SE1 4LT Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chaucer. Region: London.
Streets
- Great Dover Street, Southwark: 2 addresses
- Nebraska 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 C (23% of about 1,220 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): 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
- 19, TABARD STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Adjacent To6-12,Tabard Street,,SE1 4JU, permissioned (50 m)
- 56 Tabard Street SE1 4LG, permissioned (80 m)
- 56 Tabard Street SE1 4LG, permissioned (80 m)
- Swan Street Cluster, not permissioned (170 m)
- 222-224,Borough High Street,,SE1 1JX (180 m)
- 5,Vine Yard,,SE1 1QL (180 m)
- 43a Trinity Street SE1 4JA, permissioned (180 m)
- 43a Trinity Street SE1 4JA, permissioned (180 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 670 m |
| Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| London Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 150 m |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 650 m | |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 870 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest Borough Station / Great Dover St The Borough | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 870 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Easy Car Parks | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Falmouth Road Group Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Qrystal Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Borough Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 500 m |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest St Georges Gardens 2,560 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tabard Gardens 1.7 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George the Martyr, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north. 243 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Number 142 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 390 m north-east |
| St Saviour’s War Memorial, Southwark | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north |
| The George Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m north |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 620 m north |
| Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront | Scheduled monument | 740 m north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km north-east |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Middle Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.4 km north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.4 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3.6 km south-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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Great Dover Street.