Estate agents in SE16
SE16 is a postcode district in Southwark. HM Land Registry recorded 364 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £465,000.
How estate agents in SE16 compare
SE16 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 375 sales in SE16 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £465,000.
32.8% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 7.3 years and sold for a median of 0.8% more than they paid.
The median price was £445,000 in 2016 and £480,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE16
Median sale price in SE16: £465,000
| All homes | 375 sales, median £465,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 8 sales, median £712,500 |
| Terraced | 51 sales, median £730,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 315 sales, median £430,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Southwark the average price was £588,057 in June 2026, up 3.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £445,000 (675 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £503,500 (673 sales) |
| 2018 | £496,000 (553 sales) |
| 2019 | £460,775 (454 sales) |
| 2020 | £475,000 (306 sales) |
| 2021 | £465,000 (525 sales) |
| 2022 | £485,500 (542 sales) |
| 2023 | £492,500 (484 sales) |
| 2024 | £490,000 (496 sales) |
| 2025 | £480,000 (476 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Rotherhithe station is about 0.3 miles from the centre of SE16. Surrey Quays is about 0.4 miles away and Wapping and South Bermondsey are each about 0.6 miles. Underground stops at Canada Water and Bermondsey are about 0.3 and 0.4 miles away. Light rail stops at Shadwell and Tower Gateway are about 1.1 and 1.3 miles away. The A200, A101, A2206, A2208 and A2207 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 8 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 9 miles. London City Airport is about 5 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 17 miles. Central London is about 3 miles from the district.
Schools in and near SE16
SE16 has 28 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy) and Southwark Park Primary School, both about 0.2 miles away. Albion Primary School is about 0.3 miles away and Rotherhithe Primary School (academy) about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary schools are The Charter School Bermondsey (free school) at about 0.3 miles and St Michael's Catholic College (Catholic, sixth form, academy) at about 0.6 miles. City of London Academy (Southwark) (sixth form, academy) and Harris Academy Bermondsey (girls only, sixth form, academy) are each about 0.7 miles away. Independent options include Marathon Science School (boys only) at about 0.7 miles. Cavendish School, a special school, is about 0.4 miles away. New City College is about 1.9 miles away and Goldsmiths College, University of London about 1.8 miles.
Living in SE16
SE16 is an urban postcode district in Southwark with about 45,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. There are more than 200 shops, including at least 9 supermarkets such as Khun Ya Thai Supermarket and Londis at about 0.2 miles and Tesco Extra at about 0.4 miles. Two markets are nearby, The Blue Market at about 0.4 miles and Kappacasein Dairy at about 0.6 miles. Around 36 pubs include the Stanley Arms at about 0.2 miles, alongside around 34 cafés and 35 restaurants. For health, Albion Street Group Practice is about 0.4 miles away and there are at least 6 dentists and 8 pharmacies, with Albion Chemist about 0.2 miles away. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is the Royal London Hospital at about 1.5 miles. Canada Water Library is about 0.3 miles away and Jamaica Road Post Office about 0.4 miles. Neptune Street Park is about 0.1 miles away and Southwark Park about 0.2 miles, among at least 19 named parks.
A short history of SE16
Bermondsey's priory of St Saviour was founded as a Cluniac house in 1082. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the name as Bermundesy and Bermundesye, within Surrey's Hundred of Brixton. King William held it, with a small part held by Robert, Count of Mortain. The entry lists 13 hides, a newly built church, 5 ploughs, 20 acres of meadow and woodland for 5 pigs and the manor paid £15 in all. Rotherhithe first appears around 1105 as Rederheia, a name thought to mean a place where cattle were landed. Edward III built a manor house in Bermondsey in 1353. Rotherhithe had Elizabethan shipyards. St Mary Magdalen Church in Bermondsey Street was completed in 1690. Bermondsey became a centre of tanning during the Industrial Revolution. Rotherhithe's docks worked until the 1970s. The area has 95 listed buildings, including the Grade I Church of St Peter and five Grade II* entries such as the Thames Tunnel.
Landscape and geography in SE16
SE16 stands at about 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level. The River Thames, which is tidal here, passes under half a mile from the centre of the area and the tidal Upper Pool is about 0.5 miles from the centre. The open coast is about 24 miles distant. Canada Water, Surrey Water and Thames Link are each under half a mile away, while Lavender Pond is about 0.8 miles away. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) at about 7 miles, Shooters Hill reaches 132 metres (433 feet) at about 6 miles and Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) at about 6 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape is about 12 miles from the area and the Surrey Hills National Landscape about 14 miles. Main Marsh lies about 4 miles away.
