SE
Postcode areaPostcode area named after South East London, with 29 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 30% of people in SE live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How SE compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is SE safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE at a rate of 133.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 12,908 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (38,465), anti-social behaviour (28,508) and other crime (25,532).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE was 133.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in SE
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE1Bermondsey, North Southwark | 74,015 | £585,000 | 294.7 per 1,000 |
| SE1PBermondsey | 211 | No figure | 140.5 per 1,000 |
| SE2Abbey Wood, Bostall Heath | 27,520 | £430,000 | 104.9 per 1,000 |
| SE3Kidbrooke, Blackheath Park | 35,473 | £540,000 | 90.9 per 1,000 |
| SE4Brockley, St John's | 28,134 | £557,500 | 91.7 per 1,000 |
| SE5Camberwell | 49,307 | £480,000 | 135.2 per 1,000 |
| SE6Catford, Southend | 57,080 | £470,500 | 135.1 per 1,000 |
| SE7Charlton | 22,810 | £490,000 | 112.3 per 1,000 |
| SE8Deptford, Tavern Quay | 33,364 | £406,500 | 134.6 per 1,000 |
| SE9Eltham, Mottingham | 66,257 | £471,294 | 91.1 per 1,000 |
| SE10Greenwich, Barton Yard | 40,453 | £510,000 | 139.7 per 1,000 |
| SE11Vauxhall, Newington | 23,307 | £620,500 | 156.9 per 1,000 |
| SE12Lee, Grove Park | 28,319 | £462,500 | 81.3 per 1,000 |
| SE13Lewisham, Hither Green | 46,996 | £440,000 | 175.8 per 1,000 |
| SE14New Cross | 27,828 | £477,900 | 115.7 per 1,000 |
| SE15Peckham, Nunhead | 65,508 | £535,000 | 138.5 per 1,000 |
| SE16Rotherhithe, Bermondsey | 53,260 | £480,000 | 113.6 per 1,000 |
| SE17Newington, Walworth | 36,621 | £470,000 | 199.3 per 1,000 |
| SE18Woolwich, Plumstead Common | 85,333 | £424,000 | 134.3 per 1,000 |
| SE19Norwood New Town, Upper Norwood | 28,848 | £445,000 | 97.2 per 1,000 |
| SE20Penge, Anerley | 24,856 | £420,000 | 124.8 per 1,000 |
| SE21West Dulwich, Dulwich Village | 14,817 | £724,000 | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| SE22East Dulwich | 30,840 | £720,000 | 90.4 per 1,000 |
| SE23Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park | 34,067 | £519,000 | 84.0 per 1,000 |
| SE24Brockwell Park, Brixton | 18,320 | £632,500 | 109.3 per 1,000 |
| SE25South Norwood, Woodside | 36,719 | £409,000 | 94.9 per 1,000 |
| SE26Upper Sydenham, Lower Sydenham | 30,914 | £451,000 | 106.2 per 1,000 |
| SE27West Norwood, Tulse Hill | 22,716 | £565,000 | 114.5 per 1,000 |
| SE28Thamesmead, Royal Arsenal West | 30,420 | £355,000 | 100.0 per 1,000 |
SE in brief
The SE postcode area, named after South East London, has 29 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in SE was £485,000 in 2025.
SE had 1,074,313 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in SE live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.