SE16 2XQ

Rotherhithe · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 2XF 40 m
SE16 2XG 42 m
SE16 2XH 63 m
SE16 2XU 85 m
SE16 2TU 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 2XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2019
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 2
Latitude
51.496097
Longitude
-0.051619
British National Grid easting
535,347
British National Grid northing
179,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00167758
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 007B · E01004031
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 007 · E02000813

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rotherhithe Police Station, 99, Lower Road, London, SE16 2XQ 28 March 2018 £6,850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
353
Primary
189
Secondary
50
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    121 m
  2. Albion Primary School

    Community school

    428 m
  3. Southwark Park Primary School

    Community school

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,420
  • Anti social behaviour 1,328
  • Theft from the person 1,109
  • Other theft 790
  • Burglary 554

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 2 residents
11,236

Age bands in SE16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,867 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.7%

1,677 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.6%

3,907 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,336 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

889 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

95

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    457 m

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    551 m

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.2 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.2 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.2 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.3 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.4 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.4 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.7 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    1.9 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.9 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.0 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    2.1 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    2.2 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    2.2 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.3 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.3 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    2.4 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    2.6 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

    SUITE 5, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85698

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 95 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gomm Road

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.0 miles
  • Surrey Quays Road

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Hothfield Place

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Bus Station

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Station

    RSE · Canada Water

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 007B, 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

15,005 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

353 open schools are in scope, including 189 primary and 50 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 121 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 758.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,420 events.

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