SE5 8BY

Champion Hill · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 8AW 24 m
SE5 8BU 35 m
SE5 8AL 57 m
SE5 8BS 72 m
SE5 8BX 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 8BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8
Latitude
51.464652
Longitude
-0.086748
British National Grid easting
533,000
British National Grid northing
175,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00020389
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 027E · E01004051
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 027 · E02000833

Postcode source versions

Explore SE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
302
Primary
168
Secondary
40
  1. Grove Primary School

    Academy converter

    284 m
  2. The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service

    Miscellaneous

    564 m
  3. Lyndhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    643 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,053
  • Anti social behaviour 1,279
  • Other theft 994
  • Theft from the person 974
  • Vehicle crime 855

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

99

within 5 km straight-line

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    742 m

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    837 m

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    940 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    958 m

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    1.1 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    1.1 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.2 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.3 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

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    1.4 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

    163-169 CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 9EP

    ODS code G85651

    1.4 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.5 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.6 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    306 MEDICAL CENTRE, 306 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY

    ODS code G85091

    1.7 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.8 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.8 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.8 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 99 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Champion Hill East Dulwich

    BCT · East Dulwich

    0.1 miles
  • Champion Grove

    BCT · East Dulwich

    0.1 miles
  • Champion Hill East Dulwich

    BCT · East Dulwich

    0.1 miles
  • Champion Hill

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles
  • Blanchedowne

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 027E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,073 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

302 open schools are in scope, including 168 primary and 40 secondary schools. Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 907 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,053 events.

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