Buying a home in SE17, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£813kmost £693k–£990k

Houses per m²£8,628flats £7,658

Sold last year92679 in five years

Prices in Southwark+0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE17 sold for £813,078 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £693,288 and £989,517, for about 98 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

92 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £334k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE17 2 (£8,002) and the most in SE17 1 (£9,276).

Across Southwark, prices are up 0.1% on a year ago and up 6.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,732 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,708 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £163,000 for that mortgage: what £170,000 buys.

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House prices in SE17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£663,118	£436k–£1.33m	46 m²	7
2	£606,006	£544k–£686k	65 m²	29
3	£813,078	£693k–£990k	98 m²	90
4	£929,290	£681k–£1.15m	118 m²	23
5+	£1,184,391	£993k–£1.34m	164 m²	14

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£663k	£606k	£813k	£929k	£1.18m
Terraced	£473k	£606k	£821k	£895k	£1.18m
Flats	£334k	£420k	£429k	£440k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SE17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SE17 1	£9,276	£8,460
SE17 2	£8,002	£6,527
SE17 3	£8,561	£7,287

Schools near SE17

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%46 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%61 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE1 London · 1 km3-bed house £963k SE11 London · 1 km3-bed house £1.12m SE5 London · 2 km3-bed house £914k SW9 London · 3 km3-bed house £919k SE15 London · 3 km3-bed house £909k SW1P London · 3 km3-bed house £1.62m

Questions about SE17

Is SE17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across London; prices in Southwark are up 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 92 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SE17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE17 sold for £813,078 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £693,288 and £989,517.

Is SE17 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE17 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE17 each year?

92 homes sold in the last year and 679 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SE17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.