Broadwall Southwark, Lambeth
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (SE1), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21900247.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 23).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Lambeth costs £2,047 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is London Waterloo East, about 370 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 40 m away, and Victoria Embankment Gardens (3.8 hectares) is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 30.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 10.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 31 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blackfriars Medical Practice, about 290 m away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 575 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often theft from the person.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: Flat (17); House, mid-terrace (10). Built: 1991-1995 (27). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (social) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Lambeth in 2026-27: Band D £2,047 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,365 | £1,592 | £1,820 | £2,047 | £2,502 | £2,957 | £3,412 | £4,094 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band F (27% of about 2,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Bankside and Borough District Town Centre, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone, Central Activities Zone.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at 18 Blackfriars Road bounded by Stamford Street, Paris Gardens and Church Gardens, London, SE1 8NY: up to 278 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 18,Blackfriars Road Bounded By Stamford Street,Paris Garden And Christ Church Gardens,SE1 8NY, permissioned (200 m)
- Conoco House, Quadrant House, Edward Edwards House and Suthring House, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land enclosed by Colombo Street, Meymott Street and Blackfriars Road, not permissioned (300 m)
- Sampson House & Ludgate House, 64 & 245,Hopton Street,Blackfriars Road And Railway Arches,SE1 9JH, permissioned (350 m)
- Sampson House, 64 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH, permissioned (360 m)
- Sampson House 64 Hopton Street London SE1 9JH, permissioned (390 m)
- Titan House, 144,Southwark Street,,SE1 0UP (410 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 27 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE1 9QE | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE1 9PQ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE1 9PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE1 9QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Waterloo East 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| London Waterloo 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | |
| London Blackfriars 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Southwark Underground Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Temple Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Blackfriars Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 62 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coin Street Waterloo | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Festival Pier South Bank | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blackfriars Medical Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kalmak (Chemists) LTD | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 31 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellington House (Dental Surgery) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Evelina London Children's Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Snowhill Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,370 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Embankment Gardens 3.8 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal National Theatre, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m west. 419 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 40 of them Grade I and 45 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Royal National Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m west |
| Church of St John with All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| The National Submariners' War Memorial, attached to the Embankment Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hoptons Almshouses, Hopton Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Middle Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Inner Temple Hall Buttery | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Apothecaries' Hall | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) east |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 30.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.3 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
31 of the street's 31 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 Lambeth: see them on the Lambeth page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 100 m | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Friars Primary Foundation School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy South Bank Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Haberdashers' Borough Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Oasis Academy South Bank | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Morley College London | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Charles Dickens Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pret a manger SE1 9LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 4 Good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| The thirsty bear SE1 9LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Cafe 56 SE1 9LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Goosebox ltd SE1 9PG | Other catering premises | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The fountain and ink SE1 9LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Sea containers london SE1 9PD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 70 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Waitrose SE1 9LQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Honi poke ltd SE1 9GE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Black sheep coffee SE1 9GE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2024 |
| 1 rebel SE1 9LP | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2019 |
| London Nautical School SE1 9NA | School/college/university | 100 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Boulebar SE1 9PP | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Jimmy's Burger House SE1 9PP | Mobile caterer | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rico Burrito SE1 9PP | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Rice guys SE1 9LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 156 |
| Other theft | 133 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 |
| Public order | 25 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Bicycle theft | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (164); On or near Upper Ground (117); On or near Broadwall (56); On or near Rennie Street (51); On or near Hatfields (35).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Broadwall · Upper Ground · Duchy Street · Barge House Street · Barge House Street · Stamford Street · Hatfields · Hatfields · Aquinas Street · Coin Street · Miller Walk · Paris Garden
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.