SE16 2BL Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rotherhithe. Region: London.
Streets
- Millender Walk, London: 50 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 (39% of about 720 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 23 Corbetts Lane SE16 2BQ, permissioned (120 m)
- 23 Corbetts Lane SE16 2BQ, permissioned (120 m)
- 189 Rotherhithe New Road SE16 2BE, permissioned (150 m)
- 189 Rotherhithe New Road SE16 2BE, permissioned (150 m)
- Damory House And Thaxted Court,Abbeyfield Road,,SE16 2BU (300 m)
- Silwood Estate Regeneration Area: up to 61 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 79-161 Ilderton Road, London, SE16 3JZ, permissioned (330 m)
- Bede Centre,Abbeyfield Road,,SE16 2BS (360 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: of the 48 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 48 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 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 | South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Surrey Quays 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m | |
| Canada Water 19 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canada Water Underground Station | 900 m |
| Bermondsey Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Corbetts Lane Surrey Quays | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space Rentals | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Surdock Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Quays Dental Practice | 570 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Southwark Park 27 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,260 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | St James Road and Lynton Road Allotments East Side 1,270 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southwark Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 570 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m north |
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 830 m north |
| Greenland Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Surrey Entrance | Tidal water | 1.6 km north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 1.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 3 | 50 |
47 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Millender Walk.