SE16 3BF

Old Kent Road · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 3BA 0 m
SE16 3FS 40 m
SE16 3AD 45 m
SE16 3DA 72 m
SE16 3BY 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 3BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3
Latitude
51.485608
Longitude
-0.057899
British National Grid easting
534,942
British National Grid northing
178,083

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
E00168003
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 011B · E01003987
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 011 · E02000817

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Batwa House, Flat 22, Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3BF 31 July 2017 £122,500
Batwa House, Car Parking Space 11, Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3BF 28 April 2017 £15,000
Batwa House, Flat 23, Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3BF 27 February 2015 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
340
Primary
185
Secondary
45
  1. Ilderton Primary School

    Community school

    255 m
  2. John Keats Primary School

    Free schools

    441 m
  3. Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy

    Free schools

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,355
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,472
  • Anti social behaviour 1,630
  • Theft from the person 1,218
  • Other theft 1,035
  • Vehicle crime 810

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

19 female, 25 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

94

within 5 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    380 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    919 m

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.4 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85015

    1.5 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.5 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.5 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.7 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.7 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.7 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.8 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.9 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    1.9 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    2.0 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85698

    2.1 km

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

    SUITE 3, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85076

    2.1 km

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACT, WALDRON HLTH/CTR(SUITE 2), LONDON, SE8 4BG

    ODS code G85026

    2.1 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    2.1 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    2.2 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85726

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Millwall Football Ground

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • South Bermondsey Station

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • Millwall Football Ground

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • South Bermondsey Station

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • Sheppard Drive

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 011B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,109 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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
25
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

340 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 45 secondary schools. Ilderton Primary School is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,355 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,029.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,472 events.

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