SE1 5QS

South Bermondsey · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 5TX 31 m
SE1 5TW 41 m
SE1 5TZ 46 m
SE1 5QR 47 m
SE1 5TD 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 5QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 5
Latitude
51.490897
Longitude
-0.074918
British National Grid easting
533,745
British National Grid northing
178,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020369
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 013B · E01004039
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 013 · E02000819

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
196
Secondary
49
  1. Boutcher Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    341 m
  2. Harris Academy Bermondsey

    Academy sponsor led

    383 m
  3. Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    395 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,497
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,972
  • Theft from the person 2,146
  • Anti social behaviour 2,028
  • Other theft 1,657
  • Shoplifting 1,254

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE1 5 residents
12,213

Age bands in SE1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,103 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

1,978 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.3%

4,870 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

3,117 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

987 residents

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.

GP practices

110

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    438 m

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    779 m

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    779 m

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    836 m

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    973 m

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.0 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.1 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.4 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.8 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.8 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.8 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85726

    1.9 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85042

    1.9 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.9 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    2.0 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    2.0 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    2.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 110 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lynton Road (SE1)

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.0 miles
  • Lynton Road (SE1)

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Longfield Estate

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Dunton Road / Old Kent Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles
  • Longfield Estate

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 013B, 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

13,540 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

372 open schools are in scope, including 196 primary and 49 secondary schools. Boutcher Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,497 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,374.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,972 events.

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