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SE5 8AQ

St Giles · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Giles
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 8AZ 72 m
SE5 8FJ 117 m
SE5 8EN 127 m
SE5 8BQ 141 m
SE5 8TD 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 8AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8
Latitude
51.468167
Longitude
-0.091050
British National Grid easting
532,691
British National Grid northing
176,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
St Giles · E05011115
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Peckham · E14001421
Output area
E00019703
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 024A · E01003913
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 024 · E02000830

Postcode source versions

Explore SE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
296
Primary
167
Secondary
40

  1. The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service

    Miscellaneous

    88 m

  2. Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School

    Academy special converter

    186 m

  3. Lyndhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    319 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
12,478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,624
  • Anti social behaviour 1,497
  • Other theft 1,036
  • Theft from the person 986
  • Shoplifting 919

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE5 8 residents
14,457

Age bands in SE5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

2,258 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

2,077 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.8%

5,966 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

3,727 residents

Age 65 and over
8.8%

1,361 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.

GP practices

100

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    365 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    716 m

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    737 m

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    857 m

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    857 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    859 m

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    1.2 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    1.2 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.3 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.3 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.3 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.3 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.3 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    1.3 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    74 HERNE HILL, HERNE HILL, LONDON, SE24 9QP

    ODS code G85016

    1.5 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.6 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    1.6 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.8 km

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.8 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • King's College Hospital

    BCT · Brixton

    0.0 miles

  • Denmark Hill Station

    RSE · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Denmark Hill Station

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Denmark Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Champion Hill

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 024A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,843 of 33,755

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

296 open schools are in scope, including 167 primary and 40 secondary schools. The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,039.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,624 events.

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