SE1 4TR Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: London Bridge & West Bermondsey. Region: London.
Streets
- Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey: 83 addresses
- Leroy Street, Bermondsey: 2 addresses
- Webb Street, Bermondsey: 2 addresses
- Aberdour Street, Bermondsey: 1 address
- Swan Mead, 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 E (25% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bermondsey Street (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Tower Bridge Road Local Town Centre, Tower Bridge Road Local Town Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode; in a protected area: Land to rear 54-46 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 4TR.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MANZES EEL, PIE AND MASH SHOP, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 55-57,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TL (50 m)
- 67-71,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TL (50 m)
- 77 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TW, permissioned (80 m)
- 77 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TW, permissioned (80 m)
- 77,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TW (80 m)
- 16-18 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TR, permissioned (80 m)
- 16-18 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TR, permissioned (80 m)
- 16-18,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TR, permissioned (80 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 39 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 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 43 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 89 addresses are between 2 m and 3 m above sea level (2 m on average).
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 | 1.1 km | |
| London Fenchurch Street 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Twr Bridge Rd/Bricklayers Arms Newington | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Kent Road Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harfleur Chemist | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tower Bridge Dental Surgery | 40 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Tottenham Green 3,010 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bermondsey Spa Gardens 2.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 43 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey buildings, Bermondsey, a scheduled monument, 300 m north-east. 135 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-east |
| 67, Grange Walk | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-east |
| Number 142 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-west |
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-west |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km north |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.2 km north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.9 km south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.0 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.0 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Tower Bridge Road.