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SE5 8EL

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 8EH 67 m
SE5 8HJ 102 m
SE5 8BT 126 m
SE5 8AH 128 m
SE5 8AJ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8
Latitude
51.465077
Longitude
-0.090761
British National Grid easting
532,720
British National Grid northing
175,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Electoral ward
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction · E05014104
Parish or community
E43000212
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00015505
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 014C · E01003076
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 014 · E02000631

Postcode source versions

Explore SE5

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
303
Primary
166
Secondary
42

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

    Miscellaneous

    380 m

  2. St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    519 m

  3. Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School

    Academy special converter

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
11,089
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,288
  • Anti social behaviour 1,380
  • Theft from the person 963
  • Other theft 939
  • Vehicle crime 819

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

    617 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    676 m

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    964 m

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.2 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    1.2 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.2 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.5 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.5 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    1.6 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    1.6 km

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    1.6 km

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    1.6 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.6 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    1.6 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    1.7 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.7 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Champion Hill

    BCT · Camberwell

    45 m

  • Blanchedowne

    BCT · Camberwell

    104 m

  • Champion Hill

    BCT · Camberwell

    217 m

  • Blanchedowne

    BCT · Camberwell

    228 m

  • Denmark Hill Station

    BCT · Camberwell

    278 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 014C, 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

16,247 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

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

303 open schools are in scope, including 166 primary and 42 secondary schools. The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,089 published events cover 12 months, averaging 924 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,288 events.

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