SE15 5BE Southwark
Live postcode, introduced November 2011. Ward: Rye Lane. Region: London.
Streets
- Peckham Road, Camberwell: 8 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 B (43% of about 920 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: 22 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 95 Peckham Road SE15 5LJ, permissioned (60 m)
- 95 Peckham Road SE15 5LJ, permissioned (60 m)
- Land to the west of Lister Health Centre, 97 Peckham Road: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Land to the west of Lister Health Centre, 97 Peckham Road: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Former Kennedy Sausage Factory and former fire station, 82-86 Peckham Road and 3 Talfourd Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Former Kennedy Sausage Factory and former fire station, 82-86 Peckham Road and 3 Talfourd Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- 13 Grummant Road SE15 5NQ, permissioned (120 m)
- 13 Grummant Road SE15 5NQ, permissioned (120 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 addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peckham Road / Southampton Way | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lister Primary Care Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister Primary Care Centre | 70 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 24 Rye Lane Halifax | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Burgess Park 47 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warwick Garden 1.5 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bonar Road Allotments 2,340 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m (0.5 miles) west. 156 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 Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Road.