St George's · Southwark · Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency · 51.49812, -0.10818

SE1 7FQ— St George's, Southwark

Location and area intelligence for SE1 7FQ, St George's, Southwark

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 75%Safety 60/100Transport 66/100Yield 3.64%
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Balanced area — no standout strengths or weaknesses

Area score
67
Safety
60
Schools
61
Transport
66
Environment
62
Investment
58

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Location

SE1 7FQ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-12.6% vs London avg
vs London crime+142.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SE1 7FQ

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How SE1 7FQ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

61

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

Not yet inspected · 1 min walk

★

Secondary

Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School

Requires Improvement · Inspected Mar 2024 · 2 min walk

P8: +0.31A8: 47.3

75% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 25 schools within 1.5km

Below London average

Childcare

Childcare

Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 10 min walk

7 primaries · 4 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

157.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 285.5%

+44% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Theft25%
Other22%
Anti-social behaviour17%
Violence & sexual offences17%
Burglary8%
Robbery5%
Drug offences3%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

4.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

97

Road safety score

3

Accidents (5yr)

5

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk2 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Lambeth Fire Station · 1.1km

Crime is +142% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner South East London

Shared room£650/mo
1 bedroom£1296/mo
2 bedrooms£1550/mo
3 bedrooms£1950/mo
4 bedrooms£2625/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield856 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,527
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 76% of London
Lambeth NorthBakerloo line
2.5 min walk
London Waterloo East

Nearby stations

Lambeth North Underground StationBakerloo
4 min walk
Elephant & Castle Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
8 min walk
London Waterloo EastNational Rail
8 min walk
Southwark Underground StationJubilee
9 min walk
Waterloo Underground StationWaterloo & City · Northern
9 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

68

Walkability score

614

Footpaths (500m)

42

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge18 min ↓
Victoria22 min ↓
Waterloo ★16 min
Canary Wharf36 min ↓
City24 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

24

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)90
Nearest car park316m
Santander docks (800m)42
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Waterloo Upper Marsh90 spaces· yes
534m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³
Better than 81% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB24% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 79% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 9.0 km

Energy

Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Low

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield856.1 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

LAS S.E. LONDON IUC CAS

220 WATERLOO ROAD, SE1 8SD

3 min walk

24

GPs within 1km

14

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalCambian Churchill · 145 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 745 m
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

180

Parks (1km)

83

Restaurants (800m)

41

Cafes (800m)

4

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

3

Gyms (1km)

16

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketOseyo · 492 m
6 tennis courts7 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

4

Late-night venues

D
1,537 licensed premises in borough1,034 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

438m

Post office

Nearby shops

D & J News205 m
Waterloo Food & Wines283 m
GAIL's287 m
Xtra Save287 m

Nearby cafes

The Songbird Cafe180 m
Mama's Cafe213 m
Museum Café241 m
The Hub253 m

Nearby restaurants

Fusion grill200 m
PFC202 m
Shaheen226 m
Chillies Grill235 m

Nearby pubs

Flowers of the Forest132 m
The Three Stags267 m
The Hercules300 m
Albert Arms306 m

Nearby gyms

LSBU Active Gym & Sports Centre398 m
House of Vans London500 m
PureGym646 m
The Castle654 m

Nearby pharmacies

Cam Pharmacy288 m
Lambeth Pharmacy349 m
Boots440 m
St George550 m

Nearby health

Cambian Churchill145 m
Waterloo Dental Surgery214 m
Banning Dental Group283 m
SE1 Dental293 m
Food hygiene (5-star)71% of 252

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
444

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

58

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,820London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.6% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score39/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition444

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+7.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

67

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score61/100
Bakerloo Extension route611m
Crossrail 2 route2,374m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,078 nationally

1,348

Est. population

16,306/km²

58%

Employed

53%

Degree educated

£36,700

Median income

5.2%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityMixed

36

Community stability

Age profile

18%
36%
19%
18%
Under 1818%
18–3436%
35–4919%
50–6418%
65+10%

Tenure

13%
28%
49%
Own outright9%
Own (mortgage)13%
Private rent28%
Social rent49%

Ethnicity

32%
18%
13%
23%
White British32%
White Other18%
Asian13%
Black23%
Mixed7%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional39%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household73%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent49%
Private rent28%

vs. London

Income vs London-12.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
135
Live planning apps (800m)
6
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
3
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
21
Planning apps (3 years)
10
Local approval rate
86%
Borough approval rate
89%
Opportunity area
London Bridge/Bankside
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn
Est. completion
2035

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
1
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
2
Largest scheme
336 homes · 128-150, 128-150, BLACKFRIARS ROAD, SE1
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

128-150, 128-150, BLACKFRIARS ROAD, SE1336 homes
completed
CENTURY HOUSE, 100, CENTURY HOUSE, 100, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, SE1236 homes
completed
1, 3-5, 7-19, 1, 3-5, 7-19, Valentine Place, And 27-31 Webber Street, London, SE1 8QH61 homes
completed
7, 7, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH ROAD (6), SE132 homes
completed
LAND B/B PEARMAN STREET, LAND B/B PEARMAN STREET, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, EMERY STREET & MORLEY STREET, SE117 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Lib Dems
Ward majority vote
20.4%
Ward turnout
37%
Election year
2026
MP
Neil Coyle (Labour)
MP majority
7,787
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Councillors

Graham James NealeLib Dems
Lina Maria UsmaLib Dems

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Key facts for SE1 7FQ

Full postcodeSE1 7FQ
Postcode districtSE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
WardSt George's
Latitude51.498119
Longitude-0.108179
Parliamentary constituencyBermondsey and Old Southwark
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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