SE5 9JJ Southwark
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Camberwell Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Camberwell Station Road, Camberwell: 87 addresses
- Warner Road, Camberwell: 2 addresses
- Knatchbull Road, Camberwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Camberwell Station Road, Camberwell: 1 address
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 (40% of about 1,000 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): Camberwell District Town Centre, Camberwell District Town Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Camberwell Bus Garage, not permissioned (40 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Camberwell Station Road SE5 9JJ, permissioned (70 m)
- The Bear Public House 296a Camberwell New Road SE5 0RP, permissioned (80 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 28 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 14 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 91 addresses are between 4 m and 9 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 46%, gigabit 46% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Denmark Hill 6.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Loughborough Junction 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Brixton 804,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oval Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Kennington Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Brixton Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sacred Heart School Camberwell | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashmole Primary School Car Park(School Breaks) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Camberwell Green Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kembers And Lawrence | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Maudsley Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Camberwell Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,040 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Burgess Park 47 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 810 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caspian Street Allotments 1,250 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 59 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Myatt's Fields, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 510 m (0.3 miles) west. 169 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Myatt's Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St John the Divine | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Ruskin Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Shrubbery | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 26 | 91 |
37 of the postcode's 91 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 65 from railways, 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 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 Camberwell Station Road.