SE15 6EA Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Giles. Region: London.
Streets
- Peckham Grove, London: 26 addresses
- Blake's Road, London: 4 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 (38% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 6-22, NEWENT CLOSE, grade II
- NUMBERS 40-46 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 44, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14 Rainbow Street SE5 7TD, permissioned (170 m)
- 14 Rainbow Street SE5 7TD, permissioned (170 m)
- 115,Wells Way,,SE5 7SZ (190 m)
- 2,Sedgmoor Place,,SE5 7SE, permissioned (190 m)
- 125-127 Southampton Way SE5 7EW, permissioned (220 m)
- 125-127 Southampton Way SE5 7EW, permissioned (220 m)
- 117 Southampton Way SE5 7EW, permissioned (230 m)
- 117 Southampton Way SE5 7EW, permissioned (230 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 very low.
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: 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 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Peckham Rye 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Sedgmoor Place Camberwell | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Giles Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lister Primary Care Centre | 710 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Camberwell Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Burgess Park 47 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Burgess Park Community Sports Pitches 1.7 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Caspian Street Allotments 1,250 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 54 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m south-west. 138 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-west |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.9 km north |
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 30 |
5 of the postcode's 30 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 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 | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Grove.