Byefield Close London, Southwark
67 addresses across 1 postcode (SE16), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 22502922.
- Energy: 55 homes have an energy certificate (C: 53, E: 2).
- 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 D; Band D in Southwark costs £1,967 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Canada Water, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Durand's Wharf, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 21.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 34 of its 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Barkantine Practice, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 117 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
55 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (36); House, end-terrace (10); Flat (9). Built: 1983-1990 (36); 1991-1995 (14); 1996-2002 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (52); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 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 street: most are in band D (31% of about 1,080 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- 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)
- Infill Between 301 And 303,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 (120 m)
- The Clipper562,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EX (120 m)
- Former Managers Office, Lawrence Wharf,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EY (140 m)
- Conferencing Facility 265 Rotherhithe Street SE16 5EJ, permissioned (240 m)
- Conferencing Facility 265 Rotherhithe Street SE16 5EJ, permissioned (240 m)
- 259,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EJ (310 m)
- Adj To 16,Victory Way,,SE16 6QH (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Odessa Street Youth Club Commercial Pier Wharf Odessa Street SE16 7LX, permissioned (500 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 30 September 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 2 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 66 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 56 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: 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 street's 67 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE16 5GY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Canada Water 19 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Heron Quays DLR Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Westferry DLR Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Canary Wharf DLR Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Russia Dock Road Rotherhithe | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Rotherhithe Pier | 360 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canary Car Park & Wash | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Barkantine Practice | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barkantine Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Surrey Docks Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Durand's Wharf 3,170 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Russia Dock Woodland 9.9 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Stepney Green 4.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | John Evelyn Community Garden 3,640 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nelson House Including Railings to Steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north. 50 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson House Including Railings to Steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Warehouses and General Offices at Western End of North Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Roman Bath House, Shadwell | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Redriff | Wetland | 250 m south-east |
| Limehouse Reach | Tidal water | 350 m south-east |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 360 m north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Lavender Pond | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 67 | 67 |
34 of the street's 67 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 130 m | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Bacon's College Church of England | Secondary | 11–19 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alfred Salter Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Seven Mills Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cyril Jackson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Albion Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir William Burrough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docklands trading post SE16 5HU | Retailers - other | 110 m | 4 Good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Redriff primary school SE16 5LQ | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Trinity childcare SE16 5HF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| A & o hostel SE16 5HW | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Blacksmiths arms SE16 5EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Barn cafe SE16 5ET | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Boscoffee SE16 5LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| The dockland settlements SE16 5LJ | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Rotherhithe community kitchen SE16 5LJ | Other catering premises | 390 m | 4 Good | 9 May 2025 |
| Taylorshaw@baconscollege SE16 6AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Hatching dragon nursery SE16 5DZ | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Blondin Way (29); On or near Silver Walk (21); On or near Bryan Road (16); On or near Sandpiper Close (16); On or near Teak Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- SE16 5GY: 67 addresses of 68 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sandpiper Close · Filigree Court · Pattina Walk · Holyoake Court · Redwood Close · Silver Walk · Capstan Way · Capstan Way · Blondin Way · Bryan Road · Fir Trees Close · Teak Close
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.