SE17 house prices, schools and flood risk.

168 homes sold in SE17 in the last 12 months at a median of £478,000, up 2.2% on the year before. Terraced homes typically sold for £812,000, flats for £441,250.

Covers Faraday, Newington, North Walworth.

Median sold price

£478k

Last 12 months

Change on year

+2.2%

From £468k

Homes sold

168

Last 12 months

New builds

0%

Of recent sales

Prices

What homes sell for in SE17

Terraced

£812k

27 sales

Flat

£441k

140 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£470k£543k£617k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in SE17
2016£475k (216 sales)
2017£505k (435 sales)
2018£536k (324 sales)
2019£591k (518 sales)
2020£586k (213 sales)
2021£500k (248 sales)
2022£500k (235 sales)
2023£480k (231 sales)
2024£617k (348 sales)
2025£470k (223 sales)
2026£476k (101 sales, year so far)

HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.

Streets

Where prices are highest and lowest

Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.

Highest

Sharsted StreetSE17 3TP · Mostly terraced
£1,270,0005 sales
Sutherland WalkSE17 3EF · Mostly terraced
£1,155,0006 sales
De Laune StreetSE17 3UU · Mostly terraced
£1,130,0008 sales
Sutherland SquareSE17 3EQ · Mostly terraced
£1,122,50016 sales
Wansey StreetSE17 1FF · Mostly terraced
£1,033,00020 sales

Most affordable

Thurlow StreetSE17 2FY · Mostly flats
£151,2506 sales
Chatteris WaySE17 1GX · Mostly flats
£160,0005 sales
Ash AvenueSE17 1HS · Mostly flats
£167,5004 sales
Townsend StreetSE17 1HG · Mostly flats
£171,5005 sales
New Lion WaySE17 1GR · Mostly flats
£208,0007 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

Apartment 208, Tarling House, 3, Walworth SquareSE17 1GA · Flat · 71 m² · 18 Sept 2026
£630,000£8,870/m²
189 Rodney RoadSE17 1RG · Flat · 46 m² · 3 rooms · 17 Sept 2026
£315,000£6,850/m²
Apartment 205, Octavia Apartments, 7, Chatteris WaySE17 1GX · Flat · 55 m² · 16 Sept 2026
£122,500£2,230/m²
Apartment 3001, Hurlock Heights, 4, Deacon StreetSE17 1GF · Flat · 111 m² · 11 Sept 2026
£1,385,000£12,480/m²
51, Burns House, Doddington GroveSE17 3SX · Flat · 87 m² · 3 rooms · 3 Sept 2026
£405,000£4,660/m²
12 Lorrimore SquareSE17 3QT · Flat · 78 m² · 3 rooms · 28 Aug 2026
£610,000£7,820/m²
112 Alberta StreetSE17 3RT · Flat · 54 m² · 4 rooms · 28 Aug 2026
£830,000£15,370/m²
124 Amelia StreetSE17 3AR · Flat · 58 m² · 3 rooms · 24 Aug 2026
£500,000£8,620/m²

Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.

Living here

Schools, crime and flood risk

Schools within 2 miles

St John's Walworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.2 mi from the SE17 centre
Requires improvement
St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.3 mi from the SE17 centre
Good
Victory Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.3 mi from the SE17 centre
Good
Crampton PrimaryPrimary · 0.3 mi from the SE17 centre
Outstanding
Townsend Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.5 mi from the SE17 centre
Good
John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesPrimary · 0.5 mi from the SE17 centre
Outstanding
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England SchoolSecondary · 0.5 mi from the SE17 centre
Good
Charlotte Sharman Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.7 mi from the SE17 centre
Good

Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

2,030

Within a mile of the district centre

Anti-social behaviour
486
Violence
440
Theft from the person
283
Other theft
167

data.police.uk, compared with the England average for a one-mile area.

Flood warning areas

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around SE17. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.

Tidal Thames at Westminster
Tidal Thames from Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Bridge
Tidal Thames from Battersea Power Station to Battersea Bridge
Tidal Thames from Hungerford Bridge to Battersea Power Station
Tidal Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge
River Wandle area in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Croydon and Sutton
Tidal Thames from London Bridge to Hungerford Bridge
Tidal Thames at Walworth

SE17 questions

What is the average house price in SE17?

The median sold price in SE17 over the last 12 months was £478,000, across 168 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: terraced £812,000, flat £441,250.

Are house prices in SE17 going up?

The median sold price was up 2.2% on the previous 12 months (£467,500). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.

What is the most expensive street in SE17?

Sharsted Street has the highest median sold price in SE17 over the last five years: £1,270,000 across 5 sales.

How do I know if a home in SE17 is fairly priced?

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