SE17 2NT Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Faraday. Region: London.
Streets
- Burton Grove, London: 44 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 (34% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Liverpool Grove (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Land To The Rear Of 58-62,Portland Street,,SE17 2PB (80 m)
- Aylesbury Plot 18 Within Land Bounded By Thurlow Street To The East Dawes Street To West, Inville Road To The South And Plot, permissioned (250 m)
- Aylesbury Plot 18 Within Land Bounded By Thurlow Street To The East Dawes Street To West, Inville Road To The South And Plot 9 (A/B) Of The Aylesbury Regeneration To N SE17, permissioned (250 m)
- Flint Hire And Supply Ltd40,Queens Row,,SE17 2PX (320 m)
- Aylesbury Estate Albany Road Land Bounded By Albany Road, Portland Street, Bagshot Street, Alvey Street, East Street And Daw, permissioned (320 m)
- Aylesbury Estate Albany Road Land Bounded By Albany Road, Portland Street, Bagshot Street, Alvey Street, East Street And Dawes St SE17, permissioned (320 m)
- Aylesbury Phase 1: up to 1,559 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Aylesbury Phase 1: up to 1,559 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 12 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 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 44 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 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 km (0.6 miles) |
| London Bridge 55 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kennington Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Borough Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alsace Road Walworth | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 52 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Villa Street Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Taplow Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colosseum Dental (Walworth Road) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Walworth Police Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Faraday Gardens 1.4 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Burgess Park 47 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aylesbury Road Allotments 990 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m west. 93 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 | 220 m west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 44 | 44 |
11 of the postcode's 44 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Burton Grove.