SE1 6DY

Chaucer · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chaucer
Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 6PD 6 m
SE1 6PL 31 m
SE1 6PE 33 m
SE1 6QQ 65 m
SE1 6DQ 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 6DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 6
Latitude
51.496203
Longitude
-0.098062
British National Grid easting
532,123
British National Grid northing
179,188

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Chaucer · E05011098
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00019827
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 009C · E01003943
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 009 · E02000815

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
380
Primary
188
Secondary
52
  1. London College of Printing & Distributive Trades

    Miscellaneous

    292 m
  2. London South Bank University

    Higher education institutions

    349 m
  3. Imperial Oak School

    Other independent special school

    412 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26,200
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 5,953
  • Violence and sexual offences 5,249
  • Other theft 3,757
  • Anti social behaviour 2,528
  • Shoplifting 1,870

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE1 6 residents
7,855

Age bands in SE1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

924 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.1%

1,407 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.6%

3,135 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,488 residents

Age 65 and over
5.5%

403 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

116

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    277 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    338 m

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    861 m

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    974 m

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    1.2 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.2 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    1.2 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.3 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    1.3 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.9 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    2.0 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.0 km

  • VASSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 89 VASSALL ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6NA

    ODS code G85073

    2.2 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING, 20 PAGE STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4EN

    ODS code E87739

    2.2 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    3RD FLOOR, BUSH HOUSE, SOUTH EAST WING, 300 STRAND, LONDON, WC2B 4PJ

    ODS code E87768

    2.3 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    2.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    2.3 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    2.3 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 116 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway

    BCT · Elephant & Castle

    0.1 miles
  • Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway

    BCT · Elephant & Castle

    0.1 miles
  • Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road

    BCT · Elephant & Castle

    0.1 miles
  • Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway

    BCT · Elephant & Castle

    0.1 miles
  • Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road

    BCT · Elephant & Castle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 009C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,600 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

380 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 52 secondary schools. London College of Printing & Distributive Trades is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

26,200 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,183.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 5,953 events.

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