SE15 3RF Southwark
Live postcode, introduced June 2003. Ward: Rye Lane. Region: London.
Streets
- Brayard's Road, London: 25 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 (34% of about 1,000 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 93 Gordon Road SE15 3RR, permissioned (100 m)
- 93 Gordon Road SE15 3RR, permissioned (100 m)
- Blackpool Road Business Park, not permissioned (140 m)
- 39b,Consort Road,,SE15 2AA, permissioned (150 m)
- 39B Consort Road London SE15 2AA (160 m)
- 25-27 Gordon Road SE15 2AF, permissioned (200 m)
- 25-27 Gordon Road SE15 2AF, permissioned (200 m)
- Land At,Maya Close,Gordon Close,SE15 2AQ (210 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: 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 25 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 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 | Peckham Rye 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m | |
| Nunhead 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Heaton Road Peckham | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Copeland Road | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sternhall Lane Surgery | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ropharm Chemist | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Dulwich Community Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Consort Park 3,350 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Peckham Rye Park 40 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southwark Adult Education Institute, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m north-east. 100 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* | 680 m north-east |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Peckham Rye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 680 m west |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Greenland Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 3.8 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.1 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 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 18 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 0 |
15 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 25 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 17% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Brayard's Road.