SE5 9JW

Camberwell Green · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE5 9JS 31 m
SE5 9LB 46 m
SE5 9JR 50 m
SE5 9JL 58 m
SE5 9JP 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE5 9JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE5
Postcode sector
SE5 9
Latitude
51.472951
Longitude
-0.099360
British National Grid easting
532,100
British National Grid northing
176,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00019743
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 021A · E01003919
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 021 · E02000827

Postcode source versions

Explore SE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
304
Primary
162
Secondary
39
  1. Crawford Primary School

    Community school

    274 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic School

    Academy converter

    283 m
  3. Saint Gabriel's College

    Voluntary aided school

    397 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,452
  • Anti social behaviour 1,885
  • Theft from the person 1,320
  • Other theft 1,244
  • Shoplifting 1,204

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE5 9 residents
11,843

Age bands in SE5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,897 residents

Age 15 to 24
15%

1,851 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.4%

4,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

2,923 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

923 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

101

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CORNER SURGERY

    99 COLDHARBOUR LANE, LONDON, SE5 9NS

    ODS code G85127

    444 m

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    451 m

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85695

    508 m

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05161

    508 m

  • LAMBETH WALK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85054

    508 m

  • MINET GREEN HEALTH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85135

    508 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    567 m

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85073

    815 m

  • HERNE HILL ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85690

    827 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

  • STOCKWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    107 STOCKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 9TJ

    ODS code G85028

    1.4 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.6 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.7 km

  • BINFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    1 BINFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW4 6TB

    ODS code G85123

    1.7 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.7 km

  • BECKETT HOUSE PRACTICE

    BECKET HOUSE SURGERY, GRANTHAM ROAD, STOCKWELL, LONDON, SW9 9DL

    ODS code G85100

    1.7 km

  • HETHERINGTON AT THE PAVILION

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y03063

    1.7 km

  • LARC CLINIC (LA)

    9 BRIGHTON TERRACE, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW9 8DJ

    ODS code Y05163

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 101 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sacred Heart School

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles
  • Sacred Heart School

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles
  • Warner Road (SE5)

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles
  • Warner Road (SE5)

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.2 miles
  • County Grove

    BCT · Camberwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 021A, 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

10,444 of 33,755

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

304 open schools are in scope, including 162 primary and 39 secondary schools. Crawford Primary School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,275 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,452 events.

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