SE15 6UR Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Kent Road. Region: London.
Streets
- Radnor Road, London: 36 addresses
- Sister Mabels Way, Peckham: 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 (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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 30,Radnor Road,,SE15 6UR (50 m)
- 30,Radnor Road,,SE15 6UR (50 m)
- 54 Colegrove Road SE15 6ND, permissioned (220 m)
- 54 Colegrove Road SE15 6ND, permissioned (220 m)
- 107,Sumner Road,,SE15 6JU, permissioned (280 m)
- 170 Sumner Road SE15 6JL, permissioned (300 m)
- 170 Sumner Road SE15 6JL, permissioned (300 m)
- Breamore House Friary Estate,Friary Road,,SE15 1SQ (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 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 km (0.6 miles) |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bird In Bush Road Peckham Hill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.1 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Acorn & Gaumont House Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peckham Hill Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colegrove Dental Care | 180 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burgess Park 47 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bonar Road Allotments 2,340 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southwark Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east. 131 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km (2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 37 | 37 |
17 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Southwark: see them on the Southwark page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Radnor Road.