SE5 House Prices, Crime & Local Stats

SE5 is a postcode district in Lambeth, London, covering 867 active and 643 retired postcodes.

The largest share of SE5 (44%) is characterised by a working-class area of service sector workers — hospitality, retail, healthcare, alongside an established professional area with long-settled European residents (20%). A further 14% of the district is made up of a tech-savvy professional neighbourhood with high incomes and graduate residents. This mix of 5 distinct neighbourhood types makes SE5 one of the more varied districts in the region.

Property: Average house prices in SE5 are around £481k, down 18.3% year-on-year. Safety: Crime runs above average across SE5 at 327 per 1,000 residents — driven partly by commercial activity and transport hubs. Individual street-level data is available by selecting a specific postcode below. With an average age of 36, SE5 has a young professional to mixed-family community — active, with a healthy balance of renters and owner-occupiers.

Select any postcode below to explore street-level crime, nearby schools, sold house prices, and census data — or view the full SE5 demographics profile for district-wide census breakdowns.