SE1 3FF Southwark
Live postcode, introduced September 2011. 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 B (29% of about 1,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tower Workshops, not permissioned (100 m)
- 67-71,Tanner Street,,SE1 3PL (130 m)
- 146,Tanner St,,SE1 2HG (170 m)
- 1 Fellmongers Path, Tower Bridge Road SE1 3LY, permissioned (220 m)
- 1 Fellmongers Path, Tower Bridge Road SE1 3LY, permissioned (220 m)
- 151-157,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 3JE (280 m)
- Mill House 8 Mill Street The Italian Building, 41-43 Dockhead SE1 2BA, permissioned (300 m)
- Mill House 8 Mill Street The Italian Building, 41-43 Dockhead SE1 2BA, permissioned (300 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 67 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 67 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 67 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 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 | 1.0 km |
| London Fenchurch Street 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Wapping 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bermondsey Underground Station | 840 m |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Tower Hill Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Tanner Street Bermondsey | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Bridge Quay Wapping | 790 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Jamica Rd Parking | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The New Mill Street Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Amadi's Chemist | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Londent Oral Care | 490 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 900 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Bermondsey Spa Gardens 2.0 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,090 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north-east. 137 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-east |
| 67, Grange Walk | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Tower Bridge (That Part That Lies Within the Borough of Southwark) | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m north |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 940 m north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.0 km north |
| Tower of London | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 660 m north |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 900 m north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.3 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 71 |
| 55 to 59 | 71 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
71 of the postcode's 71 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 71 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.