SE1London, Southwark, England

House prices in SE1, Southwark

Homes in SE1 sold for a median of £580,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,300 standard sales.

That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 28 SE postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£580,0001,300 standard sales
Middle half of prices£427,000 to £825,000
Against the Southwark council area8% aboveSouthwark median £535,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in SE1, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Terraced98£892,500£711,000 to £1,227,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes1,194£555,500£420,000 to £785,000£8,776/m²from 31 sales

Only 35 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 92% of sales.

191 sales in SE1, or 15%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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Where prices are higher in SE1

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SE1 9, around London, with a median of £940,000, and lowest in SE1 6, around London, at £432,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in SE1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 175 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in SE1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
SE1 7AF£3,400,0005
SE1 9GQ£2,187,5004
SE1 9FL£2,000,0005
SE1 1AN£1,700,0003
SE1 7DY£1,565,0003
SE1 2YE£1,555,00010
SE1 7EN£1,500,0003
SE1 7GG£1,467,5004
SE1 3HX£1,450,0004
SE1 2QX£1,320,0004
SE1 9EY£1,290,0003
SE1 9JF£1,273,0007
SE1 9EQ£1,210,0003
SE1 2YJ£1,195,0005
SE1 9DS£1,175,0009
SE1 7ST£1,170,0003
SE1 2BE£1,100,0005
SE1 4GU£1,075,0004
SE1 9DR£1,075,0003
SE1 8FF£1,000,0003
SE1 3GP£999,0003
SE1 0RB£975,0003
SE1 2AS£972,5004
SE1 8RH£957,5004
SE1 2YW£949,5004
SE1 8QD£940,0005
SE1 9NX£940,0003
SE1 8YW£932,5004
SE1 0ES£930,0003
SE1 3GE£919,0004
SE1 4TX£915,0004
SE1 5QQ£905,0004
SE1 4TT£899,5003
SE1 5TE£884,0005
SE1 2QR£880,0005
SE1 2EP£875,0003
SE1 4HD£875,0003
SE1 4HU£872,0003
SE1 3GU£870,0005
SE1 2EB£865,00012
SE1 2BZ£862,5006
SE1 7GY£862,5004
SE1 5XF£852,5006
SE1 1GH£850,0003
SE1 2LJ£850,0003
SE1 8ST£850,0003
SE1 8YT£850,0003
SE1 5QX£846,0003
SE1 7GJ£830,0005
SE1 3JT£825,0003
SE1 6FB£800,0004
SE1 5EB£780,0005
SE1 2EA£775,0003
SE1 6FF£775,0003
SE1 0RY£770,0003
SE1 8QW£770,0005
SE1 3GL£765,0003
SE1 5WS£760,0003
SE1 2NN£750,0005
SE1 2DF£725,0003
SE1 2PJ£725,0003
SE1 2PS£725,0006
SE1 0GH£722,5004
SE1 2JL£711,0003
SE1 2YL£710,0005
SE1 6FN£710,0003
SE1 2NE£705,0006
SE1 7AQ£700,0003
SE1 9JL£700,0003
SE1 2DE£690,0003
SE1 5BL£690,0003
SE1 5RR£690,0003
SE1 7AP£690,0003
SE1 5QJ£688,0003
SE1 3GJ£685,0003
SE1 2YR£683,0005
SE1 5RJ£681,5004
SE1 9PE£680,0004
SE1 2PX£677,5006
SE1 3TX£675,0004
SE1 2YT£660,0003
SE1 2NZ£652,5004
SE1 4TQ£651,0003
SE1 3NR£645,0005
SE1 6FL£645,0008
SE1 4UD£637,5004
SE1 1LL£635,0003
SE1 4YJ£630,0007
SE1 0FU£625,0003
SE1 1EE£625,0003
SE1 4XE£625,0003
SE1 8BZ£625,0003
SE1 7RB£623,0003
SE1 3GW£612,5008
SE1 1PF£605,0003
SE1 6FP£602,5006
SE1 5BS£600,0008
SE1 6FD£600,0007
SE1 2JN£599,0003
SE1 7XB£595,0005
SE1 2LZ£592,5003
SE1 4PT£587,5006
SE1 8BW£585,0005
SE1 0JP£580,0004
SE1 4PF£580,0003
SE1 7XA£580,0004
SE1 9JX£575,0003
SE1 3LJ£574,0006
SE1 3FL£565,0004
SE1 0JN£550,0007
SE1 2PA£550,0004
SE1 5DP£550,0003
SE1 8YS£550,0003
SE1 2JG£540,0007
SE1 0GB£535,0004
SE1 2JU£530,0005
SE1 0FT£525,0003
SE1 7GF£525,0004
SE1 4GT£522,0005
SE1 3AA£520,0005
SE1 7HD£517,5006
SE1 2PP£500,0007
SE1 6EJ£500,0005
SE1 8YU£500,0003
SE1 6FJ£495,0007
SE1 2JW£492,5008
SE1 2XS£489,0004
SE1 7HG£487,5006
SE1 6EG£481,5006
SE1 3PF£480,0003
SE1 3FD£477,50010
SE1 0UG£475,0009
SE1 2JJ£475,0006
SE1 2NB£475,0007
SE1 1EA£472,5006
SE1 1RE£470,0003
SE1 6DT£470,0003
SE1 5XQ£458,5004
SE1 2YH£450,0005
SE1 3GG£446,5004
SE1 9JY£440,0003
SE1 6BW£438,0004
SE1 7GL£437,5004
SE1 4QQ£435,0003
SE1 3BB£430,0003
SE1 4BF£427,5006
SE1 0DG£420,0003
SE1 7PJ£415,5004
SE1 1QF£410,0003
SE1 3JB£410,0007
SE1 8HA£410,0004
SE1 1EY£400,0003
SE1 3FJ£395,0003
SE1 6HD£395,0004
SE1 3DU£391,5004
SE1 3DL£390,0003
SE1 4HG£390,0007
SE1 6BB£390,0005
SE1 5TA£389,0005
SE1 6BT£388,5004
SE1 2XR£380,0003
SE1 4PH£378,5003
SE1 5HQ£375,0003
SE1 5YA£375,0005
SE1 3AN£372,5004
SE1 4UX£372,0005
SE1 6PX£355,0005
SE1 5RU£350,0003
SE1 5RA£343,0003
SE1 1JW£340,0003
SE1 4TL£340,0003
SE1 4NU£335,0005
SE1 0QB£330,0004
SE1 7RY£290,0005
SE1 6GE£154,50020

