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Upper Ground

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495 recorded sales · median £570,000 · 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

£570k

median price

14.2

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£570k

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

£530,000 in 2013 → £824,250 in 2024

⌄ 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 £570,000. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2024 · 11 sales

Median sold price · median of all 495 sales£570,000

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%

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 Upper Ground 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 Upper Ground — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
Flat 53 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,700,000	Dec 2025
Apartment 1302 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,400,000	Sep 2025
Flat 48 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£810,000	Jun 2025
Apartment 2101 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,850,000	Feb 2025
Apartment 1101 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,095,000	Feb 2025
Flat 71 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£850,000	Jan 2025
Flat 24 Rennie Court 11 Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£702,200	Nov 2024
Flat 20 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£440,000	Nov 2024
Apartment 1601 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,290,000	Nov 2024
RENNIE COURT, 11 UPPER GROUND	Flat	—	—	£680,000	Oct 2024
Apartment 2102 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£2,000,000	Oct 2024
Flat 82 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£395,000	Aug 2024
Apartment 1108 55 Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£500,000	Aug 2024
Apartment 1510 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£824,250	Jul 2024
Apartment 2302 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£2,200,000	Jun 2024
Flat 3 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£800,000	Apr 2024
Apartment 3603 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£4,150,000	Apr 2024
Flat 61 River Court Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,100,000	Mar 2024
Apartment 1602 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,192,500	Jan 2024
Apartment 2202 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£2,000,000	Nov 2023
Apartment 1301 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£1,100,000	Nov 2023
Apartment 1111 55, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£800,000	Sep 2023
Flat 96 Rennie Court 11 Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£695,000	Aug 2023
Flat 70 Rennie Court 11, Upper Ground	Flat	—	—	£585,000	Aug 2023

Show all sales ↓

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

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

71% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 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
London Nautical, City of London Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement ('23)	0.2 km
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.3 km
St Patrick's	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	0.5 km
City of London School	All-through	—	0.6 km
Friars Primary Foundation School	Primary	—	0.8 km
Maryams Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.8 km
Haberdashers' Borough Academy	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Oasis Academy South Bank Primary	Primary	—	0.9 km
Pearl Nursery	Nursery	—	0.9 km
St Paul's Cathedral School	All-through	—	0.9 km
The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Charles Dickens Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('19)	1.0 km
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie	Primary	Outstanding ('22)	1.0 km
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough	Primary	—	1.1 km
DLD College	Secondary	—	1.1 km
Oasis Academy South Bank	Secondary	Outstanding ('24)	1.1 km
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	1.1 km
Morley College London	16 plus	—	1.1 km
Oasis Restore	16 plus	—	1.1 km
Smithfield House Children's Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.2 km
Morley Creche	Nursery	—	1.2 km
City Lit	16 plus	—	1.2 km
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School	Secondary	Requires improvement ('24)	1.2 km
St Jude's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	1.2 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 0.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.0 km
NHS ODS

17 of 18 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Kalmak (Chemists) Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.0 km
Blackfriars Medical Practice	GP	—	0.3 km
Wellington House (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Your Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Bupa Health And Dental Centre (Chancery Lane)	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Bell Yard Dental	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Waterloo Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.9 km
St Philips Medical Centre	GP	Inadequate ('17)	0.9 km
Kings College Health Centre	GP	Good ('19)	0.9 km
Tooth London Ltd	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Smileright Dental Clinic At Waterloo	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Southwark Urgent Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Waterloo Health Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Vestry House Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Bupa Dental Care - Cannon Street	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Pharmaceutra	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Sardinia House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Sardinia House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Sensu - Talbot Yard	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Borough Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Qrystal Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
City Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Se1 Dental	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Cam Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Mint Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Mint Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
My Smile Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	1.3 km
St Georges Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Gray'S Inn Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Malmin Orthodontic (High Holborn)	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Covent Garden Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.4 km
The Neaman Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.4 km
Malmin Orthodontic (Farringdon Road)	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Zero Seven Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Nexus Health Group	GP	—	1.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Baird Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Covent Garden Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Essentials Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Covent Garden Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	1.5 km
Falmouth Road Group Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.5 km
Chana Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Kerrs Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Holborn Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Barbican Pharmacy & Clinic	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Gray'S Inn Medical Group Chancery Lane	GP	Good ('18)	1.7 km
Museum Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.8 km
Holborn Medical Centre	GP	Good ('24)	1.8 km
Westminster School	GP	—	1.9 km
Clerkenwell Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.9 km
Dr Segarajasinghe	GP	Good ('17)	1.9 km
Hurley And Riverside Practices	GP	—	1.9 km
Great Chapel Street Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	1.9 km
Soho Centre For Health And Care	GP	—	1.9 km
Soho Square General Practice	GP	—	1.9 km
Gower Street Practice	GP	Good ('18)	2.1 km
Gray'S Inn Medical Group Vauxhall	GP	—	2.2 km
Brunswick Medical Centre Uhpc	GP	Good ('17)	2.2 km
The Dr Hickey Surgery For The Homeless	GP	Outstanding ('22)	2.2 km
Ridgmount Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.2 km
Millbank Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	2.3 km
Amwell Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.3 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 London Waterloo East Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
London Waterloo East Rail Station	0.3 mi	London Charing Cross	5 min
London Blackfriars Rail Station	0.3 mi	London Bridge	5 min
London Waterloo Rail Station	0.4 mi	London Waterloo	79 min
City Thameslink Rail Station	0.4 mi	London Bridge	8 min
London Cannon Street Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Bridge	83 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from London Waterloo East 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