SE17 3QA Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newington. Region: London.
Streets
- Iliffe Yard, London: 48 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 A (50% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pullens Estate (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): Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre, Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kennington And Walworth Delivery Centre 111-123,Crampton Street,,SE17 3AA (130 m)
- Unit G10, 9 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (200 m)
- Unit G10, 9 Steedman Street SE17 3AF, permissioned (200 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road, full permissioned (210 m)
- Chatelaine House, Walworth Road: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 2-16 Amelia Street SE17 3PY, permissioned (210 m)
- 2-16 Amelia Street SE17 3PY, permissioned (210 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 | 520 m |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 420 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 570 m | |
| Oval Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Larcom Street Walworth | 230 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 | 65 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 40 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 | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penrose Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walworth Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 27 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amelia Street Dental Clinic | 160 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Pullens Gardens 3,340 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kennington Park 15 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 39 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fielding Street Allotments 1,530 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 620 m south-east. 203 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 | 620 m south-east |
| 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m west |
| Lodge at Entrance to Kennington Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-west |
| 350 and 352, Kennington Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m south-west |
| Lambeth Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 1.7 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 | 2.1 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 | 2.5 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) | 24.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Iliffe Yard.