SE17 3RF Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newington. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 46-54, BRAGANZA STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 161-179,Manor Place,,SE17 3BS (90 m)
- Braganza Street Workshop42,Braganza Street,Land Adjacent To 26 Braganza Street,SE17 3RJ (110 m)
- 30-32 Ambergate Street SE17 3RX, permissioned (110 m)
- 30-32 Ambergate Street SE17 3RX, permissioned (110 m)
- 133,Kennington Park Road,,SE11 4JJ (290 m)
- Kennington And Walworth Delivery Centre 111-123,Crampton Street,,SE17 3AA (370 m)
- 34b,Sutherland Square,,SE17 3EE (390 m)
- Manor Place Depot Site, 17-21 & 33 Manor Place, 30-34 & 38a Penrose Street, Units 1-21 Matara Mews SE17, permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elephant and Castle 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Vauxhall 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 260 m |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 830 m | |
| Oval Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Kennington Station | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lambeth Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penrose Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hills Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amelia Street Dental Clinic | 440 m |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 420 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Pullens Gardens 3,340 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kennington Park 15 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 34 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fielding Street Allotments 1,530 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m west. 212 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 155 and 157, Kennington Lane Se11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m west |
| Lodge at Entrance to Kennington Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m south-west |
| 350 and 352, Kennington Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m east |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| 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 | 2.3 km north-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.6 km north-west |
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.6 km east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.6 km north-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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 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.