Estate agents in SE5
SE5 is a postcode district in Lambeth. HM Land Registry records 359 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £482,500. The district has 9 estate agent sales branches.
How estate agents in SE5 compare
SE5 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 355 sales in SE5 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £475,000.
45.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 7.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £460,000 in 2016 and £480,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE5
Median sale price in SE5: £475,000
| All homes | 355 sales, median £475,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 7 sales, median £1,950,000 |
| Semi-detached | 13 sales, median £1,450,000 |
| Terraced | 56 sales, median £910,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 279 sales, median £430,000 |
Across Southwark the average price was £588,057 in June 2026, up 3.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £460,000 (457 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £445,000 (500 sales) |
| 2018 | £485,000 (469 sales) |
| 2019 | £480,000 (519 sales) |
| 2020 | £480,000 (372 sales) |
| 2021 | £470,000 (573 sales) |
| 2022 | £490,000 (561 sales) |
| 2023 | £480,000 (341 sales) |
| 2024 | £500,000 (414 sales) |
| 2025 | £480,000 (494 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
Denmark Hill station is about 0.4 miles from the centre of SE5, with Loughborough Junction about 0.7 miles away, East Dulwich about 1 mile and Peckham Rye about 1.1 miles. The nearest Underground stops are Oval at about 1 mile, Kennington at about 1.1 miles, Brixton at about 1.2 miles and Stockwell at about 1.3 miles. The A202, A215, A2217, A2216 and A23 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are far off, with M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout about 8 miles away and M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner about 9 miles away. London City Airport is about 7 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 16 miles. Central London is about 3 miles from the centre of SE5.
Schools in and near SE5
There are 38 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. Nearest primaries include Crawford Primary School at about 0.2 miles and Lyndhurst Primary School (academy) at about 0.3 miles. Sacred Heart Catholic School (Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) is the nearest secondary at about 0.2 miles with Saint Gabriel's College (Church of England) and Ark All Saints Academy (Church of England, sixth form, academy) at about 0.4 miles. Special schools include PhoenixPlace (girls only) and Highshore School at about 0.4 and 0.5 miles. Further education options at about 1.7 miles include South Bank University Sixth Form and King's College London Maths School alongside London South Bank University.
Living in SE5
SE5 is an urban postcode district in Lambeth, in or beside the built-up area of Southwark, with about 46,000 residents. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 280 shops, including seven supermarkets such as Co-op Food, Morrisons and Lidl, all within about 0.1 miles. There are at least 55 convenience stores, 23 pubs, 61 cafés and 58 restaurants, along with around 38 takeaways. The Tiger and The Old Dispensary are both about 0.0 miles from the centre.
Health services include at least 8 doctors' surgeries, with Camberwell Green Surgery the nearest, 16 pharmacies and 8 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is King's College Hospital, about 0.3 miles away. Camberwell Library is about 0.1 miles away, one of at least 4 libraries and Camberwell Green Post Office is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 19 named parks and Camberwell Green is the nearest at about 0.0 miles.
A short history of SE5
The Domesday Book records Camberwell as a settlement with a parish church held by Haimo the Sheriff of Kent, with assets of six hides and one virgate. Wilson's School was founded there in 1615 by Edward Wilson the vicar under a charter from James I. Denmark Hill is said to be named after Prince George of Denmark, who hunted there and a map of 1786 still shows it as Dulwich Hill. Londoners visited Camberwell until the mid-19th century for its reputed healing mineral springs. The railways of the 1860s changed the area. Camberwell became a Metropolitan Borough in 1900 and Giles Gilbert Scott's William Booth Memorial Training College was completed in 1932. Of 218 listed buildings nearby the highest graded are the Grade I Church of St John the Divine and the Grade II* Church of St Giles.
Landscape and geography in SE5
SE5 sits at about 10 metres above sea level. No named river or canal runs through the area and the River Thames, which is tidal here, is about 1.7 miles away. The nearest open coast is about 26 miles away. Mill Pond lies at about 2.1 miles, Long Pond at about 2.2 miles, Canada Water at about 2.3 miles and St James's Park Lake at about 2.4 miles. Crystal Palace stands at 116 metres and is about 4 miles away. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres and Shooters Hill 132 metres, each about 7 miles away. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is about 12 miles away and the Kent Downs National Landscape about 13 miles.
