SE22 postcode area guide — Southwark

Where is SE22?

Broadband & internet speeds in SE22

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SE22 postcode district (Southwark) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 505 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.2%.

Around 0.1% of premises in SE22 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SE22

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Mobile signal around Southwark

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Southwark district (156,749 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SE22

Police recorded 471 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SE22

Based on 327 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE22 is £705,000, up 11.0% on the previous year (£635,000).

Latest recorded sales in SE22

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Southwark demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Southwark district (307,635 residents, 130,820 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SE22

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SE22

217 rated food businesses operate in SE22. 143 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 148 chinese, Alleyn school in house catering, Am supermarket, Anns preserves and bakes, Aquarius golf club (licensed bar).

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SE22

From a sample of 288 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SE22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Southwark

Landlines around SE22 typically use:

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What's it like living in SE22?

Postcodes in SE22

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.