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SE5 8JQ

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 8TW 35 m
SE5 8RL 83 m
SE5 8JE 96 m
SE5 8SW 106 m
SE5 8RF 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 8JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 8
Latitude
51.470966
Longitude
-0.087924
British National Grid easting
532,900
British National Grid northing
176,400

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
E00019698
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

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Open schools
303
Primary
172
Secondary
41

  1. Lyndhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    68 m

  2. Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School

    Academy special converter

    256 m

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

    Miscellaneous

    419 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,790
  • Anti social behaviour 1,630
  • Other theft 1,172
  • Theft from the person 1,125
  • Vehicle crime 857

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

94

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    477 m

  • ST GILES SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85042

    477 m

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    559 m

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    561 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    632 m

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    948 m

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    948 m

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    1.0 km

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    1.1 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

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    1.4 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    1.5 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.5 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.7 km

  • HERNE HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85016

    1.8 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Giles Church

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

  • St Giles Church

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

  • Denmark Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

  • Denmark Hill Station

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles

  • Denmark Hill Station

    RSE · Camberwell

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

303 open schools are in scope, including 172 primary and 41 secondary schools. Lyndhurst Primary School is the nearest published school at 68 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,094.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,790 events.

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