SE15 6UP Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Kent Road. Region: London.
Streets
- Peckham Park Road, London: 17 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 (35% 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: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 15 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 108 AND 110, PECKHAM PARK ROAD, grade II
- 112 AND 114, PECKHAM PARK ROAD, grade II
- 116, PECKHAM PARK ROAD, grade II
- 118 AND 120, PECKHAM PARK ROAD, grade II
- 122 AND 124, PECKHAM PARK ROAD, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPOSTS TO NUMBER 116, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 30,Radnor Road,,SE15 6UR (80 m)
- 30,Radnor Road,,SE15 6UR (80 m)
- Breamore House Friary Estate,Friary Road,,SE15 1SQ (260 m)
- 54 Colegrove Road SE15 6ND, permissioned (280 m)
- 54 Colegrove Road SE15 6ND, permissioned (280 m)
- 96 Friary Road SE15 1PX, permissioned (280 m)
- 96 Friary Road SE15 1PX, permissioned (280 m)
- 107,Sumner Road,,SE15 6JU, permissioned (350 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 4 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Way Peckham Hill | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Road Surgery | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peckham Hill Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colegrove Dental Care | 240 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Burgess Park 47 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bonar Road Allotments 2,340 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southwark Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.0 km north-east. 133 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.9 km north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.7 | 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 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 17 |
17 of the postcode's 17 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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 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 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 Park Road.