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Empress Street

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11 recorded sales · median £168,500 · Southwark

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Southwark Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 34/63 seats · 54% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

68/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£169k

median price

14.2

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£169k

median sold price

10.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

5 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

121

schools total

14.2

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

994

Violence — most

22.8

NO₂ · WHO 10

69.2%

in a flood zone

518

green spaces

PM2.5 · WHO 5

1,286

eat & drink

279

shops

81.9%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Southwark, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £168,500. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 11 sales£168,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.8× · five-year average 12.3×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership29%

Owned outright

11%

With a mortgage

18%

Private rented

29%

Social rented

40%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,967

Your band:

London Borough of Southwark£1,457

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,312

Band B£1,530

Band C£1,749

Band D (baseline)£1,967

Band E£2,404

Band F£2,842

Band G£3,279

Band H£3,935

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Southwark how Empress Street compares · from Southwark

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Browning Estate +233.9%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Browning Estate	£463,112	+233.9%	166
Old Kent Road	£490,000	+41%	33
Kennington	£541,000	+21%	36
St James Estate	£450,000	+18.4%	348
Southwark	£887,500	+16.8%	88
Cossall Estate	£495,000	+15.9%	179
St John's Estate	£525,000	+8.5%	82
The Borough	£650,000	+7.8%	166
Aylesbury Estate	£386,250	+6.7%	68
Dulwich Village	£967,500	+4.8%	120
Pepys Estate	£385,000	+3.5%	78
East Dulwich	£735,000	+3.1%	751
Borough Market	£597,500	+3.1%	48
Crystal Palace	£475,000	+2.8%	96
Cooper's Estate	£360,000	+1.6%	61
Rotherhithe	£520,000	+1.5%	314
Camberwell	£450,000	+0%	325
Dulwich	£485,000	-0.9%	116
Peckham	£575,750	-1.4%	328
Nunhead	£514,000	-2%	176
Bermondsey Spa	£470,000	-2%	123
Elephant and Castle	£585,000	-2.4%	219
Tappesfield Estate	£525,000	-4.8%	184
Walworth	£400,000	-7.6%	103
Longfield Estate	£387,500	-8.8%	65
Elmington Estate	£385,000	-8.8%	184
Clifton Estate	£500,000	-10.1%	104
Herne Hill	£810,250	-13.5%	105
Bermondsey	£403,500	-15.2%	163
Butler's Wharf	£740,000	-17.2%	113
St Olave's Estate	£580,000	-22.6%	75
Purbrook Estate	£535,000	-23.6%	138
Lynton Estate	£398,000	-23.7%	62
Pullens Estate	£445,000	-24.2%	136

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Empress Street — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
47 Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£260,000	Jan 2023
21 EMPRESS STREET	Flat	—	—	£330,000	Sep 2022
17 Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£340,000	Jan 2017
73 Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£255,000	Jun 2015
37, Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£191,000	Nov 2014
39 EMPRESS STREET	Flat	—	—	£150,000	Dec 2011
17 Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£187,000	Sep 2007
23 EMPRESS STREET	Flat	—	—	£142,500	Nov 2006
23 EMPRESS STREET	Flat	—	—	£55,000	May 2002
23 EMPRESS STREET	Flat	—	—	£20,000	May 1998
17 Empress Street	Flat	—	—	£25,000	Nov 1996

Show all sales ↓

11 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Southwark

Crime runs at 14.2 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month14.2

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Southwark

Violence & sexual offences

994

Anti-social behaviour

801

Theft from the person

679

Other theft

389

Shoplifting

338

Public order

215

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Southwark district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Southwark

Population307,637

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.2/10

Employment

4.9/10

Education & skills

7.0/10

Health & disability

4.7/10

Crime

4.2/10

Housing & services

3.6/10

Living environment

2.6/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Southwark — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+65%

Unemployment · economically active residents7.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)55%

