SE16 3AL

Old Kent Road · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 3BB 32 m
SE16 3BX 49 m
SE16 3BU 66 m
SE16 3DY 72 m
SE16 3DN 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3
Latitude
51.485818
Longitude
-0.061376
British National Grid easting
534,700
British National Grid northing
178,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Peckham · E14001421
Output area
E00020060
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 018C · E01003989
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 018 · E02000824

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
345
Primary
186
Secondary
45
  1. John Keats Primary School

    Free schools

    201 m
  2. Treasure House (London) CIC

    Other independent special school

    432 m
  3. Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy

    Free schools

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,874
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,603
  • Anti social behaviour 1,700
  • Theft from the person 1,301
  • Other theft 1,143
  • Vehicle crime 847

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 3 residents
12,010

Age bands in SE16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,961 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,615 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.9%

4,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

2,632 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

887 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

96

within 5 km straight-line

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    138 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.1 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    1.3 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.4 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.4 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    1.5 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.6 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.6 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85015

    1.6 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    1.7 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.8 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.8 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.9 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.9 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85726

    2.0 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85042

    2.0 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    2.2 km

  • DMC CHADWICK ROAD

    60 CHADWICK ROAD, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4PU

    ODS code G85031

    2.2 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    2.2 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 96 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sherwood Gardens

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Sherwood Gardens

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Verney Road

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles
  • Sheppard Drive

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles
  • Verney Road

    BCT · Old Kent Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 018C, 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

10,544 of 33,755

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

345 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 45 secondary schools. John Keats Primary School is the nearest published school at 201 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,874 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,072.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,603 events.

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