UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/southwark
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Southwark
Homes in Southwark sold for a median of £535,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 5,380 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 62 | £1,700,000 | £988,000 to £2,330,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 267 | £1,290,000 | £920,000 to £1,825,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 1,093 | £876,000 | £712,000 to £1,150,000 | £8,836/m²from 41 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3,958 | £460,000 | £373,000 to £600,000 | £7,373/m²from 90 sales |
Most homes sold in Southwark were flats and maisonettes, at 74% of sales.
Semi-detached houses stand out against London as a whole: a median of £1,290,000 here, 106% more than the £625,000 across the region.
759 sales in Southwark, or 14%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £8,108 per m², 27% above the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 5%, from £513,500 in 2016 to £540,000 in 2025, less than the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Leasehold homes
74% of sales in Southwark were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Postcode districts in Southwark
The dearest district was SE21 (Southwark), at £730,000, and the cheapest was SE17 (Southwark), at £475,000.
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- SE21Southwark, 298 salesMedian price £730,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- SE22Southwark, 849 salesMedian price £685,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- SE1Southwark, 1,300 salesMedian price £580,000Price per square metre £8,776Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- SE15Southwark, 1,169 salesMedian price £525,000Price per square metre £8,057Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- SE5Southwark, 816 salesMedian price £489,500Price per square metre £6,911Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- SE16Southwark, 865 salesMedian price £480,000Price per square metre £7,125Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- SE17Southwark, 395 salesMedian price £475,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −24%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SE22 (Southwark), up 11%, and fell most in SE17 (Southwark), down 24%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Ilderton Road, London (SE15)101 sales
- Rotherhithe Street, London (SE16)75 sales
- Lordship Lane, London (SE22)62 sales
- Shad Thames, London (SE1)50 sales
- Underhill Road, London (SE22)45 sales
- Peckham Rye, London (SE15)41 sales
- Barry Road, London (SE22)40 sales
- Albert Embankment, London (SE1)36 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Woodwarde Road, Dulwich (SE22, £1,937,500), Casson Square, London (SE1, flats, £1,390,000) and Fellbrigg Road, London (SE22, £1,250,000).
The cheapest were New Kent Road, London (SE1, flats, £156,000), Varcoe Road, London (SE16, flats, £300,000) and Peabody Estate, London (SE5, flats, £327,500).
Living in Southwark
Crime
129 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 95 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
91% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
41% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £1,967 a year in Southwark for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Southwark and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Haringey£575,000
- Brent£550,000
- Harrow£550,000
- Kingston upon Thames£550,000
- Lambeth£543,000
- Merton£542,500
- Waltham Forest£538,500
- Southwark, this borough£535,000
- Ealing£530,000
- Bromley£520,000
- Redbridge£507,000
- Hillingdon£505,000
- Tower Hamlets£500,000
- Hounslow£485,000
- Enfield£475,000
About these figures
Southwark's figures come from 5,380 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 7 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Southwark, so their sales add up to 5,692 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.