Newington · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 0AE 44 m
SE5 0XF 53 m
SE5 0XL 53 m
SE5 0XN 53 m
SE5 0SE 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 0AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 0
Latitude
51.480275
Longitude
-0.106819
British National Grid easting
531,561
British National Grid northing
177,401

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Newington · E05011105
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020134
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 017D · E01003993
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 017 · E02000823

Postcode source versions

Explore SE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
335
Primary
168
Secondary
40
  1. St John the Divine Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    266 m
  2. Evolve Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    281 m
  3. Highshore School

    Community special school

    434 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,558
  • Theft from the person 2,464
  • Anti social behaviour 2,234
  • Shoplifting 1,750
  • Other theft 1,534

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

50 female, 36 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.1
SE5 0 residents
11,419

Age bands in SE5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,790 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,431 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.8%

4,258 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,888 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

887 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE5 0 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

107

within 5 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    324 m

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    520 m

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    520 m

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    520 m

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    520 m

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.1 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.1 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.2 km

  • THE SOUTH LAMBETH RD PRACTICE

    1 SELWAY HOUSE, 272 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SW8 1UL

    ODS code G85086

    1.2 km

  • MAWBEY GROUP PRACTICE

    MAWBREY BROUGH HEALTH CENTRE, 39 WILCOX CLOSE, LONDON, SW8 2UD

    ODS code G85130

    1.3 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.3 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.4 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.5 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.6 km

  • THE GRANTHAM PRACTICE

    275-277 CLAPHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9BH

    ODS code Y00020

    1.6 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    1.7 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 HERNE HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE24 0AU

    ODS code G85690

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 107 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

  • John Ruskin Street

    BCT · Kennington

    0.0 miles
  • John Ruskin Street

    BCT · Kennington

    0.1 miles
  • Kennington Park

    BCT · Kennington

    0.1 miles
  • Kennington Park

    BCT · Kennington

    0.1 miles
  • St John's School

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 017D, 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

10,476 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

335 open schools are in scope, including 168 primary and 40 secondary schools. St John the Divine Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,508.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,558 events.

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