SE16 1AB

Rotherhithe · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 6AB 0 m
SE16 6SB 37 m
SE16 6AU 42 m
SE16 6SE 60 m
SE16 6SJ 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 1AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 1
Latitude
51.500320
Longitude
-0.042793
British National Grid easting
535,947
British National Grid northing
179,747

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020307
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 001B · E01004032
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 001 · E02000807

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
347
Primary
184
Secondary
52
  1. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    91 m
  2. Alfred Salter Primary School

    Community school

    95 m
  3. Bacon's College

    Academy sponsor led

    230 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,831
  • Anti social behaviour 1,486
  • Theft from the person 963
  • Other theft 857
  • Shoplifting 715

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

88

within 5 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    549 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.0 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

    BARKANTINE CENTRE, 121 WESTFERRY ROAD, LONDON, E14 8JH

    ODS code F84747

    1.2 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.2 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    1.3 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.6 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.6 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.7 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    100 SPINDRIFT AVENUE, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 9WU

    ODS code F84656

    1.8 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.9 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.9 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.9 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.0 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    2.0 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

    145 EAST FERRY ROAD, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 3BQ

    ODS code F84710

    2.1 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    2.1 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 KINGFISHER SQUARE, STAUNTON STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5DA

    ODS code G85020

    2.2 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

    THE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTRE, ROSERTON STREET, LONDON, E14 3PG

    ODS code F84647

    2.3 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.3 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

    NEWBY PLCE HLTH WELLBEING, 21 NEWBY PLACE, LONDON, E14 0EY

    ODS code F84025

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 88 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

  • Canada Street

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.2 miles
  • Canada Street

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.2 miles
  • Onega Gate

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.3 miles
  • Smith Close

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.3 miles
  • Onega Gate

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 001B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,480 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

347 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 52 secondary schools. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 91 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 855.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,831 events.

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