SE1 9BL

Borough & Bankside · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 9FL 20 m
SE1 9RD 20 m
SE1 9RW 27 m
SE1 9SH 43 m
SE1 9JX 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 9BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
1 May 2021
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 9
Latitude
51.506846
Longitude
-0.097244
British National Grid easting
532,149
British National Grid northing
180,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00167481
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 002D · E01003935
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 002 · E02000808

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
185, Park Street, London, SE1 9BL 27 March 2019 £27,580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
379
Primary
188
Secondary
45
  1. The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

    Voluntary aided school

    498 m
  2. City of London School

    Other independent school

    500 m
  3. Haberdashers' Borough Academy

    Free schools

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,906
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 6,598
  • Other theft 5,649
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,258
  • Shoplifting 2,979
  • Anti social behaviour 1,718

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE1 9 residents
3,563

Age bands in SE1 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.4%

254 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.2%

867 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.5%

1,187 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

772 residents

Age 65 and over
10.6%

364 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

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    613 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.2 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.3 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.3 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.4 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.5 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.5 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.9 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.9 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    2.0 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.1 km

  • COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA

    ODS code E87045

    2.1 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    2.1 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

    77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS

    ODS code F83042

    2.1 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    2.2 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83624

    2.2 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83678

    2.2 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    2.2 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    2.2 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 116 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Southwark Bridge / Bankside Pier

    BCT · Southwark

    0.1 miles
  • Bankside Pier

    FBT · Southwark

    0.1 miles
  • Lavington Street

    BCT · Southwark

    0.1 miles
  • Bankside Pier

    FBT · Southwark

    0.1 miles
  • Bankside Pier

    FER · Southwark

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 002D, 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

15,798 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

379 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 45 secondary schools. The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,906 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,325.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 6,598 events.

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