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SE5 7LA

Faraday · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Faraday
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 7LB 62 m
SE5 7JZ 103 m
SE5 0DH 125 m
SE5 0DF 127 m
SE5 7LG 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 7LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 7
Latitude
51.481524
Longitude
-0.092336
British National Grid easting
532,563
British National Grid northing
177,566

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
E00019995
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 017B · E01003969
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
328
Primary
172
Secondary
43

  1. John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes

    Community school

    376 m

  2. Brunswick Park Primary School

    Community school

    457 m

  3. Michael Faraday School

    Community school

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
17,759
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,883
  • Anti social behaviour 2,119
  • Theft from the person 2,047
  • Other theft 1,650
  • Shoplifting 1,305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE5 7 residents
12,610

Age bands in SE5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,866 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,414 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.7%

4,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

2,670 residents

Age 65 and over
8.5%

954 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

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

100

within 5 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    628 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    634 m

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    759 m

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    772 m

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    839 m

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    962 m

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    962 m

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.1 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.1 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.1 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    1.1 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.2 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    1.3 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    1.3 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.4 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.4 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.4 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.7 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 100 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

  • Albany Road / Camberwell Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Road / Camberwell Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Camberwell Road / Albany Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Camberwell Road / Albany Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Bowyer Place

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 017B, 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

11,017 of 33,755

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

Schools

328 open schools are in scope, including 172 primary and 43 secondary schools. John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes is the nearest published school at 376 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,759 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,479.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,883 events.

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