SE16 3BA Southwark
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Old Kent Road. Region: London.
Streets
- Credon Road, London: 27 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 (56% of about 940 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Varcoe Service Station, 1,Varcoe Road,,SE16 3D, permissioned (30 m)
- 2 Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3DG, permissioned (50 m)
- 171-177,Ilderton Road,,SE16 3LA, permissioned (300 m)
- 60a-62 ; 134-140,Hatcham Road; Ilderton Road,,SE15 1TW, permissioned (300 m)
- 179 Ilderton Road SE16 3LA, permissioned (310 m)
- 179 Ilderton Road SE16 3LA, permissioned (310 m)
- 79-161 Ilderton Road, London, SE16 3JZ, permissioned (320 m)
- 152-154 Ilderton Road SE15 1NT, permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 0 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: 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 1 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 | 360 m |
| Surrey Quays 4.9 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) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bermondsey Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Canada Water Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Bermondsey Station | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space Rentals | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverlock Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bonamy Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lacey Dental Practice | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Southwark Park 27 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James Road and Lynton Road Allotments East Side 1,270 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 47 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 Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Greenland Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Surrey Entrance | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
27 of the postcode's 27 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Credon Road.