People and homes in SE5
Census 2021 figures show about 50,100 usual residents in SE5. At the 2021 Census 16% of residents were aged under 15 and 76% were aged 15 to 64 while 8% were aged 65 and over, compared with 17% and 64% and 18% across England. Census 2021 figures show about 20,500 households with an average size of 2.4 people. Census 2021 figures show 82% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, against 22% in England. At the 2021 Census 45% of households were social rented, 28% owned and 24% private rented. Valuation Office Agency figures for 31 March 2026 show about 21,870 homes on the list, with band B the most common at 32%. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding; the figures cover rivers and the sea.
Economy and jobs in SE5
In 2024 about 299,000 jobs were located in the wider Southwark council area, with professional, scientific and technical at 22.4% of them, business administration and support services at 11.7%, information and communication at 11.4% and health at 11.4%. Burgess Business Park lies about 0.5 miles from the centre of SE5, KCH Business Park about 0.4 and Valmar Trading Estate about 0.1 miles. In the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026 the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 in the wider council area was 76.1%, above the United Kingdom's 75.5%. In September 2026 the claimant count in the wider council area was 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64, above the United Kingdom's 3.9%. In 2025 median gross pay for full-time employees working in the wider council area was £50,000 a year, above the United Kingdom's £39,039.
Notable people from SE5
Several people linked with SE5 were born in Camberwell. Among them are the English association football players Rio Ferdinand (born 1978), Jadon Sancho (born 2000), Tammy Abraham (born 1997) and Marcus Bettinelli (born 1992). Anton Ferdinand (born 1985), also an English association football player, was born in Peckham. Anthony James Leggett (1938 to 2026), a British physicist, was born in Camberwell, as was the English anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor (1832 to 1917). The British singer Florence Welch (born 1986) was also born in Camberwell.
Sport and leisure
Camberwell Leisure Centre has swimming and a gym and Ruskin Park Paddling Pool is also in the area. Flaxman Sports Centre covers squash, badminton, basketball, weightlifting and karate, while Burgess Park Tennis Centre and Butterfly Tennis Club cater for tennis. Blocfit is a climbing centre, Temple Bowling Club is a bowls venue and Ebony Horse Club offers equestrian sport. Boxing is available at Lynn Athletic Boxing Club and Hollington Boxing Club. Champion Hill is a football stadium and The BMX Track London serves bmx and cycling. Open space includes Burgess Park, Ruskin Park, Kennington Park, Myatt's Fields Park and Camberwell Green, along with Bellenden Road Nature Garden and the Wildlife Garden. A number of playgrounds are mapped across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE5?
- The median price paid in SE5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £482,500. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £1,950,000 for detached houses (9 sales), £1,250,000 for semi-detached houses (15 sales), £915,000 for terraced houses (57 sales) and £435,000 for flats (278 sales).
- How many homes were sold in SE5 recently?
- There were 359 standard sales in SE5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid data. Of these, 278 were flats and 57 were terraced houses.
- What are the transport links in SE5?
- The nearest railway station is Denmark Hill at about 0.4 miles from the centre, followed by Loughborough Junction at about 0.7 miles. Oval underground station is about 1.0 miles away and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near SE5?
- There are 38 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is Crawford Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Sacred Heart Catholic School at about 0.2 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in SE5?
- There are 9 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SE5 postcode district.
Areas near SE5
SE5 is in Southwark.
Estate agents near SE5
- Beresford ResidentialSouthwark SE5 7AF0.1 miles
- Camberwell Green haartSouthwark SE5 7AN0.1 miles
- Acorn Camberwell Estate AgentsSouthwark SE5 8RS0.1 miles
- Bairstow EvesSouthwark SE5 8RS0.1 miles
- HuntersSouthwark SE5 8RS0.1 miles
- Your MoveSouthwark SE5 8TR0.1 miles
- Eaton Green Estate AgentsLambeth SE5 8RX0.2 miles
- Urban Village HomesSouthwark SE5 8EN0.5 miles
- Fish Need WaterSouthwark SE22 8BQ0.8 miles
- Next Door PropertiesLambeth SE5 0RZ0.8 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE5.
Show all 2 SE5 estate agents with an easyProperty page (of 9 branches)
- Eaton Green SE5
- Next Door Properties SE5