Surrey Docks · Southwark · Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency · 51.50447, -0.04624

SE16 5PR— Surrey Docks, Southwark

Location and area intelligence for SE16 5PR, Surrey Docks, Southwark

Limited residential data

We have little evidence of homes at this postcode (no domestic energy certificates or residential sales on record). The residential verdict is withheld; treat the figures below as area context.

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 84/100Transport 53/100
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Strong for families — high safety and school scores

Area score
71
Safety
84
Schools
90
Transport
53
Environment
67
Investment
70

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Location

SE16 5PR

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+36.2% vs London avg
vs London crime-32.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SE16 5PR

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

Good · Inspected Jul 2022 · 4 min walk

KS2: 103.5

★★

Secondary

Bacon's College

Good · Inspected Jun 2022 · 5 min walk

P8: +0.48A8: 51.9

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 16 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Alice Model Nursery School

Not inspected · 23 min walk

8 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

44.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 67% of London
→ Stable

-59% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences39%
Other23%
Anti-social behaviour17%
Theft13%
Burglary4%
Vehicle crime2%
Drug offences1%
Robbery1%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Shadwell Fire Station · 973m

Crime is 32% below 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 yield850 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £2,100
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 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
Canada Water Underground StationJubilee line
8.8 min walk
Rotherhithe

Nearby stations

Rotherhithe Rail StationWindrush
7 min walk
RotherhitheNational Rail
7 min walk
Wapping Rail StationWindrush
8 min walk
Canada Water Rail StationWindrush
10 min walk
Canada Water Underground StationJubilee
10 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

35

Walkability score

114

Footpaths (500m)

8

Santander docks (800m)

0.5 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★22 min
Victoria38 min ≈
Waterloo31 min ↓
Canary Wharf28 min ↓
City33 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

12

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)50
Nearest car park81m
Santander docks (800m)8
Nearest cycle dock0.5 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 19.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 91% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 2.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB14% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.3 km

Energy

Solar: 850 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

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 yield849.5 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, E1W 2RL

11 min walk

2

GPs within 1km

3

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalRoyal London Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 5.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

78

Parks (1km)

5

Restaurants (800m)

5

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

17

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

Nearest supermarketBrit Bazar · 1.2 km
9 tennis courts4 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

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

1

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.1km

Post office

Nearby shops

Best-one307 m
Co-op Food407 m
Nisa529 m
Docklands General Store573 m

Nearby cafes

Leaf & Bean575 m
The Fincan641 m
Cha-Fé649 m
Urban Baristas663 m

Nearby restaurants

Mogul272 m
Yun Hai293 m
Bello De Nonna490 m
Il Bordello496 m

Nearby pubs

Salt Quay96 m
The Prospect of Whitby444 m
The Brunel478 m
The Mayflower590 m

Nearby gyms

St Paul's Sports Ground459 m
Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre484 m
Train Yard507 m
The Sporting Club574 m

Nearby pharmacies

Albion Chemist717 m
Superdrug975 m
Boots1.1 km

Nearby health

G K Ooi and Associates319 m
Complex Smile Implant Centre569 m
Canada Water Dental Health660 m
Surrey Docks Dental Practice788 m
Food hygiene (5-star)65% of 40

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

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

70

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£1,820London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score21/100
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

66.5

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Low-deprivation areaActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score24/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,666m
Crossrail 2 route4,945m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 9/10

Least deprived

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than 90% of London

Rank: 28,419 nationally

1,872

Est. population

15,367/km²

79%

Employed

72%

Degree educated

£57,200

Median income

2.6%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityYoung professionals

34

Community stability

Age profile

38%
28%
13%
Under 1813%
18–3438%
35–4928%
50–6413%
65+8%

Tenure

19%
23%
45%
Own outright19%
Own (mortgage)23%
Private rent45%
Social rent11%
Shared ownership2%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

42%
29%
14%
White British42%
White Other29%
Asian14%
Black4%
Mixed7%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional63%
Routine / semi-routine8%
No car household50%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications8%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent45%
Social rent11%

vs. London

Income vs London+36.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
26
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
3
Planning apps (3 years)
9
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
89%
Historic landfill (400m)
4
Opportunity area
Canada Water
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£3.0bn
Est. completion
2038

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
33
Largest scheme
668 homes · Site A, Canada Water, Site A, Canada Water, Surrey Quays Road, SE16
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

KING & QUEEN WHARF, KING & QUEEN WHARF, ROTHERHITHE STREET, SE16134 homes
completed
CLARENCE WHARF, CLARENCE WHARF, ROTHERHITHE STREET, SALTER ROAD, SE16128 homes
completed
AND DEPOT ADJACENT TO STAIUM, AND DEPOT ADJACENT TO STAIUM, SALTER ROAD, SE16103 homes
completed
BELLAMYS WHARF, BELLAMYS WHARF, ROTHERHITHE STREET, SE1692 homes
completed
AMOS ESTATE, AMOS ESTATE, ROTHERHITHE STREET, SE1677 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Lib Dems
Ward majority vote
11.7%
Ward turnout
40%
Election year
2026
MP
Neil Coyle (Labour)
MP majority
7,787
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Councillors

Richard MacMillanLib Dems
Adam HoodLib Dems
Jane SalmonLib Dems

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Key facts for SE16 5PR

Full postcodeSE16 5PR
Postcode districtSE16
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
WardSurrey Docks
Latitude51.504468
Longitude-0.046244
Parliamentary constituencyBermondsey and Old Southwark
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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