SE17 3BD Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Walworth. Region: London.
Streets
- Manor Place, London: 23 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 E (32% of about 950 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 SF2: Walworth Road.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2-6,Occupation Road,,SE17 3BE (30 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road, full permissioned (70 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Chatelain House 182-202,Walworth Road,,SE17 1JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- Kennington And Walworth Delivery Centre 111-123,Crampton Street,,SE17 3AA (80 m)
- 224-236 Walworth Road SE17 1JE, permissioned (80 m)
- 224-236 Walworth Road SE17 1JE, permissioned (80 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 3 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 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Larcom Street Walworth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penrose Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walworth Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Amelia Street Dental Clinic | 110 m |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Walworth Police Station | 30 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pullens Gardens 3,340 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Nursery Row Park 1.7 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fielding Street Allotments 1,530 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 13 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 142 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lodge at Entrance to Kennington Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
12 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 23 from railways, 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 | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 21% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Manor Place.