SE15 1PP Southwark
Live postcode, introduced June 2025. Ward: Old Kent Road. Region: London.
Streets
- Ilderton Road, London: 65 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 (32% of about 1,660 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): Site allocation NSP70: Hatcham Road, Penarth Street and Ilderton Road, Site allocation NSP70: Hatcham Road, Penarth Street and Ilderton Road.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 227-255 Ilderton Road, London, SE15 1NS, permissioned (10 m)
- 180,Ilderton Road,,SE15 1N, permissioned (70 m)
- Hatcham Road and Penarth Street and IIlderton Road, permissioned (80 m)
- 152-154 Ilderton Road SE15 1NT, permissioned (90 m)
- 152-154 Ilderton Road SE15 1NT, permissioned (90 m)
- 60a-62 ; 134-140,Hatcham Road; Ilderton Road,,SE15 1TW, permissioned (130 m)
- Iberia House, 2 Hatcham Road, London, SE15 1TW, permissioned (150 m)
- 78-94,Ormside Street,,SE15 1TF, permissioned (190 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 2 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 | South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Surrey Quays 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canada Water Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Bermondsey Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penarth Street Peckham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space Rentals | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 34 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverlock Medical Centre | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bonamy Pharmacy | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lacey Dental Practice | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bridge House Meadows 2.0 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,260 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | St James Road and Lynton Road Allotments East Side 1,270 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 46 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Greenland Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Limehouse Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
65 of the postcode's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 65 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 56% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Ilderton Road.