SE17 2GG Southwark
Live postcode, introduced February 2022. Ward: Faraday. Region: London.
Streets
- Mann Street, Walworth: 3 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 (26% of about 1,330 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1, Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode; in a protected area: Land bounded by Bradenham Close, Westmoreland Road, Albany Road and Portland Street SE5 OAJ, Land bounded by Bradenham Close, Westmoreland Road, Albany Road and Portland Street SE5 OAJ.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- AYCLIFFE HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 1, 1A AND 3-11 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Aylesbury Estate, Land Bounded Albany Road Portland Street, Westmoreland Road And Bradenham Close SE17, permissioned (60 m)
- Aylesbury Estate, Land Bounded Albany Road Portland Street, Westmoreland Road And Bradenham Close SE17, permissioned (60 m)
- Flint Hire And Supply Ltd40,Queens Row,,SE17 2PX (180 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 58-62,Portland Street,,SE17 2PB (250 m)
- 3 Boundary Lane SE17 2BH, permissioned (300 m)
- 3 Boundary Lane SE17 2BH, permissioned (300 m)
- Banana Bar, 374,Walworth Road,,SE17 2NF (310 m)
- 374,Walworth Road,,SE17 2NF (320 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: 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 3 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 | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Peckham Rye 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Portland Street Walworth | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Villa Street Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colosseum Dental (Walworth Road) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Walworth Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burgess Park 47 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aylesbury Road Allotments 990 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m north-west. 92 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 96% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Mann Street.