SE1 0ED Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Borough & Bankside. Region: London.
Streets
- Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark: 34 addresses
- Lant Street, Southwark: 1 address
- Sawyer Street, Southwark: 1 address
- Sudrey Street, 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 B (43% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GABLE COTTAGES AND GARDEN RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 4-7 Sudrey Street SE1 1PF, permissioned (50 m)
- 4-7 Sudrey Street SE1 1PF, permissioned (50 m)
- Land between Great Suffolk Street and Glasshill Street, not permissioned (110 m)
- 98,Webber Street,,SE1 0QL (150 m)
- 94 / Grotto Place And Grotto Podiums,Southwark Bridge Road,,SE1 0EG, permissioned (160 m)
- London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, permissioned (170 m)
- Studio 1 Rushworth Studios 63 Webber Street SE1 0QW, permissioned (190 m)
- Studio 1 Rushworth Studios 63 Webber Street SE1 0QW, permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 21 very low.
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 addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 68%, gigabit 68% 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 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | |
| London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 340 m |
| Southwark Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 72 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Suffolk Street Southwark | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bankside Pier Southwark | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Falmouth Road Group Practice | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Qrystal Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Borough Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 230 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,190 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 6.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 14 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George the Martyr, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) east. 252 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Obelisk at the Centre of St George's Circus | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Kirkaldy's testing works and testing machine | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| St Saviour’s War Memorial, Southwark | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| The Globe Theatre | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Middle Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
37 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 37 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 75% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.