SE15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Peckham and Nunhead, in Southwark.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 46% of people in SE15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How SE15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE15 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE15 at a rate of 138.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 768 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,292), anti-social behaviour (2,051) and other crime (1,531).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE15 was 139.4 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.
Deprivation in SE15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE15 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 16 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark 018A | 1,871 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| Southwark 018B | 2,023 | 222.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.6% |
| Southwark 018C | 2,259 | 98.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Southwark 018D | 2,306 | 129.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| Southwark 018E | 1,443 | 155.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| Southwark 019B | 2,114 | 122.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.1% |
| Southwark 019C | 2,346 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.0% |
| Southwark 019D | 1,684 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.0% |
| Southwark 019E | 2,129 | 101.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.5% |
| Southwark 022B | 2,086 | 118.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Southwark 022D | 1,507 | 279.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.2% |
| Southwark 022E | 2,212 | 670.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Southwark 022G | 1,407 | 140.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.8% |
| Southwark 022H | 1,600 | 153.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
| Southwark 023A | 2,290 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 79.0% |
| Southwark 023B | 1,823 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| Southwark 023C | 2,624 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
| Southwark 023D | 2,326 | 184.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.5% |
| Southwark 023E | 1,861 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Southwark 025A | 1,658 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Southwark 025B | 2,214 | 228.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.4% |
| Southwark 025C | 1,882 | 183.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.4% |
| Southwark 025D | 1,508 | 102.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Southwark 025E | 2,091 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.3% |
| Southwark 026A | 1,949 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| Southwark 026B | 1,768 | 102.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.8% |
| Southwark 026C | 2,125 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.8% |
| Southwark 026D | 1,941 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| Southwark 026E | 1,906 | 168.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| Southwark 028E | 1,561 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Southwark 029A | 1,704 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Southwark 029B | 2,589 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| Southwark 029D | 1,746 | 79.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
MPs for SE15
- Miatta FahnbullehLabour (Co-op)MP for Peckham88% of SE15’s postcodes
- Ellie ReevesLabourMP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich9.6% of SE15’s postcodes
- Vicky FoxcroftLabourMP for Lewisham North2.8% of SE15’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE157
Postcode sectors in SE157
Council1
Towns in SE151
Postcode districts next to SE158
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE15 in brief
SE15 is a postcode district covering Peckham and Nunhead, in Southwark.
About 66,741 people lived in SE15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £535,000 in 2025 across 702 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 138.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE15 was £535,000 in 2025.
SE15 had 65,508 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in SE15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE15, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.