Sophia Square is in London and in Southwark district. SE16 5XL is located in the Surrey Docks electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. This postcode has been in use since 1999-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Sophia Square, London, SE16 5XL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SE16 5XN, SE16 5XH, SE16 5XW, SE16 5EG, SE16 5DZ, SE16 5DS, SE16 5XJ, SE16 5XP, SE16 5EE.

Sophia Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Sophia Square are based on 68 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southwark.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE16 5XL

Average Price
£559,835
Semi-Detached
£965,801
Terraced
£776,699
Detached
£813,726
Flats/Maisonettes
£503,792
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sophia Square

Average Price
£559,835
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sophia SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 Sophia Square, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£765,0002022-09-09 £727,257
24 Sophia Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002022-03-04 £457,155
11 Sophia Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£320,0002022-01-07 £327,651
33 Sophia Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£455,0002021-06-28 £474,203
11 Sophia Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£335,0002021-02-05 £335,409

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		1,062 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harry Roberts Nursery School
Harford Street, Stepney E1 4PZ 		1,644 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove, Stepney E1 4NQ 		1,709 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		2,490 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Childrens House Nursery School
92 Bruce Road, Bow E3 3HL 		2,859 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School
2 Beatson Walk, Rotherhithe SE16 5ED 		231 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redriff Primary School
Salter Road, Rotherhithe SE16 5LQ 		741 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCyril Jackson Primary School
51 Three Colt Street, Limehouse E14 8HH 		864 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marion Richardson Primary School
Senrab Street, E1 0QF 		875 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Elmo's Road, SE16 6SD 		885 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Bacon's College
Timber Pond Road, SE16 6AT 		647 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bishop Challoner Boys' School
352 Commercial Road, E1 0LB 		987 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Bishop Challoner Girls' School
352 Commercial Road, E1 0LB 		1,078 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
Stepney Way, Stepney E1 0RH 		1,102 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
Ben Jonson Road, Stepney E1 4SD 		1,323 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		1,791 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEast London Arts & Music
Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow E3 3TA 		3,142 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,673 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Academy of Excellence
Broadway House, 322 High Street E15 1AJ 		4,850 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		5,390 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		1,792 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		4,016 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,079 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4School 21
Pitchford Street, E15 4RZ 		5,026 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School
3-4 Shadwell Pier Head, Glamis Road E1W 3TD 		693 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Stephen Hawking School
Brunton Place, E14 7LL 		730 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Gables Montessori Primary School
4 Wapping Lane, E1W 2RG 		1,384 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul Ummah School
56 Bigland Street, Shadwell E1 2ND 		1,508 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedLondon Islamic School
18-22 Damien Street, E1 2HX 		1,610 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Yun hai restaurantShop Unit 3 To 4 Gwent Court366 yd
Area 51 LimehouseUnit 3, Adriatic Building, 51 Narrow Street397 yd
La Figa RestaurantIonian Building, 45 Narrow Street403 yd
Blacksmiths arms257469 yd
Raj Boy Tandoori564 Commercial Road689 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bread Street Kitchen - LimehouseThe Narrow, 44 Narrow Street389 yd
The Grapes PHThe Grapes PH, 76 Narrow Street472 yd
The Craft Beer Co Limehouse576-578 Commercial Road689 yd
White SwanWhite Swan, 556 Commercial Road689 yd
The CrownThe Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road709 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Banzai kitchen51304 yd
Sailors Health Club Restaurant570-574 Commercial Road689 yd
BasilicoFront, 653 Commercial Road709 yd
Pasha Peri Peri,Gourmet Burgers & Pizza& Hanys Chicken & Pizza, Choix637 Commercial Road723 yd
Bubblewrap10-12 Ratcliffe Cross Street761 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
MogulShop Unit 2 Gwent Court369 yd
Tesco657 Commercial Road709 yd
Sainsbury's516-518 Commercial Road769 yd
Lidl306 Burdett Road1,042 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St. Pauls Recreation Ground
ROTHERHITHE STREET 		artificial grass pitch143 yd
Peter Hills C Of E Primary School
Beatson Walk 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches275 yd
Fisher Athletic Fc (Closed)
Salter Road 		grass pitches430 yd
Doubletree By Hilton (London - Docklands Riverside)
265A 265A ROTHERHITHE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool485 yd
Ropemakers Field
NARROW STREET 		tennis courts608 yd
Bacons College Sports Centre
Liddell Liddell Timber Pond Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts638 yd
Redriff Primary Academy
SALTER ROAD 		artificial grass pitch645 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed)
Commercial Road 		health and fitness suite665 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse)
Commercial Road 		health and fitness suite666 yd
Virgin Active (Canary Riverside)
WESTFERRY CIRCUS 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts755 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed150 Mbit/s
Average download speed227.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed213.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed900 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Sophia Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 544 crimes were reported near Sophia Square . Only 18% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SE16 5XL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 544
Anti Social Behaviour 130
Violence And Sexual Offences 124
Other Theft 54
Burglary 53
Vehicle Crime 37
Theft From The Person 35
Public Order 26
Criminal Damage And Arson 26
Shoplifting 22
Bicycle Theft 14
Robbery 11
Drugs 10
Other Crime 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SE16 5XL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Narrow Street401 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Frederick Square217 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket167 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket167 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket167 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Narrow Street401 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sophia Square1 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sophia Square1 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Jardine Road516 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Spert Street420 yd

Employment

SE16 5XL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee137
Self-Employed40
Retired25
Part-Time Employee15
Student (economically inactive)13
Other7
Looking after home or family7
Unemployed7
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities47
Professional, scientific and technical activities35
Information and communication24
Human health and social work activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Education14
Accommodation and food service activities14
Other10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Manufacturing8
Administrative and support service activities7
Transport and storage5
Construction4
Real estate activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female132
Male153

Partnership Status

Single132
Married: Opposite sex88
Married: Same sex6
Separated4
Divorced18
Widowed9

Health

Very good health161
Good health92
Fair health21
Bad health11
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 10
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 22
Degree or Similar 179
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese16
Indian6
Other Asian6
Black African10
Black Caribbean7
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African4
Mixed Other5
White218
Arab2
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom138
European Union64
Rest of Europe14
Africa16
Middle East and Asia26
The Americas and the Caribbean21
Oceania7
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK138
10+ Years67
5-10 Years42
2-5 Years18
Less than 2 years21

Passport Held

United Kingdom174
Ireland5
France5
Germany5
Italy11
Portugal6
Spain7
Lithuania6
Poland6
Romania1
Other EU countries17
Other Europe8
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America4
Oceania3
No passport held8

Religion

No religion122
Christian120
Buddhist6
Muslim8
Other religion5
Not answered30
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