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SE1 4LW

Chaucer · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chaucer
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 4AP 35 m
SE1 4BD 48 m
SE1 4LN 52 m
SE1 4LP 61 m
SE1 4BG 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 4LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 4
Latitude
51.499308
Longitude
-0.089346
British National Grid easting
532,719
British National Grid northing
179,549

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Chaucer · E05011098
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · E14001085
Output area
E00167766
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 006A · E01003938
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 006 · E02000812

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
373
Primary
193
Secondary
48

  1. Beormund Primary School

    Community special school

    172 m

  2. London Christian School

    Other independent school

    189 m

  3. Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

    Voluntary aided school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25,848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 5,621
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,748
  • Other theft 4,293
  • Anti social behaviour 2,298
  • Shoplifting 2,120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
SE1 4 residents
12,042

Age bands in SE1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,583 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.3%

2,238 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.3%

4,562 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

2,384 residents

Age 65 and over
7.2%

836 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

120

within 5 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    397 m

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

    PRINCESS STREET GROUP PRACTICE, 2 PRINCESS STREET, LONDON, SE1 6JP

    ODS code G85034

    966 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

    182-184 OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5TY

    ODS code G85052

    1.1 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.3 km

  • EAST STREET

    HAROLD MOODY HEALTH CENTRE, THURLOW STREET, LONDON, SE17 2GN

    ODS code G85721

    1.3 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, LONDON, SE1 8EE

    ODS code G85642

    1.3 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.4 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    1.4 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.4 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.4 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.5 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.7 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

    114-118 LOWER MARSH, WATERLOO, LONDON, SE1 7AE

    ODS code G85136

    1.7 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.1 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    2.2 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    2.3 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    2.3 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    2.3 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ

    ODS code F83672

    2.4 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 120 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Staple Street

    BCT · The Borough

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity Street / The Roebuck

    BCT · The Borough

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity Street / The Roebuck

    BCT · The Borough

    0.1 miles

  • Staple Street

    BCT · The Borough

    0.1 miles

  • Tennis Street

    BCT · The Borough

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 006A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,761 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

373 open schools are in scope, including 193 primary and 48 secondary schools. Beormund Primary School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

25,848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,154 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 5,621 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.