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £601,000
  2. 2017: £685,000
  3. 2018: £739,000
  4. 2019: £700,000
  5. 2020: £841,500
  6. 2021: £700,000
  7. 2022: £643,500
  8. 2023: £714,500
  9. 2024: £600,000
  10. 2025: £585,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £560,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median fell 3%, from £601,000 in 2016 to £585,000 in 2025, among the biggest tenth of falls across the 212 districts in London.

Leasehold homes

92% of sales in SE1 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most 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 the Southwark council area

Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SE1 is the third most expensive.

  1. SE21 Southwark£730,000
  2. SE22 Southwark£685,500
  3. SE1 Southwark, this district£580,000
  4. SE15 Southwark£525,000
  5. SE5 Southwark£489,500
  6. SE16 Southwark£480,000
  7. SE17 Southwark£475,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in SE1, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B29319.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C90659.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D26417.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E483.2%, England and Wales 7.3%
F80.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.1%, England and Wales 0.6%

79% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in SE1, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900966.3%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192915310.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19491238.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19661046.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19821228.0%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199518612.2%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201144729.4%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later29019.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

48% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of SE1, from the sales in SE1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. North Bermondsey 197 sales£720,000
  2. Borough & Bankside 223 sales£700,000
  3. Waterloo & South Bank 141 sales£675,000
  4. St George's 90 sales£600,000
  5. London Bridge & West Bermondsey 279 sales£570,000
  6. South Bermondsey 124 sales£492,500
  7. Chaucer 183 sales£450,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £300,000 for a flat on Nelson Square to £890,000 for a flat on Lant Street.

The latest standard sales recorded in SE1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 196 Arnold EstateSold for £317,500SE1 2XRSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  2. Flat 33, Alwen Court, 6 Pages WalkSold for £500,000SE1 4GUSold on 17 Sep 2026Flat
  3. Apartment 9, 46 Webber StreetSold for £627,000SE1 8QWSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 80, Dover Flats Old Kent RoadSold for £390,000SE1 5NLSold on 10 Sep 2026Flat
  5. Flat 20, 3 Market Yard MewsSold for £550,000SE1 3TJSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 11, Corio House, 12 The GrangeSold for £650,000SE1 3GUSold on 1 Sep 2026Flat
  7. Unit 15, Elm Court Royal Oak YardSold for £575,000SE1 3TPSold on 1 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 16, Gallery Apartments, 6 Lamb WalkSold for £765,000SE1 3GLSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  9. 61 - 63 Lant StreetSold for £890,000SE1 1QNSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  10. Flat 255, Helen Gladstone House Nelson SquareSold for £300,000SE1 0QBSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Shad Thames, London£816,50050 sales
  • Albert Embankment, London£760,00036 sales
  • Queen Elizabeth Street, London£527,50036 sales
  • Southwark Bridge Road, London£560,00034 sales
  • Belvedere Road, London£647,00033 sales

Living in SE1

Crime

266 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 97 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 86% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

36% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all postcode districts.

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.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,300 standard sales in SE1, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

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.