Postcode SE5 8QU (Southwark)

Map showing SE5 8QU and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE5 8QU is located in Southwark, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SE5 8QU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE5 8QU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SE5 8QU as Ethnicity central > Endeavouring ethnic mix > Multi-ethnic professional service workers.

The closest road name to SE5 8QU is Wren Road which is centered 50 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Camberwell Church St Camberwell Grn and is 29 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.71 km away at Oval Underground Station The closest railway station is Denmark Hill Rail Station, 634 m away.

The closest primary school to SE5 8QU (for ages 11 and under) is Crawford Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 4, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Sacred Heart Catholic School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 12, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The nearest takeaway food is available from Ocean fish bar and is 1.18 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 17, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 83.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE5 8QU is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Southwark is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SE5 8QU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE5 8QU, and the approximate distance away.

Wren Road 50 m
Jephson Street 59 m
Artichoke Place 69 m
Daneville Road 127 m
Camberwell Church Street 130 m
Kimpton Road 140 m
Kerfield Crescent 151 m
Orpheus Street 152 m
Camberwell Green 172 m
Harvey Road 184 m
Joiners Arms Yd 185 m
Allendale Close 191 m
Kerfield Place 206 m
Tillings Close 209 m
D'Eynsford Road 210 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE5 8QU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SE5 8QU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Arco Academy Requires improvement
(September 16, 2021)
73 m
Crawford Primary School Good
(October 4, 2019)
349 m
Brunswick Park Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
425 m
Lyndhurst Primary School 562 m
Comber Grove School Good
(April 2, 2019)
595 m
Sacred Heart Catholic School Outstanding
(December 12, 2012)
596 m
Spa School Camberwell 679 m
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Requires improvement
(September 26, 2018)
711 m
PhoenixPlace Good
(June 14, 2018)
715 m
Ark All Saints Academy Good
(June 19, 2018)
742 m
Saint Gabriel's College Good
(November 29, 2018)
806 m
St George's Church of England Primary School Good
(May 2, 2018)
832 m
Highshore School Good
(November 28, 2017)
845 m
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School Good
(March 22, 2018)
861 m
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Good
(March 28, 2017)
861 m
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School Good
(September 15, 2016)
991 m
Loughborough Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.04 km
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes Outstanding
(January 28, 2009)
1.07 km
Dog Kennel Hill School Good
(March 8, 2017)
1.1 km
Angel Oak Academy Outstanding
(October 12, 2017)
1.13 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE5 8QU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hlal foods Mobile caterer 3
Satisfactory
February 21, 2019
882 m
The grove children & family centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 3, 2020
939 m
Angel breakfast & after school club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 18, 2019
959 m
Southwark foodbank Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
December 8, 2020
959 m
Trinity in camberwell Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 23, 2020
959 m
Payless Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 29, 2019
994 m
The peckham pelican Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 3, 2020
994 m
Anne bernadt early years centre & nursery school School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 25, 2021
1.01 km
Peckham pantry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 29, 2019
1.01 km
Bradfield youth club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
1.02 km
Bw london Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 17, 2019
1.09 km
Chartwells School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2018
1.1 km
Iichild Other catering premises 5
Very Good
August 10, 2018
1.11 km
Sariya's kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 10, 2018
1.11 km
Sra ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
1.11 km
In house catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
1.13 km
Chaplin cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
June 22, 2021
1.15 km
Albany stores ltd t/a h & g cuisine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
April 28, 2021
1.18 km
Ocean fish bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 17, 2020
1.18 km
Praise kitchen ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 12, 2022
1.18 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE5 8QU - Data from Apr 2022

Camberwell Church St Camberwell Grn Bus Stop/Station 29 m
Camberwell Church St Camberwell Grn Bus Stop/Station 53 m
Denmark Hill Camberwell Green Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Denmark Hill Camberwell Green Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Denmark Hill Camberwell Green Bus Stop/Station 157 m
Oval Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.71 km
Oval Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.71 km
Oval Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.72 km
Denmark Hill Rail Station Rail 634 m
Loughborough Junction Rail Station Rail 1.12 km
East Dulwich Rail Station Rail 1.58 km
Vauxhall St. George Wharf Pier Ferry 2.81 km
Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier Ferry 2.83 km
Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier Ferry 2.84 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 35.21 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 35.37 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 35.57 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE5 8QU - Data from Dec 2021

Holly Grove Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 1.69 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.47 km
Honor Oak Woodland Or Forest 3.72 km
Oak of Honor Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.76 km
Long Pond Inland Water 3.91 km
St Katharine Docks Basin Inland Water 3.92 km
Canada Water Inland Water 3.95 km
West Dock Inland Water 3.97 km
East Dock Inland Water 4.01 km
Eagle Pond Inland Water 4.23 km
Pelican Pool Inland Water 4.26 km
Duck Island Island 4.27 km
Greenland Dock Inland Water 4.28 km
Duck Pond Inland Water 4.34 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE5 8QU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.7 Mbps 83.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.1 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18.3 7.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 85.4 13.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 303,253 kWh - mean 13,185 kWh : median 6,556 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 64,407 kWh - mean 2,477 kWh : median 1,894 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE5 8QU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.47380000
Longitude -0.09134400
OS Easting 532656
OS Northing 0176709
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4355
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Camberwell and Peckham
Electoral Ward Camberwell Green
Local Authority District Southwark
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London Central

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000028
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Southwark
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Endeavouring ethnic mix
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professional service workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Southwark BUASD
Workplace Zone E33036004
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southwark 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southwark 021C
Output Area / Small Area 3B3