SE17 3BF Southwark
Live postcode, introduced September 2007. Ward: Newington. Region: London.
Streets
- Crampton Street, London: 21 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 (27% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre, Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kennington And Walworth Delivery Centre 111-123,Crampton Street,,SE17 3AA (90 m)
- 2-16 Amelia Street SE17 3PY, permissioned (130 m)
- 2-16 Amelia Street SE17 3PY, permissioned (130 m)
- Unit G10, 9 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (130 m)
- Unit G10, 9 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (130 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road, full permissioned (130 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (130 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 19 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 19 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 | 470 m |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 500 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 540 m | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Larcom Street Walworth | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Borough Road Pay & Stay Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penrose Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walworth Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amelia Street Dental Clinic | 70 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 120 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m; nearest Pullens Gardens 3,340 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kennington Park 15 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 37 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fielding Street Allotments 1,530 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 16 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m south-east. 193 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south-east |
| 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m west |
| Lodge at Entrance to Kennington Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-west |
| 350 and 352, Kennington Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-west |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km north-west |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-east |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.3 km north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.3 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 21 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
21 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 21 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Crampton Street.