Typical 3-bedroom house£914kmost £800k–£1.14m
Houses per m²£8,353flats £6,608
Sold last year1981,499 in five years
Prices in Southwark+0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE5 sold for £914,023 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £799,947 and £1,141,248, for about 107 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across London (£840,000).
198 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £332k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE5 7 (£7,400) and the most in SE5 8 (£8,984).
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 £4,168 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £183,000 for that mortgage: what £190,000 buys.
Questions about SE5
Is SE5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% 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 (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 198 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 SE5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE5 sold for £914,023 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £799,947 and £1,141,248.
Is SE5 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SE5 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SE5 each year?
198 homes sold in the last year and 1,499 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SE5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Helen's Catholic Primary School, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SE5?
For a 3-bedroom house, SE17 (£813k, 2 km), SE14 (£790k, 3 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.