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SE4 2ED area guide

Who lives in SE4 2ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Nunhead South & Newlands
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
At a glance

What SE4 2ED is like

SE4 2ED is a postcode in the Nunhead South & Newlands area of Southwark. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,696 people. 64% of households own their home, 19.2% rent privately and 16.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 67.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SE4 2 sold for a median of £540,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SE4 2ED compares

Headline figures for SE4 2ED, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£540,000

Median over 99 sales in SE4 2, +2.9% on the year before.

TransportMore
7.0/ 10

Very good: 13 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
100%

Rated good or better across 23 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£80,981

Average annual income before tax, higher than 94% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SE4 2ED differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Well connectedPositive

    13 stations within a mile and 36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

SE4 2ED FAQs

01
Is SE4 2ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).
02
How much does a house cost in SE4 2ED?

The median sale price over the last year was £540,000.

Homes in SE4 2 sold for a median of £540,000 across 99 sales in the year to August 2026, +2.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SE4 2ED safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around SE4 2ED, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SE4 2ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 9.8% of residents. 64% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (54%).
05
Which council covers SE4 2ED?

The local authority for SE4 2ED is Southwark.

SE4 2ED comes under Southwark in London. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SE4 2ED?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 13 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Nunhead Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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