SE1 3EA Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: London Bridge & West Bermondsey. Region: London.
Streets
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 E (36% of about 1,110 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 67, GRANGE WALK, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 46-47 Grange Walk SE1 3DY, permissioned (60 m)
- 46-47 Grange Walk SE1 3DY, permissioned (60 m)
- Lower Ground Floor Futura House, 169 Grange Road SE1 3BN, permissioned (130 m)
- Lower Ground Floor Futura House, 169 Grange Road SE1 3BN, permissioned (130 m)
- 202-203 Grange Road SE1 3AA, permissioned (160 m)
- 202-203 Grange Road SE1 3AA, permissioned (160 m)
- 202,Grange Road,,SE1 3AA (160 m)
- 66,Coldharbour Lane,,SE5 9PU (170 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 addresses are 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 | London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| London Fenchurch Street 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bermondsey Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Borough Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest The Grange Bermondsey | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Bridge Quay Wapping | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Jamica Rd Parking | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bermondsey Spa Medical Centre | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Amadi's Chemist | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Grange Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Bermondsey Spa Gardens 2.0 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 38 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,090 m² | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 67, Grange Walk, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 128 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 67, Grange Walk | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 200 m west |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Number 142 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north-west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.3 km north |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 950 m north |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.6 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.6 km east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 2.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 25.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 37 | 37 |
None of the postcode's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 47% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.