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Surrey Quays: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Surrey Quays neighbourhood of Southwark, England (ONS area Southwark 008). Headline figures assembled 13 October 2026. Postcodes SE16, SE8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SE16 7TT.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Surrey Quays is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southwark (2 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £727,500 and flats for £447,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Southwark (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Surrey Quays, is about a 10-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 house price

£727,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£447,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 0 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 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£90,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 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 Surrey Quays sits in Southwark

Typical house price: 4th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Southwark with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: joint 16th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark
Average household income: 4th highest 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 Surrey Quays

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

0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southwark, 2 the other way and 17 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.

Falling behind the borough

Residents aged 25 to 29
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Surrey Quays Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (730 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Dalston Junction (about 19 min) and Clapham Junction (about 28 min).
Canada Water Underground station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (790 m 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 John's Roman Catholic Primary School 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Apr 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Bacon's College 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).

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 Surrey Quays

What is the typical house price in Surrey Quays?

£727,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

How does Surrey Quays compare with the rest of Southwark?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Southwark with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 16th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark. Average household income: 4th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Southwark.

Is Surrey Quays an affluent area?

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

Is Surrey Quays gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Surrey Quays?

Surrey Quays. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (730 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Dalston Junction (about 19 min) and Clapham Junction (about 28 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Surrey Quays?

Nearest state primary school. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Apr 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Bacon's College. 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).

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.