SE1 0DN Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Borough & Bankside. Region: London.
Streets
- Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Southwark in 2026-27: Band D £1,967 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,312 | £1,530 | £1,749 | £1,967 | £2,404 | £2,842 | £3,279 | £3,935 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (30% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 62, BOROUGH ROAD, grade II
- DUKE OF YORK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- HANOVER HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 98,Webber Street,,SE1 0QL (110 m)
- Newington Triangle, not permissioned (160 m)
- Newington Triangle: up to 567 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Studio 1 Rushworth Studios 63 Webber Street SE1 0QW, permissioned (160 m)
- Studio 1 Rushworth Studios 63 Webber Street SE1 0QW, permissioned (160 m)
- Land between Great Suffolk Street and Glasshill Street, not permissioned (180 m)
- Newspaper House40,Rushworth Street,,SE1 6RB (180 m)
- 61,Webber Street, And 24-28 Rushworth Street,SE1 0RY (210 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m | |
| London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 450 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 590 m | |
| Southwark Underground Station | 600 m | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 72 within 800 m; nearest Borough Road (SE1) Elephant & Castle | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bankside Pier Southwark | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 41 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nexus Health Group | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Qrystal Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Borough Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m; nearest Newington Gardens 1.3 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 6.4 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 650 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 16 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Obelisk at the Centre of St George's Circus, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m west. 263 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Obelisk at the Centre of St George's Circus | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Kirkaldy's testing works and testing machine | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north |
| Old Vic Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m west |
| The Globe Theatre | Scheduled monument | 850 m north |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-east |
| The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark | Scheduled monument | 880 m north |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.6 km west |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.9 km east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.8 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 28.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Southwark Bridge Road.