SE1 4UT Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chaucer. Region: London.
Streets
- Tabard Street, Southwark: 14 addresses
- Great Dover Street, Southwark: 1 address
- Hunter Close, Southwark: 1 address
- Prioress 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 (36% of about 750 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: 40 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Bricklayers Arms, not permissioned (150 m)
- Flat 18 Block A27,Green Walk,,SE1 4TT (170 m)
- 16-18,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TR, permissioned (190 m)
- 16-18 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TR, permissioned (190 m)
- 16-18 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TR, permissioned (190 m)
- 55-57,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TL (200 m)
- 67-71,Tower Bridge Road,,SE1 4TL (230 m)
- Former Joseph Lancaster Nursery School,Deverell Street,,SE1 6AG (230 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 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 17%, 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 | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| London Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Borough Underground Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| London Bridge Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 55 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bartholomew Street Newington | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Falmouth Road Group Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harfleur Chemist | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tower Bridge Dental Surgery | 200 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Southwark Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mayflower Gardens 1,520 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bermondsey Spa Gardens 2.0 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 290 m |
| Allotments | Aylesbury Road Allotments 990 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 17 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Number 142 and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) north. 138 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 142 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| 67, Grange Walk | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
16 of the postcode's 17 addresses are 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 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 Tabard Street.