SE5 0RJ Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Faraday. Region: London.
Streets
- Chumleigh Street, Camberwell: 14 addresses
- Albany Road, Camberwell: 5 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 (26% of about 1,330 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ALMSHOUSES, CENTRE RANGE, grade II
- ALMSHOUSES, NORTH RANGE, grade II
- ALMSHOUSES, SOUTH RANGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Burgess Business Park, not permissioned (320 m)
- Aylesbury Estate Albany Road Land Bounded By Albany Road, Portland Street, Bagshot Street, Alvey Street, East Street And Daw, permissioned (340 m)
- Aylesbury Estate Albany Road Land Bounded By Albany Road, Portland Street, Bagshot Street, Alvey Street, East Street And Dawes St SE17, permissioned (340 m)
- Aylesbury Estate, Land Bounded Albany Road Portland Street, Westmoreland Road And Bradenham Close SE17, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Aylesbury Estate, Land Bounded Albany Road Portland Street, Westmoreland Road And Bradenham Close SE17, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 115,Wells Way,,SE5 7SZ (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of 58-62,Portland Street,,SE17 2PB (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 109,Kinglake Street,,SE17 2RD (480 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 19 addresses are between 2 m and 4 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Peckham Rye 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kennington Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Elephant & Castle Underground Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Oval Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Albany Road / Wells Way Walworth | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Bridge City Pier | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Villa Street Medical Centre | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Taplow Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Kent Road Dental Studio | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Walworth Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burgess Park 47 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,360 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burgess Park Community Sports Pitches 1.7 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aylesbury Road Allotments 990 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 111 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 | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Abbey buildings, Bermondsey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Kennington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 19 | 19 |
7 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Southwark: see them on the Southwark page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 81% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 54% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Chumleigh Street.