SE15 2PH Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nunhead & Queen's Road. Region: London.
Streets
- Consort Road, London: 94 addresses
- Bishop Wilfred Wood Close, London: 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 (43% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 15, CONSORT ROAD, grade II
- 17, CONSORT ROAD, grade II
- NUMBER 11 AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- NUMBER 13 AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Adjoining 82 Clayton Road SE15 5JG, permissioned (100 m)
- Land Adjoining 82 Clayton Road SE15 5JG, permissioned (100 m)
- Land At,Maya Close,Gordon Close,SE15 2AQ (150 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 78-98,Moncrieff Street,Bishop Wilfred Wood Close,SE15 5HL (150 m)
- Land Rear Of 78-98 Moncrieff Street And 1-4 Bishop Wilfred Wood Close SE15, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Rear Of 78-98 Moncrieff Street And 1-4 Bishop Wilfred Wood Close SE15, permissioned (160 m)
- Site Of The Former Tuke School 2-4 Woods Road SE15 2PX, permissioned (160 m)
- Site Of The Former Tuke School 2-4 Woods Road SE15 2PX, permissioned (160 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 22 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 96 addresses are between 6 m and 11 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peckham Rye 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m | |
| Nunhead 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Clayton Road (SE15) Peckham | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Copeland Road | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Acorn & Gaumont House Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Dulwich Community Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 24 Rye Lane Halifax | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Cossall Park 1.1 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brimmington Park 1.8 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Warwick Garden 1.5 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southwark Adult Education Institute, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m east. 113 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southwark Adult Education Institute | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m east |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-east |
| Peckham Rye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 580 m west |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 3.7 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 10 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 73 | 66 |
23 of the postcode's 96 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 30 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Consort Road.