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SE1 9BU

Borough & Bankside · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Borough & Bankside
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE1 9EF 32 m
SE1 9EA 56 m
SE1 9ET 56 m
SE1 9DG 63 m
SE1 9DW 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE1 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE1
Postcode sector
SE1 9
Latitude
51.506970
Longitude
-0.092685
British National Grid easting
532,465
British National Grid northing
180,395

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Borough & Bankside · E05011095
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · E14001085
Output area
E00019779
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 002B · E01003929
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 002 · E02000808

Postcode source versions

Explore SE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
381
Primary
190
Secondary
47

  1. The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

    Voluntary aided school

    464 m

  2. Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

    Voluntary aided school

    502 m

  3. City of London School

    Other independent school

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 6,181
  • Other theft 5,424
  • Violence and sexual offences 4,292
  • Shoplifting 2,711
  • Anti social behaviour 1,684

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

118

within 5 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85642

    925 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.1 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.4 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.4 km

  • WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85136

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.7 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.7 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83672

    1.7 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.8 km

  • KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87768

    1.8 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    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

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    2.0 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    2.0 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    2.1 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    2.2 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

    2.3 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 118 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

  • Southwark Bridge / Bankside Pier

    BCT · Southwark

    0.1 miles

  • Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

    BCT · Southwark

    0.1 miles

  • The Hop Exchange

    BCT · Southwark

    0.2 miles

  • Southwark Bridge Road

    BCT · Southwark

    0.2 miles

  • Southwark Bridge Road

    BCT · Southwark

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 002B, 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

11,656 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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

381 open schools are in scope, including 190 primary and 47 secondary schools. The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,259.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 6,181 events.

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