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3,497 people · median £525,000 · 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 neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£525,000 median 22nd cheapest of 34 neighbourhoods
among 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark
A typical home here sells for £525,000, up 8.5% over five years. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 13 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£525,000
5-year change+8.5%
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 ownership23%
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
£6,504 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 St John's Estate 20 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Street | £265,000 | 479 | +6.3% |
| Butlers & Colonial Wharf | £320,000 | 270 | -8.4% |
| Gainsford Street | £290,000 | 210 | +36.9% |
| Lafone Street | £275,000 | 161 | — |
| Millennium Square | £205,000 | 129 | — |
| George Row | £245,000 | 123 | +10.3% |
| Freda Street | £405,000 | 103 | — |
| Wolseley Street | £237,475 | 74 | -16.1% |
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 St John's Estate 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 St John's Estate — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 27 Pitman Building Abbey Street | Flat | 3 | B | £605,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 28 Parker Building Freda Street | Flat | 2 | B | £560,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 20 Butlers & Colonial Wharf | Flat | — | — | £620,000 | May 2026 |
| 213, Arnold Estate Druid Street | Flat | 3 | D | £450,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Flat 97 The Circle Queen Elizabeth Street | Flat | 2 | C | £495,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 307 The Circle Queen Elizabeth Street | Flat | 2 | C | £440,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 6 Fountain Court 2, Lafone Street | Flat | 1 | C | £345,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 61 Parker Building Freda Street | Flat | 1 | B | £191,250 | Jan 2026 |
| Flat 275 The Circle Queen Elizabeth Street | Flat | 2 | C | £450,000 | Jan 2026 |
| Flat 171 The Circle Queen Elizabeth Street | Flat | 2 | D | £550,000 | Dec 2025 |
82 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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