People and homes in SE16
Census 2021 figures show about 53,700 usual residents in SE16, with 15% aged under 15, 77% aged 15 to 64 and 8% aged 65 and over. England as a whole had 17%, 64% and 18% in those groups at the 2021 Census. The Census 2021 counted about 23,700 households with an average size of 2.3 people. Census 2021 figures show 33% were one-person households against 30% in England. At the 2021 Census 81% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments against 22% in England. Census 2021 figures show 25% of households owned their home, 39% rented socially and 33% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 list about 27,180 homes, with band D the most common at 23%. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding. The flood figures cover rivers and the sea.
Economy and jobs in SE16
Across the wider Southwark council area, the largest industry by share of jobs located there in 2024 was professional, scientific and technical at 22.4%. Peek Freans, a food industry company, has its headquarters recorded in London within about 0.8 miles of the SE16 centre. Admiral Hyson Trading Estate lies about 0.5 miles from the centre. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider council area was 76.1% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, against 75.5% for the United Kingdom. The September 2026 claimant count across the wider Southwark council area was 13,425 people or 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64, against 3.9% for the United Kingdom. Median pay of full-time employees working in the wider council area was £50,000 a year in 2025, against £39,039 a year for the United Kingdom.
Notable people from SE16
Michael Caine (born 1933), an English film actor, was born in Rotherhithe. Bermondsey is the birthplace of Jordon Ibe (born 1995), an English association football player and of Tommy Steele (born 1936), a British entertainer who works as a rock musician, film actor and sculptor. Tamer Hassan (born 1968), a British film and television actor and film producer, was born in New Cross Gate. Also born in Rotherhithe were Victor d'Arcy (1887 to 1961), an athletics competitor and Catharine Parr Traill (1802 to 1899), an English-Canadian author and botanical artist. Cyril Alden (1887 to 1965), a racing cyclist and Sidney Morgan (1874 to 1946), a film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, were both born in Bermondsey.
Sport and leisure
Canada Water Leisure Centre has swimming, basketball, badminton, gymnastics and fitness, while John Orwell Sports Centre covers badminton, soccer, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis and netball. Surrey Docks Watersports Centre and Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre serve those on the water and Southwark Park Sports and Athletics Centre offers athletics and fitness. Millwall Football Club plays at The Den and Tower Hamlets Canoe Club, London City Runners and Southwark Park Bowls Club are also nearby. St George's Swimming Pools is now closed. Parks and open spaces include Southwark Park, Stave Hill Ecology Park, Russia Dock Woodland and Galleywall Nature Reserve. Several other parks and gardens are mapped across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE16?
- The median price paid in SE16 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £465,000. Over the same period the median price paid was £430,000 for flats, £770,000 for terraced houses and £815,000 for semi-detached houses.
- How many homes were sold in SE16 in the last year?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, 364 homes were sold in SE16 in standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry. Of these, 309 were flats, 49 were terraced houses and 5 were semi-detached houses.
- What are the nearest stations to SE16?
- Rotherhithe station is about 0.3 miles from the centre and Surrey Quays is about 0.4 miles away. Canada Water subway stop is about 0.3 miles away and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- How many primary schools are there near SE16?
- There are 28 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Southwark Park Primary School, both about 0.2 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are in SE16?
- There are 21 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SE16 postcode district.
Areas near SE16
SE16 is in Southwark.
Estate agents near SE16
- Abode Estate AgentsSouthwark SE16 4NY0.3 miles
- OppidaSouthwark SE16 4RT0.3 miles
- Alex & MatteoSouthwark SE16 4DG0.3 miles
- ludlowthompson Canada WaterSouthwark SE16 7AQ0.3 miles
- Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Canada WaterSouthwark SE16 7AQ0.3 miles
- Griffins Sales And LettingsSouthwark SE16 4RT0.4 miles
- Metro Village LimitedSouthwark SE16 7AJ0.4 miles
- Felicity J. LordSouthwark SE16 7LL0.4 miles
- J S Estate ManagementSouthwark SE16 2AH0.4 miles
- WinkworthSouthwark SE16 7LL0.4 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE16.