SE1 9RD Southwark
Live postcode, introduced June 2023. Ward: Borough & Bankside. Region: London.
Streets
- Triptych Place, The Borough: 82 addresses
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 (27% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Site allocation NSP04: 185 Park Street, Site allocation NSP04: 185 Park Street.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- POST AT WEST CORNER OF ROSE ALLEY, grade II
- UNION WORKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 185 Park Street, permissioned (10 m)
- 185,Park Street,,SE1 9BL, permissioned (20 m)
- 62-67 Park Street, not permissioned (100 m)
- Flat 31 And 3224,New Globe Walk,,SE1 9DS (140 m)
- 1 Southwark Bridge and Red Lion Court, not permissioned (220 m)
- 2201 Block C 70 Holland Street SE1 9NX, permissioned (250 m)
- 2201 Block C 70 Holland Street SE1 9NX, permissioned (250 m)
- Land Adjacent To 51 Ewer Street SE1, permissioned (270 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| London Blackfriars 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | |
| London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | London Bridge Underground Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Mansion House Underground Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Southwark Underground Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 69 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southwark Bridge / Bankside Pier | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bankside Pier Southwark | 170 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Union Car Parks | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blackfriars Medical Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pharmaceutra | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 37 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sensu - Talbot Yard | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Gstt @ London Bridge Hospital | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Police Digital Service | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest London Bridge NatWest | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redcross Gardens 1,230 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9,370 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside, a scheduled monument, 100 m north-east. 401 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 37 of them Grade I and 36 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside | Scheduled monument | 100 m north-east |
| The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark | Scheduled monument | 120 m east |
| The Globe Theatre | Scheduled monument | 150 m east |
| Hoptons Almshouses Hopton Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Kirkaldy's testing works and testing machine | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m west |
| Hoptons Almshouses, Hopton Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Hoptons Almshouses, Hopton Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Middle Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 30.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 82 | 82 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
82 of the postcode's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 82 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Triptych Place.