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SE5 8GD

Champion Hill · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Champion Hill
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 8HL 68 m
SE5 8AP 82 m
SE5 8AR 103 m
SE5 8HT 110 m
SE5 8AU 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 8GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8
Latitude
51.463005
Longitude
-0.088861
British National Grid easting
532,858
British National Grid northing
175,513

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Champion Hill · E05011097
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood · E14001205
Output area
E00020401
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 027B · E01004047
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
169
Secondary
40

  1. Bessemer Grange Primary School

    Community school

    496 m

  2. Grove Primary School

    Academy converter

    496 m

  3. St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,682
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,748
  • Anti social behaviour 1,187
  • Other theft 878
  • Theft from the person 867
  • Vehicle crime 838

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE5 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    716 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    854 m

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    882 m

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.1 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    1.2 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    1.3 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    1.3 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.3 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    1.4 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    1.4 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.4 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    1.5 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.6 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.6 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.6 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.6 km

  • BROCKWELL PARK SURGERY

    117 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AE

    ODS code G85137

    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 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

  • Blanchedowne

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Blanchedowne

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Deepdene Road Herne Hill

    BCT · Herne Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Champion Hill

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.1 miles

  • Deepdene Road Herne Hill

    BCT · Herne Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 027B, 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

11,188 of 33,755

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

302 open schools are in scope, including 169 primary and 40 secondary schools. Bessemer Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,682 published events cover 12 months, averaging 806.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,748 events.

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