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Buying a home in SE22, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.03mmost £874k–£1.26m
Houses per m²£9,531flats £7,301
Sold last year1971,780 in five years
Prices in Southwark+0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE22 sold for £1,033,192 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £873,659 and £1,259,959, for about 103 m² of space. That is 23% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

197 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £363k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE22 0 (£8,708) and the most in SE22 8 (£9,969).

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 £4,712 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £207,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SE22 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£440,469£414k–£564k44 m²16
2£748,433£614k–£892k67 m²150
3£1,033,192£874k–£1.26m103 m²367
4£1,258,712£1.08m–£1.52m131 m²214
5+£1,495,536£1.29m–£1.85m159 m²182

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£440k£748k£1.03m£1.26m£1.5m
Detached——£1.23m£1.76m£1.94m
Semi-detached—£608k£1.22m£1.37m£1.74m
Terraced£440k£758k£998k£1.21m£1.33m
Flats£363k£472k£580k£597k£779k

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

Price per m² across SE22

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE22 0£8,708£7,081
SE22 8£9,969£6,744
SE22 9£9,947£8,025

Schools near SE22

Best state primary within 2 kmHarris Primary Academy East Dulwich89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%20 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe St Thomas the Apostle College73.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%52 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE24 London · 2 km3-bed house £983kSE21 London · 2 km3-bed house £862kSE15 London · 2 km3-bed house £909kSE23 London · 2 km3-bed house £796kSE5 London · 3 km3-bed house £914kSE4 London · 3 km3-bed house £817kSE14 London · 3 km3-bed house £790kSE26 London · 3 km3-bed house £692k

Questions about SE22

Is SE22 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 23% more than across London; prices in Southwark are up 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.9% against 43.8%); 197 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 SE22?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE22 sold for £1,033,192 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £873,659 and £1,259,959.

Is SE22 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE22 costs 23% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE22 each year?

197 homes sold in the last year and 1,780 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SE22?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE22?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE21 (£862k, 2 km), SE15 (£909k, 2 km), SE23 (£796k, 2 km).

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.