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Camberwell Green: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Camberwell Green neighbourhood of Southwark, England (ONS area Southwark 021). Headline figures assembled 13 October 2026. Postcodes SE24, SE5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SE5 0TU.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Southwark

Camberwell Green is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Southwark (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Flats here typically resell for £395,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Southwark (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Denmark Hill, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£395,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£63,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Camberwell Green sits in Southwark

Typical flat price: 10th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark
Average household income: 9th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Camberwell Green

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Southwark, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Southwark, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southwark, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Denmark Hill Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 m in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Clapham Junction (about 13 min) and Dalston Junction (about 32 min).
Oval Underground station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Joseph's Catholic Infants School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Sacred Heart Catholic School 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Camberwell Green

What is the typical flat price in Camberwell Green?

£395,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

How does Camberwell Green compare with the rest of Southwark?

Typical flat price: 10th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark. Average household income: 9th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark.

Is Camberwell Green an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Camberwell Green gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Camberwell Green?

Denmark Hill. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 m in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Clapham Junction (about 13 min) and Dalston Junction (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Camberwell Green?

Nearest state primary school. St Joseph's Catholic Infants School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Sacred Heart Catholic School. 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.