Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction · Lambeth · Dulwich and West Norwood constituency · 51.47054, -0.09318
SE5 8RX— Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, Lambeth
Location and area intelligence for SE5 8RX, Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, Lambeth
The family fortress
Top 6% LondonSchools 86%Safety 96/100Transport 60/100Yield 4.55%
Best for: Families, Investors
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
SE5 8RX
Key facts for SE5 8RX
Full postcodeSE5 8RX
Postcode districtSE5
BoroughLondon Borough of Lambeth
WardHerne Hill & Loughborough Junction
Latitude51.470538
Longitude-0.093180
Parliamentary constituencyDulwich and West Norwood
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
HighYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium
London Benchmarks
vs London income+15.0% vs London avg vs London crime-94.2% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for SE5 8RX
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Postcode Personality
🚇 Well-Connected🎓 School Smart🌳 Good Parks🔒 Very Safe🍕 Buzzing
“The family fortress”
Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
Crawford Primary School
Not yet inspected · 3 min walk
KS2: 103.7
★★★
Secondary
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Outstanding · 7 min walk
P8: +1.24A8: 58.1
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
The Grove Nursery School
Not inspected · 17 min walk
6 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
3.8 incidents per 1,000 residents
Top 5% — safest in London ↓ Falling 36.4%-89% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences0%
Crime is 94% below London average
Property
Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 153 properties · Confidence: high
Street mix
Terraced 6%Flat 91%Other 3%
LHA rates — Inner South West London
Shared room£685/mo
1 bedroom£1420/mo
2 bedrooms£1700/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£2900/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield857 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£109,500
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era1991-1995
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelmains gas (community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,643
Price growth potentialLow
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
🚂Denmark Hill→ Victoria· 4 tph
10 min Nearby stations
🚇Denmark Hill Rail StationThameslink · Southeastern
5 min walk 🚂Denmark HillNational Rail
5 min walk 🚇Peckham Rye Rail StationSoutheastern · Thameslink
21 min walk 🚇Brixton Underground StationVictoria
22 min walk 🚇Oval Underground StationNorthern
23 min walk 🚌3 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 164 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ 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
Total spaces (800m)22
Nearest car park75m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock0.8 km
Connectivity
Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed120 Mbps
Median download175 Mbps
Superfast coverage98%
All operators 5G92%
Broadband providers
BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media
Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood riskAir qualityLOW
NO₂: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³Better than 81% of London Among London's noisiest areas Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 2.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB26% green spaceTree canopy: 34%
More green space than 81% of London Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 11.5 km
Energy
Solar: 857 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): 2
Landslide susceptibility: Medium
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield856.7 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health
GP, dental and hospital access
KINGS BOWEL CANCER SCREENING CENTRE
DENMARK HILL, SE5 9RS
3 min walk
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 279 m
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketLidl · 244 m
8 tennis courts3 sports halls
Nearby shops
Costcutter9 m
Dadinho Distributions13 m
Tony's Corner Shop34 m
The Bread of Life Bakery87 m
Nearby cafes
Love Walk Cafe50 m
Viet Café64 m
Delly's Caribbean Cuisine68 m
Caffé Pronto105 m
Nearby restaurants
Different Taste7 m
Tasty House9 m
Momotu79 m
JiL Fresh Cuisine104 m
Nearby pubs
The Sun of Camberwell127 m
The Joiners Arms206 m
The Kerfield Arms352 m
The Tiger366 m
Nearby gyms
The Gym Group235 m
Butterfly Tennis Club383 m
Zen Yoga401 m
PureGym450 m
Nearby pharmacies
Butterfly Pharmacy289 m
Fourways Pharmacy306 m
Day Lewis Pharmacy421 m
Kembers & Lawrence465 m
Nearby health
Camberwell Sexual Health Centre56 m
Breast Screening69 m
Dental Hospital161 m
One Dental188 m
Food hygiene (5-star)57% of 176
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)288
High street
AHigh street health
Registered businesses
20 DEVONSHIRE ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
DHF MANAGEMENT LTD
EATON GREEN ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED
ECOWISE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD
HNR PROPERTIES LIMITED
+4 more
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent£1,800London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield4.55% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 24% of London Gentrification score32/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition288
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentum
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score20/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,225m
Crossrail 2 route4,406m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 5/10
Around average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Average deprivation level Rank: 16,247 nationally
2,701
Est. population
9,676/km²
Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional43%
Routine / semi-routine17%
No car household62%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications12%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)64
Live planning apps (800m)14
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)10
Planning apps (3 years)12
CIL rate (residential)£200/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme164 homes · 240 AND 252, 240 AND 252, CAMBERWELL ROAD, SE5 0DP
Named schemes (500m)
316-322, 316-322, Camberwell New Road, SE537 homes
completed315-317 Camberwell New Road
London
Southwark
SE5 0TF31 homes
completedFORMER CHURCH, FORMER CHURCH, WREN ROAD, SE530 homes
completed67, 67, Crawford Road, SE5 9NF23 homes
completed346, 346, CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD, WARNER ROAD (3), SE515 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
ConstituencyDulwich and West Norwood
Councillors
Ciara AlleyneGreen
Paul ValentineGreen
Alan AndrewsGreen
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The bottom line
SE5 8RX offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines.
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Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
gp1 May
cqc8 May
epc18 Apr
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
stats199 Jun
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
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
rail services21 Apr
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
companies house18 Apr
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
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National Statistics