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SE1 5

12,770 people · median £387,500 · Southwark

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £387,500, up 0% over five years. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 31 sales
£188k£319k£451k£582k£713k201120182026 YTD2021 +40%−33%£450,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£387,500
5-year change+0%
Full history since 1995
£0k£184k£368k£552k£737k199520102026 YTD2010 +44%−33%£450,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Terraced
£720k
Flat
£350k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.8× · five-year average 12.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Southwark16.6%

Of the homes across Southwark that sold again within five years, 16.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).

By property type
Terraced houses8.8%
Flats16.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new27.2%
Bought second-hand13.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.9% · ~8.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (6,125 resale pairs) across Southwark — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership19%

Owned outright
7%
With a mortgage
12%
Private rented
27%
Social rented
51%
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

£6,296 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in SE1 5 53 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Old Kent Road£186,500434+18.6%
Chaucer Drive£138,498234+4.8%
Lynton Road£350,000195-1.9%
Oxley Close£139,888193
New Tannery Way£762,500173-4.7%
Marcia Road£305,000144+18.2%
St James's Road£375,000133+10.8%
Cadet Drive£163,000103-31.6%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Southwark how SE1 5 compares · from Southwark

Fastest 5-yr growth: Browning Estate +233.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 SE1 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
69 sales in 12 months — 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
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