Good or very good health86%

Own their home29%

Median age33.6

Born outside the UK41%

See the full Southwark report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Walworth After-School Club	Nursery	—	0.1 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	0.2 km
Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd	Nursery	Outstanding ('24)	0.2 km
Bright Future	Nursery	—	0.3 km
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.3 km
Early Steps Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.3 km
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.4 km
Michael Faraday School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Robert Browning Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	0.5 km
South Bank University Academy	Secondary	—	0.5 km
Mini Treasures Children Centre	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School	Primary	—	0.7 km
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School	Primary	—	0.7 km
St Johns Pre School	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
1st Place Children & Parents Centre	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
Crampton Primary	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.7 km
Kumon Walworth	Nursery	—	0.7 km
Keyworth Primary School	Primary	—	0.7 km
SRC Community Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
Mini Treasures Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Smartkiddies Childcare	Nursery	Inadequate ('25)	0.8 km
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	0.8 km
Ark All Saints Academy	Secondary	—	0.8 km
Kido Elephant Park	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Fruit Tree Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.1 km
Colosseum Dental (Walworth Road)	Dentist	—	0.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.3 km
Penrose Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	0.3 km
Walworth Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Ridgway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
The Villa Street Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	0.5 km
Amelia Street Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Osbon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Sheel Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Taplow Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
East Street	GP	—	0.7 km
Wytes Elephant & Castle	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Camberwell New Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Parkside Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.0 km
Hurley And Riverside Practices	GP	—	1.0 km
Hills Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Lenny Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Medimex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
A Silva Dental Studio, Health & Wellbeing Clinic	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Old Kent Road Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Camberwell Green Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Kembers And Lawrence	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
A R Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Old Kent Road Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.2 km
2Nd Floor Akerman Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Lings Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Akerman Medical Practice	GP	—	1.2 km
Fiveways Pcn Ea Hub	GP	—	1.2 km
Lambeth Walk Group Practice	GP	Good ('24)	1.2 km
Minet Green Health Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.2 km
Akerman Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Vassall Medical Centre	GP	—	1.2 km
Camberwell Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Medibank Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Nexus Health Group	GP	—	1.3 km
Chana Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Fourways Chemists	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Colosseum Dental (Oval)	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Butterfly Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Falmouth Road Group Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.3 km
Millennium Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Millennium Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Woolwich Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
St Georges Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Brunswick Park Family Practice	GP	—	1.4 km
St Giles Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	1.4 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Vitelow Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Trafalgar Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	1.4 km
Tower Bridge Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
The Monteiro Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Mint Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Mint Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Borough Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.7 km
One Dental	Dentist	—	1.7 km
The Corner Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Colegrove Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Gray'S Inn Medical Group Vauxhall	GP	—	1.8 km
The Lister Practice	GP	—	1.8 km
The Lister Primary Care Centre	GP	Good ('19)	1.8 km
Waterloo Health Centre	GP	Good ('17)	2.2 km
Herne Hill Road Medical Practice	GP	—	2.2 km
Mawbey Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.2 km
The South Lambeth Rd Practice	GP	Good ('16)	2.2 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Southwark

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 5 min from Elephant & Castle Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Elephant & Castle Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Blackfriars	5 min
Denmark Hill Rail Station	1.2 mi	London Blackfriars	10 min
Vauxhall Rail Station	1.2 mi	London Waterloo	5 min
Loughborough Junction Rail Station	1.3 mi	London Blackfriars	8 min
London Bridge Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Cannon Street	5 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Elephant & Castle Rail Station (5 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

48%

Public transport

27%

Walk or cycle

14%

Drive

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging24 points

Per 10,000 residents0.8

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Southwark

Air quality

NO₂

22.8

— WHO guide

PM2.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.8%

Flood zone69.2% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill57 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings906

Conservation areas53

Green belt0%

Green spaces518

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Southwark

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	1,286	90% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	279	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	83	—
Green spaces & parks	518	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

81.9%

Superfast

93.8%

Ultrafast

82.1%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Southwark

Figures for the wider Southwark — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate7.9%

In work (employment rate)65.2%

Companies registered here33,169

New incorporations (12m)3,977

Property companies (SPVs)3,103

See the full Southwark report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district