SE5 8AA postcode in Southwark, England
SE5 8AA is a postcode in Southwark, in the St Giles ward. It is in the Peckham parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SE5 8AA is, and what is near it
- SE5 8AA
- Other postcodes in SE5 8: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 16 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4703, longitude -0.0924)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SE5 8AA?
- SouthwarkCouncil, for all local services Southwark: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SE5 8AA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- PeckhamParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Miatta Fahnbulleh
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SE5 8AA?
Every home and business at SE5 8AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SE5 8AA?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SE5 8AA.
Check the bin days for SE5 8AA on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SE5 8AA at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE5 8AA.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Southwark
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE5 8AA: 8,655 properties in Southwark are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Southwark
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SE5 8AA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SE5 8AA?
Homes in SE5 8 sold for a typical £525,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £1,950,000 6 sales
- Semi-detached £978,000 8 sales
- Terraced £910,000 28 sales
- Flat or maisonette £450,000 85 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SE5 district: a typical £477,750 from 326 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SE5 8AA
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SE5 8AA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at SE5 8AA
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SE5 8AA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SE5 8AA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around SE5 8AA. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Southwark for 2026‑27: £1,967. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,312 (band A) to £3,279 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,749.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 50 (5%) | £1,312 |
| Band B | about 110 (12%) | £1,530 |
| Band C | about 370 (40%) | £1,749 |
| Band D | about 170 (18%) | £1,967 |
| Band E | about 80 (9%) | £2,404 |
| Band F | about 50 (5%) | £2,842 |
| Band G | about 90 (10%) | £3,279 |
| Band H | withheld | £3,935 |
When the homes were built
- 48% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 22% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- 9% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Southwark before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE5 8AA is in (ONS area E01003913), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest open schools to SE5 8AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SE5 8AA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SE5 8AA is Denmark Hill Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.
- Denmark Hill Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
- Loughborough Junction Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Brixton Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Coldharbour Lane, 89 m away.
More stations near SE5 8AA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE5 8AA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- The Corner Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 020 7274 4507 250 mWalk
- Camberwell Green Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7703 3788 500 mWalk
- Parkside Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7703 0596 600 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SE5 8AA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SE5 8AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
- Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 450 mWalk
- Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest to the centre of SE5 8AA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Dentist by the Green 150 mWalk
- One Dental Services Ltd Phone 07940 381047 300 mWalk
- ORAL SURGERY LTD - CAMBERWELL Phone 0330 122 9382 300 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SE5 8AA?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- King's College Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2026 · Phone 020 3299 9000 250 mWalk
- Camberwell Dialysis Unit 650 mWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SE5 8AA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Camberwell Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2024 · Phone 020 4579 2198 800 mWalk
- Havelock Court Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7924 9236 1.5 kmCycle
- Waterside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0800 085 4159 1.7 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE5 8AA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Butterfly Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8986 9706 300 mWalk
- Superdrug Pharmacy, Butterfly Walk Mon to Fri 9am to 2pm, 2:30pm to 7pm; Sat 9am to 2pm, 2:30pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7701 9037 300 mWalk
- Peace Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9:30am to 9pm; Sat 10:30am to 9pm; Sun 1pm to 5pm · Phone 020 7274 8807 300 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near SE5 8AA?
The nearest vets to the centre of SE5 8AA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet Phone +44 20 3816 1010 400 mWalk
- Peckham Veterinary Surgery 1.5 kmCycle
- The Neighbourhood Vet 1.8 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SE5 8AA in a conservation area?
The centre of SE5 8AA is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SE5 8AA?
Police.uk records 1,364 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE5 8AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 67, burglary 65, drugs 54, robbery 43, bicycle theft 24, possession of weapons 12, other crime 4, criminal damage and arson 2.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SE5 8AA
- Ward
- St Giles
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Southwark
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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