SE1 7FS

Waterloo & South Bank · Lambeth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lambeth
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 7FR 0 m
SE1 7FT 0 m
SE1 7FU 0 m
SE1 7FX 15 m
SE1 7UT 15 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 7FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 7
Latitude
51.500414
Longitude
-0.116056
British National Grid easting
530,862
British National Grid northing
179,624

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lambeth · E09000022
Parish or community
E43000212
Output area
E00177591
Lower layer super output area
Lambeth 036A · E01003013
Middle layer super output area
Lambeth 036 · E02006801

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
382
Primary
178
Secondary
42
  1. DLD College

    Other independent school

    15 m
  2. Oasis Academy South Bank Primary

    Academy converter

    326 m
  3. Evelina Hospital School

    Community special school

    374 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 8,400
  • Violence and sexual offences 6,054
  • Other theft 5,976
  • Anti social behaviour 2,392
  • Shoplifting 1,935

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE1 7 residents
6,987

Age bands in SE1 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.1%

665 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.3%

1,769 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.7%

2,890 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.1%

1,388 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

572 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

123

within 5 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    161 m

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    903 m

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.1 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.2 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.2 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.2 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.3 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.3 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.5 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.6 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    29 UPPER TACHBROOK STREET, LONDON, SW1V 1SN

    ODS code E87002

    1.8 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    4TH FLOOR, SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87772

    1.9 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

    1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QS

    ODS code E87069

    1.9 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ

    ODS code E87714

    1.9 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.9 km

  • PIMLICO HEALTH AT THE MARVEN SURGERY

    46-50 LUPUS STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1V 3EB

    ODS code E87034

    2.0 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    2.1 km

  • BELGRAVIA SURGERY

    24 ECCLESTON STREET, BELGRAVIA, LONDON, SW1W 9PY

    ODS code E87005

    2.3 km

  • GOWER STREET PRACTICE

    20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP

    ODS code F83005

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 123 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Addington Street

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Marsh

    BCT · Lambeth North

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas' Hospital / A&E Department

    BCT · Lambeth North

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles
  • Waterloo Station

    RSE · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lambeth 036A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,019 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

382 open schools are in scope, including 178 primary and 42 secondary schools. DLD College is the nearest published school at 15 m.

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

Recorded crime

32,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,667.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 8,400 events.

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