— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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14,012 people · median £500,000 · Southwark
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Southwark Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 34/63 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £500,000, up 8% over five years. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 60 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£500,000
5-year change+8%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
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 ownership40%
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
£5,942 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 SE5 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camberwell Grove | £375,000 | 669 | +7.4% |
| Champion Hill | £220,000 | 665 | +0% |
| Denmark Hill | £240,000 | 360 | -20% |
| Grove Park | £293,000 | 350 | +50.4% |
| Linwood Close | £160,000 | 316 | +6.8% |
| Grove Lane | £330,000 | 297 | -9.2% |
| Bushey Hill Road | £283,888 | 274 | +47% |
| Shenley Road | £286,250 | 234 | +13.8% |
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 SE5 8 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 SE5 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Vestry Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £872,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 55 Grove Lane | Terraced | 4+ | D | £2,050,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 100 Linwood Close | Flat | 2 | D | £499,950 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 175 Ruskin Park House Champion Hill | Flat | 2 | D | £450,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 8 Vestry Mews | Terraced | 4+ | C | £865,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 36 Harfield Gardens Grove Lane | Flat | 2 | C | £405,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 211 Ruskin Park House Champion Hill | Flat | 2 | D | £500,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 35b, Ivanhoe Road | Flat | 2 | C | £580,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 77 Fearnley House Vestry Road | Flat | 2 | D | £350,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 43 Denmark Hill | Terraced | — | — | £1,000,500 | Jun 2026 |
146 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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