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795 recorded sales · median £185,000 · Southwark
Southwark Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 34/63 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
68/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£185k
median price
14.2
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£185k
median sold price
10.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
5 min
London — fastest
18
rail stations
1
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
9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,286
eat & drink
279
shops
81.9%
gigabit
83
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
£250,000 in 2014 → £329,000 in 2025
⌄ 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 £185,000. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 9 sales
Median sold price · median of all 795 sales£185,000
Full history since 1995
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%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,967
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 Old Kent Road 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 |
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 Old Kent Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 103 Waleran Flats Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £276,500 | Mar 2026 |
| Flat 30 Charlotte Court 68b Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £340,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 5 Howson Court 525, Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £505,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 11 Radford Court 814, Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £260,000 | Jan 2026 |
| Flat 29 Charlotte Court 68b Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £325,000 | Dec 2025 |
| FLAT 72 WALERAN FLATS OLD KENT ROAD | Flat | — | — | £243,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 38 Howson Court 525, Old Kent Road | Flat | — | — | £467,000 | Oct 2025 |
| WALERAN FLATS OLD KENT ROAD | Flat | — | — | £284,500 | Aug 2025 |
| WALERAN FLATS OLD KENT ROAD | Flat | — | — | £387,500 | Aug 2025 |
| FLAT 3 CHARLOTTE COURT 68B OLD KENT ROAD | Flat | — | — | £335,000 | Jul 2025 |
24 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
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 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Walworth Academy | Secondary | — | 0.4 km |
| CTY Nursery Ltd | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.4 km |
| Phoenix Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.5 km |
| Surrey Square Primary School | Primary | — | 0.6 km |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.6 km |
| Lilies | Nursery | Good ('18) | 0.7 km |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) | Secondary | Good ('21) | 0.7 km |
| Boutcher Church of England Primary School | Primary | Outstanding ('22) | 0.7 km |
| John Keats Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.8 km |
| Victory House Children's Centre | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.8 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
13 of 14 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.2 km |
| Trafalgar Surgery | GP | Good ('18) | 0.2 km |
| Asda Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| Old Kent Road Dental Studio | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| Lings Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| Old Kent Road Surgery | GP | — | 0.6 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.6 km |
| A R Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 0.6 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 South Bermondsey Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bermondsey Rail Station | 0.8 mi | London Bridge | 5 min |
| Elephant & Castle Rail Station | 1.1 mi | London Blackfriars | 5 min |
| Surrey Quays Rail Station | 1.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Queens Road Peckham Rail Station | 1.2 mi | London Bridge | 8 min |
| Peckham Rye Rail Station | 1.3 mi | London Bridge | 10 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from South Bermondsey Rail Station (5 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
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
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
% 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