Splendour Walk London, Southwark
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (SE16), about 50 m long. USRN 22503123.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, E: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Southwark costs £1,967 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 70% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Bermondsey, about 250 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 40 m away, and Southwark Park (27 hectares) is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 21.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 1 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Silverlock Medical Centre, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 10% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 150 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 13 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 3 of them fatal or serious; 4 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1991-1995 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (44% of about 1,660 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)
- Varcoe Service Station, 1,Varcoe Road,,SE16 3D, permissioned (170 m)
- 2 Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3DG, permissioned (180 m)
- 171-177,Ilderton Road,,SE16 3LA, permissioned (180 m)
- 179 Ilderton Road SE16 3LA, permissioned (200 m)
- 179 Ilderton Road SE16 3LA, permissioned (200 m)
- 79-161 Ilderton Road, London, SE16 3JZ, permissioned (200 m)
- 60a-62 ; 134-140,Hatcham Road; Ilderton Road,,SE15 1TW, permissioned (240 m)
- 152-154 Ilderton Road SE15 1NT, permissioned (280 m)
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 82 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 82 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE16 3BT | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 9 | unlikely |
| SE16 3BZ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 73 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 1 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE16 3BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE16 3BZ | 100% | 70% | 70% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Surrey Quays 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Queens Road (Peckham) 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canada Water Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Bermondsey Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millwall Football Ground Bermondsey | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space Rentals | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.1 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Silverlock Medical Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bonamy Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lacey Dental Practice | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Guy's Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Southwark Park 27 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 10 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,260 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James Road and Lynton Road Allotments East Side 1,270 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 42 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Greenland Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Surrey Entrance | Tidal water | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
2 of the street's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilderton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Keats Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rotherhithe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) | Secondary | 11–19 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bird In Bush School | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Southwark Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Twin Oaks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Francis RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simply local SE16 3DG | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Small beer brew co. ltd SE16 3DH | Manufacturers/packers | 190 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2018 |
| Cac surreydocks community welfare hub SE16 3LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 4 Good | 16 Nov 2024 |
| Dorset Seafood Festival | Mobile caterer | 210 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2023 |
| Controlo cafe bar SE16 3LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Jan 2025 |
| Greggs the bakers SE16 3JU | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Windmill store & off licence SE16 3JU | Retailers - other | 240 m | 4 Good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Bargain booze SE16 3JU | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Basil leaf pizzeria SE16 3JU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Mels cafe SE16 3JU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2024 |
| Pasta evangelists ltd SE16 3JU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Mikos gyros SE16 3JU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2024 |
| Premier fried chicken SE16 3JU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 4 Good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Greekos gyros SE16 3JU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| London Drinks Ltd SE16 3LF | Distributors/Transporters | 240 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Record Street (28); On or near Eagle Close (23); On or near South Bermondsey (19); On or near Credon Road (14); On or near Ablett Street (13).
Road safety
13 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight, in which 4 people were seriously hurt. 4 involved a pedestrian; 3 involved a cyclist; 4 involved a motorcyclist; 2 involved a child under 16. 69% happened in the dark, and 38% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 20 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2024 21:36 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 1 Mar 2024 21:08 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 26 Jan 2024 10:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 12 Sep 2023 07:05 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Aug 2023 16:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 14 Jul 2023 23:03 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, wet road |
| 26 Jun 2023 07:29 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 30 May 2023 21:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 25 Dec 2022 04:11 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 8 Sep 2021 20:49 | Serious | 2 people: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 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 | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Nics yard (takeaway/sandwich shop, SE16 3DH) is no longer listed; it was rated Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Barkworth Road · Bramcote Grove · Ablett Street · Bramcote Grove · Gerards Close · Cranswick Road · Delaford Road · Varcoe Road · John Berylson Way · Credon Road · Ryder Drive · St Andrews 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.