SE15 4UP Southwark
Live postcode, introduced November 2007. Ward: Rye Lane. Region: London.
Streets
- Peckham Rye, London: 57 addresses
- Heaton Road, London: 1 address
- Wivenhoe 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 C (48% of about 1,140 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): Peckham Major Town Centre, Peckham Major Town Centre, Protected shopping frontage SF30: Peckham.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2,Heaton,,SE15 3NL, permissioned (30 m)
- 269-275,Rye Lane,1a Philip Walk, London,SE15, permissioned (40 m)
- 269-273 Rye Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- 269-273 Rye Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- 223-229,Rye Lane,,SE15 4TP (100 m)
- Copeland Road car park: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Copeland Road car park: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Peckham Rye Baptist Church: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 56 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 59 addresses are between 12 m and 13 m above sea level (12 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 | 490 m |
| Nunhead 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m | |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Nigel Road Peckham Rye | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Copeland Road | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 42 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sternhall Lane Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ropharm Chemist | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 480 m |
| Hospital | Dulwich Community Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Peckham Rye Park 40 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 46 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 50 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 59 |
59 of the postcode's 59 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 28% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 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 Peckham Rye.