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SE16 5

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6,143 people · median £540,000 · Southwark

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £540,000, up 11.6% over five years. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 31 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£540,000

5-year change+11.6%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Terraced

£718k

Flat

£483k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.8× · five-year average 12.3×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership35%

Owned outright

13%

With a mortgage

22%

Private rented

39%

Social rented

24%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,967

Your band:

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

£5,560 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 SE16 5 34 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Rotherhithe Street	£260,000	2,437	+6.6%
King & Queen Wharf	£207,720	370	-22.8%
Clarence Mews	£192,500	230	—
Princes Riverside Road	£245,000	205	—
Frederick Square	£178,250	164	-25.9%
Bywater Place	£228,500	162	+110.9%
Acorn Walk	£214,250	142	-7.2%
Abbotshade Road	£260,000	126	—
Edward Square	£249,972	120	—
Capstan Way	£171,000	109	—
Lavender Road	£234,500	94	-4.3%
William Square	£158,500	87	—
Helena Square	£247,500	85	—
Fisher Close	£455,000	81	-5.3%
Elizabeth Square	£237,000	80	—
Admiral Place	£227,500	71	—
Sophia Square	£231,750	68	—
Timbrell Place	£217,000	65	-10.6%
Holyoake Court	£226,000	55	+13.8%
Sovereign Crescent	£421,500	46	—
Leydon Close	£385,000	44	—
Filigree Court	£285,000	41	—
Brunel Road	£235,000	37	—
Heron Place	£241,000	36	—
Russia Dock Road	£287,475	34	—
Pageant Crescent	£480,000	33	—
Surrey Water Road	£247,500	32	—
Redwood Close	£365,000	19	—
Smith Close	£340,000	19	—
Dean Close	£295,500	10	—
Teak Close	£261,150	10	—
Lagado Mews	£292,928	8	—
Mahogany Close	£245,790	6	—
Fir Trees Close	£399,975	4	—

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 SE16 5 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
Cossall Estate	£495,000	+15.9%	179
St John's Estate	£525,000	+8.5%	82
The Borough	£650,000	+7.8%	166
Aylesbury Estate	£386,250	+6.7%	68
Dulwich Village	£967,500	+4.8%	120
Pepys Estate	£385,000	+3.5%	78
East Dulwich	£735,000	+3.1%	751
Borough Market	£597,500	+3.1%	48
Crystal Palace	£475,000	+2.8%	96
Cooper's Estate	£360,000	+1.6%	61
Rotherhithe	£520,000	+1.5%	314
Camberwell	£450,000	+0%	325
Dulwich	£485,000	-0.9%	116
Peckham	£575,750	-1.4%	328
Nunhead	£514,000	-2%	176
Bermondsey Spa	£470,000	-2%	123
Elephant and Castle	£585,000	-2.4%	219
Tappesfield Estate	£525,000	-4.8%	184
Walworth	£400,000	-7.6%	103
Longfield Estate	£387,500	-8.8%	65
Elmington Estate	£385,000	-8.8%	184
Clifton Estate	£500,000	-10.1%	104
Herne Hill	£810,250	-13.5%	105
Bermondsey	£403,500	-15.2%	163
Butler's Wharf	£740,000	-17.2%	113
St Olave's Estate	£580,000	-22.6%	75
Purbrook Estate	£535,000	-23.6%	138
Lynton Estate	£398,000	-23.7%	62
Pullens Estate	£445,000	-24.2%	136

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

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