SE17 2DN Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Walworth. Region: London.
Streets
- East Street, London: 121 addresses
- Bronti Close, 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 B (48% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Walworth Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre, Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre, Protected shopping frontage SF23: Walworth Road, East Street and Camberwell Road.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- KENNEDYS SAUSAGES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1-3,East Street,,SE17 2DJ (80 m)
- Second, Third And Fourth Floor 259-261 Walworth Road SE17 1RZ, permissioned (100 m)
- Second, Third And Fourth Floor 259-261 Walworth Road SE17 1RZ, permissioned (100 m)
- 301,Walworth Road,,SE17 2TG (100 m)
- 301,Walworth Road,,SE17 2TG (100 m)
- 280 Walworth Road SE17 2TE, permissioned (140 m)
- 280 Walworth Road SE17 2TE, permissioned (140 m)
- Temple Bar, 284-286 Walworth Road SE17 2TE, permissioned (150 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 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 830 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 860 m | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest East Street Walworth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 58 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penrose Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Walworth Road) | 170 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Walworth Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m; nearest Faraday Gardens 1.4 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Burgess Park 47 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 42 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fielding Street Allotments 1,530 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 13 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m south-east. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m south-east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.6 km north-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 93 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 122 |
109 of the postcode's 122 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 East Street.