SE16 1LQ

Surrey Docks · 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 5LH 4 m
SE16 5AD 41 m
SE16 5AE 49 m
SE16 5SP 63 m
SE16 5SR 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 1LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 1
Latitude
51.505007
Longitude
-0.043399
British National Grid easting
535,891
British National Grid northing
180,267

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020419
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 001C · E01004053
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
187
Secondary
50
  1. Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    146 m
  2. Bacon's College

    Academy sponsor led

    304 m
  3. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    540 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,149
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,380
  • Anti social behaviour 1,739
  • Other theft 1,081
  • Shoplifting 953
  • Theft from the person 953

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

95

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    670 m

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.1 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.1 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.2 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.3 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.5 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.5 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    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

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.9 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.0 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.0 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

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    2.2 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84025

    2.2 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    2.2 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    2.3 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 95 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Peter Hills School

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Edinburgh Court

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Peter Hills School

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • King & Queen Wharf

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Smith Close

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 001C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,419 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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 187 primary and 50 secondary schools. Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,149 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,012.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,380 events.

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