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On Chamberlain Cottages, in Camberwell South
What it's like at SE5 8JD: every home that has sold on Chamberlain Cottages since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Chamberlain Cottages; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Chamberlain CottagesTerraced | Aug 2026 | £705,000 | 82 m² | £8,598/m² | 3 |
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| 3, Chamberlain CottagesTerraced | Jun 2009 | £282,000 | 46 m² | £6,130/m² | 1 |
| 4, Chamberlain CottagesTerraced | Sept 2021 | £705,000 | 62 m² | £11,371/m² | 2 |
| 7, Chamberlain CottagesTerraced | May 2004 | £250,000 | 53 m² | £4,717/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 54% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Denmark Hill, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 6.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is St Giles Church, 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 36, 345, 436, 12); 297 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
52% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Lyndhurst Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Angel Oak Academy (1.2 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Sacred Heart Catholic School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 58 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Charter School North Dulwich (1.5 km) and Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (12.1 km) and Wilson's School (12.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 300 m away, with Veraison wines closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Giles Surgery (300 m), with Medibank Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Esty Perfect Beauty World is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's College Hospital, 750 m away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 40 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The vineyard is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Stormbird the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 135 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 42% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Camberwell Grove, Sceaux Gardens).
73 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Peckham constituency: Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,228 (39.3%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 59%, Green Party 20%, Liberal Democrat 7%, Conservative 6%.
58 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SE5 8JD →
There are 60 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (68%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 60% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is St Giles' Churchyard, 100 m away; for exercise, Zen Yoga (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 7.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 10 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 64% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London South Bank University, 3.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Chamberlain Cottages in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
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| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 79.9% | 57.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.2% | 18.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 6.8% | 22.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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