SE1 3FA Southwark
Live postcode, introduced October 2016. Ward: London Bridge & West Bermondsey. Region: London.
Streets
- Weston Street, Bermondsey: 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 (25% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 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
- NUMBER 142 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- LEATHER MARKET, grade II
- LEATHERMARKET YARD, grade II
- LONDON LEATHER, HIDE AND WOOL EXCHANGE THE JUGGLERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- UNITS 7 AND 8, BERMONDSEY LEATHER MARKET, grade II
- WAREHOUSE BLOCK TO EAST OF LEATHERMARKET YARD, UNITS 13-16, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 146 Long Lane SE1 4BS, permissioned (80 m)
- 146 Long Lane SE1 4BS, permissioned (80 m)
- 148-150 Long Lane SE1 4BS, permissioned (90 m)
- 148-150 Long Lane SE1 4BS, permissioned (90 m)
- Kipling Estate Garages Weston Street SE1 3RL, permissioned (170 m)
- Kipling Estate Garages Weston Street SE1 3RL, permissioned (170 m)
- The Brittania,44 Kipling Street,,SE1 3RU (200 m)
- Unit 2, The Glass House, 3 Royal Oak Yard Accessed From The Southern End Of Bermondsey St SE1 3GD, permissioned (220 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 3 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 | 600 m |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| London Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 560 m |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 710 m | |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Staple Street The Borough | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 780 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Falmouth Road Group Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harfleur Chemist | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tower Bridge Dental Surgery | 460 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 420 m |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m; nearest Leathermarket Community Park 1.2 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tabard Gardens 1.7 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 31 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 970 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 16 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Number 142 and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m west. 239 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 142 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 460 m south-east |
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m west |
| Guys Hospital Main Building Including Wings and Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 680 m north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km north-east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.0 km north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.0 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.1 km east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Weston Street.