SE16 7JP Southwark
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Rotherhithe. Region: London.
Streets
- Neptune Street, London: 41 addresses
- Moodkee Street, London: 1 address
- Risdon Street, London: 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 D (26% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ARCHWAY TO ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL APPROACH, grade II
- Rotherhithe (Norwegian Seamen) War Memorial, grade II
- ST OLAV'S KIRKE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Olav's Business Park, not permissioned (80 m)
- The Albion,Albion Street,,SE16 7JQ, permissioned (80 m)
- St Olavs Church1,Albion Street,,SE16 7JB (110 m)
- Rotherhithe Civic Centre,Albion Street,,SE16 7BS (140 m)
- Gate House Ann Moss Way SE16 2TL, permissioned (160 m)
- Gate House Ann Moss Way SE16 2TL, permissioned (160 m)
- Regina Point Canada Estate,Renforth Street, London,,SE16 7BB (170 m)
- The Former Ambulance Centre Station Ann Moss Way SE16 2TL, permissioned (180 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 21 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 34 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 | Canada Water 19 million journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Rotherhithe 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m | |
| Wapping 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canada Water Underground Station | 250 m |
| Bermondsey Underground Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Shadwell DLR Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Neptune St / St Olaves Estate Canada Water | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Space Rentals | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albion Street Group Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Campion & Co Chemist | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unit 2-3 | 100 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel Rd | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 6,200 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Southwark Park 27 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,260 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | St James Road and Lynton Road Allotments East Side 1,270 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Rotherhithe, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north. 86 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Rotherhithe | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 350 m north |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Thames Tunnel | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Roman Bath House, Shadwell | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 380 m south-east |
| Surrey Water | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Surrey Entrance | Tidal water | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 42 | 43 |
20 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Neptune Street.