POSTCODE DECISION REPORT

SE1 7ST postcode decision report

Mixed move-check signal

Gigabit availability is strong at 100%. The current flood seam matches 1 feature (FZ3). Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current radius. 47 nearby school rows are available for shortlist follow-up.

Live across price, planning, connectivity, flood, and nearby schools | Sold prices through 13 Jun 2025 · Broadband source year 2024

  • Median sold price, last 5 years £1,186,396Based on 22 sales · Latest sale in data: 13 Jun 2025
  • Gigabit availability 100%Ofcom coverage year 2024
  • Flood signal 1 feature matchFZ3
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions within the live postcode radius
  • Nearby schools 47 matchedSchools are currently surfaced by postcode area for shortlist follow-up

Joined postcode brief

Start with the direct signals below, then move into planning, schools, tools, and learning if this postcode still looks viable.

Median sold price, last 5 years

Strong sample

Strong sample. Based on 22 sales · Latest sale in data: 13 Jun 2025.

Broadband

Strong broadband coverage

Gigabit availability is 100%, with 100% of premises at at least 300 Mbps and 0% below the Universal Service Obligation.

Flood risk

1 flood feature match

The current postcode summary intersects 1 flood feature across FZ3.

Transport

51 within 400m

SE1 7ST links 51 transport stops within 400m and 152 within 800m. 24 local bus or tram access points sit within 400m. The nearest mapped stop is Waterloo Station (RSE) at about 26m. The nearest rail or metro access point is Waterloo Station at about 26m.

Local business

1,036 within 1200m

SE1 7ST currently links 1,036 mapped local businesses within 1200m of the postcode geometry. Top amenity groups include 633 food and drink, 154 nightlife, 86 retail. The closest mapped place is LEON at about 38m. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Jobs

106,342 online job adverts observed

Lambeth sits in London. These are online job adverts for London as a whole, the smallest published geography covering Lambeth, so the figure describes the region rather than Lambeth itself. · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 133,444 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched SE1 7ST in the current live coverage yet.

Nearby schools

47 nearby school rows

47 nearby school rows matched the postcode area for SE1 7ST. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Crime

Latest month 180

SE1 7ST has approximate contextual crime around the postcode from its parent LSOA seam. Latest month shows 180 recorded crimes, rolling twelve month context shows 2,156, and theft from the person is the top recorded type. The parent LSOA currently spans 84 postcode rows in this seam.

Median sold price, last 5 years

£1,186,396

Strong sample. Based on 22 sales · Latest sale in data: 13 Jun 2025.

Local business

This OSM snapshot shows the everyday places currently mapped within walking range of SE1 7ST, so you can judge convenience before deeper street-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: postcode exact. Nearby local-business counts use a 1200m radius from the postcode geometry and list only the closest mapped places.

Amenity group

Food and drink

633 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (304), cafe (208), fast food (121).

Amenity group

Nightlife

154 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (96), bar (58).

Amenity group

Retail

86 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (67), mobile phone (7), electronics (3).

Amenity group

Grocery

76 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (46), bakery (19), supermarket (9).

Closest mapped places

Use this as a first-pass convenience check, then confirm current opening status and fit on the ground before you rely on it.

Food and drink

LEON

Fast Food at 6, York Road, London.

Nightlife

Waterloo Tap

Pub at Sutton Walk, London.

Food and drink

The Black Penny

Cafe at 17, London.

Food and drink

Azzurro

Restaurant at Sutton Walk, London.

Food and drink

The Archduke

Restaurant at Concert Hall Approach, London.

Food and drink

Pret A Manger

Cafe in the current nearby-place seam.

Nearby schools

Use the postcode snapshot to decide whether this place stays on your shortlist, then carry the same geography into the schools flow for side-by-side comparison.

Primary

Beormund Primary School

Primary option in SE1 3PS. Use the schools flow for fuller comparison once you shortlist it.

Primary

Boutcher Church of England Primary School

Primary option in SE1 3BW. Use the schools flow for fuller comparison once you shortlist it.

Primary

Charles Dickens Primary School

Primary option in SE1 1AF. Use the schools flow for fuller comparison once you shortlist it.

School comparison

Compare nearby schools

Open side-by-side school comparison for SE1 7ST before you shortlist homes.

Open school comparison

Recommended tool

Check planning again

Use the planning watch tool if you want a faster postcode scan alongside the flagship planning page.

Open planning watch tool

Recommended tool

Check broadband and mobile

Use the broadband and mobile checker to pressure-test everyday connectivity around SE1 7ST.

Open broadband checker

Recommended tool

Check flood risk

Use the flood risk checker before you rule a postcode in or out.

Open flood risk checker

Recommended guide

Read postcode and area guides

Browse practical articles that help you compare postcodes like SE1 7ST with the rest of your move shortlist.

Browse articles

Recommended guide

Use viewing and offer planners

Open planners and templates like the viewing checklist, offer planning sheet, and before you move checklist while you assess SE1 7ST.

Open planners and templates

Follow up action

Ask vetted agents

If this postcode stays on your shortlist, ask BeforeYouMove to review and route your enquiry to vetted partner estate agents covering SE1 7ST.