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SE1 8XB

St George's · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St George's
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 8QP 30 m
SE1 8UY 38 m
SE1 8UZ 38 m
SE1 8QX 50 m
SE1 8QW 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 8XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 8
Latitude
51.501089
Longitude
-0.106590
British National Grid easting
531,517
British National Grid northing
179,716

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
St George's · E05011114
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · E14001085
Output area
E00165808
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 034E · E01032584
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 034 · E02006802

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
383
Primary
184
Secondary
47

  1. Friars Primary Foundation School

    Foundation school

    228 m

  2. St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    301 m

  3. Oasis Academy South Bank Primary

    Academy converter

    336 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 7,153
  • Violence and sexual offences 5,654
  • Other theft 5,185
  • Anti social behaviour 2,212
  • Shoplifting 1,779

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
SE1 8 residents
4,332

Age bands in SE1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.4%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.5%

1,364 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.2%

1,646 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.6%

1,020 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

513 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE1 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

114

within 5 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    479 m

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    501 m

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    689 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.0 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.2 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.5 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP VAUXHALL

    8 JONATHAN STREET, KENNINGTON, LONDON, SE11 5NH

    ODS code G85102

    1.5 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.5 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    1.6 km

  • MILLBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87739

    1.8 km

  • THE DR HICKEY SURGERY FOR THE HOMELESS

    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BG

    ODS code E87740

    1.8 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.0 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    2.0 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    2.1 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    2.1 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    2.1 km

  • GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87772

    2.3 km

  • SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE

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

    ODS code E87069

    2.3 km

  • SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87714

    2.3 km

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 114 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

  • St George's Circus

    BCT · Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • The Old Vic

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

  • St George's Circus

    BCT · Lambeth

    0.1 miles

  • The Old Vic

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

  • Pocock Street

    BCT · Southwark

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 034E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,078 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

383 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 47 secondary schools. Friars Primary Foundation School is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,396.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 7,153 events.

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