North Walworth · Southwark · Peckham constituency · 51.49325, -0.09001

SE17 1PZNorth Walworth, Southwark

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Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 75/100Transport 62/100Low yield 3.21%Only 1 sales — thin data

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Liveability
78
Safety
75
Schools
90
Transport
62
Environment
70
Investment
50

Location

SE17 1PZ

Key facts for SE17 1PZ

Full postcodeSE17 1PZ
Postcode districtSE17
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
WardNorth Walworth
Latitude51.493247
Longitude-0.090014
Parliamentary constituencyPeckham
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highYoung professionals
ExcellentStrongRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+30.8% vs London avg
vs London income-10.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+52.7% vs London avg

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Victory Primary School

Good · 2 min walk

KS2: 105.8

★★

Secondary

St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

Good · 3 min walk

P8: +0.58A8: 56.0

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 12 min walk

11 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

MEDIUM CRIME

99.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 74% of London
↑ Rising 69.2%

+388% vs borough

Crime by type

Other27%
Violence & sexual offences22%
Theft20%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Drug offences5%
Robbery5%
Burglary4%
Vehicle crime3%

Stop & search

5.1

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +53% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

1 May

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volumeonly 1 sale in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£680,000

Median sale price

Above London median by 31%

£680,000 is 31% above the London median (£520,000)

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

Street mix

Semi 19%Terraced 15%Flat 64%Other 2%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£21,500
First-time buyerFTB
£21,500
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£41,900

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

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

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

18.0×

Price-to-income

£3,402/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield857 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
🚇
Borough Underground StationNorthern line
10.7 min walk
🚂
Elephant & Castle

Nearby stations

🚂
Elephant & CastleNational Rail
8 min walk
🚇
Elephant & Castle Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
9 min walk
🚇
Borough Underground StationNorthern
11 min walk
🚇
Kennington Underground StationNorthern
15 min walk
🚇
London Bridge Underground StationNorthern · Jubilee
17 min walk
🚌3 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 88 buses/hr peak

71

Walkability score

566

Footpaths (500m)

18

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge26 min
Victoria38 min
Waterloo21 min
Canary Wharf37 min
City28 min

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

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

15

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park146m
Santander docks (800m)18
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bermondsey Square
787m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 16.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 94% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB15% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 9.0 km

Energy

Solar: 857 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

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 yield856.7 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

78 FALMOUTH ROAD, SE1 4JW

6 min walk

56%

Recommend GP

56%

Overall GP experience

6

GPs within 1km

10

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalGuy's Hospital · 1.1 km
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.8 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

131

Parks (1km)

31

Restaurants (800m)

14

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

13

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketHiep Phat Vietnamese Supermarket · 638 m
4 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

2

Late-night venues

D

4

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

620m

Post office

Nearby shops

New Kent Road General Store168 m
La Reina195 m
Tigris Supermarket213 m
Tesco Express216 m

Nearby cafes

Tokoton211 m
Darwin Court Cafe254 m
Presse Books345 m
Rocket Van374 m

Nearby restaurants

Greggs127 m
Papa John's150 m
Cabana153 m
Lebo Grill164 m

Nearby pubs

Spit and Sawdust196 m
The Rising271 m
Betty & Joan's419 m
Refugio458 m

Nearby gyms

Fight City Gym362 m
More Yoga407 m
The Gym Group - Elephant & Castle485 m
Tempo 301509 m

Nearby pharmacies

Walworth Pharmacy632 m
Harfleur Pharmacy648 m
Ridgway Pharmacy671 m
AR Chemist698 m

Nearby health

Tower Bridge Dental Practice458 m
Macedent579 m
Wytes607 m
East Street Surgery618 m
Food hygiene (5-star)55% of 164

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

50

Investment score

Moderate

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
3.21% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 57%
Gentrification score52/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition444
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+7.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

84.6

Price growth score

A
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zoneConfirmed 5yr price momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score61/100
Bakerloo Extension route93m
Crossrail 2 route3,720m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 5/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 14,464 nationally

1,773

Est. population

17,545/km²

65%

Employed

57%

Degree educated

£37,700

Median income

4.7%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densityYoung professionals

32

Community stability

Age profile

15%
42%
21%
15%
Under 1815%
18–3442%
35–4921%
50–6415%
65+7%

Tenure

14%
37%
34%
Own outright12%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent37%
Social rent34%
Shared ownership3%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

40%
18%
20%
White British40%
White Other18%
Asian11%
Black20%
Mixed6%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional43%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household64%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications12%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent37%
Social rent34%

vs. London

Income vs London-10.2%
Price vs London+30.8%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
44
Live planning apps (800m)
8
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
3
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
2
Planning apps (3 years)
13
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
91%
Opportunity area
Old Kent Road
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£10.0bn
Est. completion
2045

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
238
Largest scheme
445 homes · PLOT H4 WITHIN LAND BOUNDED BY, PLOT H4 WITHIN LAND BOUNDED BY, NEW KENT ROAD, THE ELEPHANT PARK AND ELEPHANT ONE, SE1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Victory Place, Balfour Street, Rodney Road, SE17235 homes
completed
Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Wadding Street, Stead Street & Brandon Street, SE17140 homes
completed
1-33, 1-33, FALMOUTH ROAD, SE1130 homes
completed
FORMER TRANSPORT DEPOT, FORMER TRANSPORT DEPOT, BALFOUR STREET, SE1793 homes
completed
136-142, 136-142, NEW KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 6TU81 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
14.5%
Ward turnout
35%
Election year
2026
MP
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
15,228
Constituency
Peckham

Councillors

Rebecca Elizabeth CornGreen
Sam FosterGreen
Vanessa Joan ThreadgoldGreen

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Stamp duty on median price (£680,000)

£21,500

Standard buyer

£21,500

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SE17 1PZ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime at £680,000 median — a strong choice for Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

92%

Confidence score

11/12

Pillars populated

High reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
property1 May
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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