SE16 3SL

South Bermondsey · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 3SN 38 m
SE16 3FG 61 m
SE16 3AF 65 m
SE16 3FL 73 m
SE16 3UJ 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 3SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3
Latitude
51.495222
Longitude
-0.069967
British National Grid easting
534,076
British National Grid northing
179,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020020
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 010A · E01003977
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 010 · E02000816

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Spa Court, 79, Flat 16, Rouel Road, London, SE16 3SL 17 January 2023 £402,500
Spa Court, 79, Flat 14, Rouel Road, London, SE16 3SL 10 August 2022 £355,000
Spa Court, 79, Flat 12, Rouel Road, London, SE16 3SL 12 January 2021 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
384
Primary
203
Secondary
52
  1. Harris Academy Bermondsey

    Academy sponsor led

    228 m
  2. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    330 m
  3. Spa School, Bermondsey

    Academy special converter

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,375
  • Theft from the person 2,149
  • Anti social behaviour 1,792
  • Other theft 1,716
  • Shoplifting 900

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

37 female, 39 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
45.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
45.5%
Gigabit-capable
45.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

117

within 5 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    197 m

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    197 m

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    616 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    941 m

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.1 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.3 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    1.4 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.4 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    1.6 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.6 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.0 km

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    2.1 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

    PRINCESS STREET GROUP PRACTICE, 2 PRINCESS STREET, LONDON, SE1 6JP

    ODS code G85034

    2.2 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.3 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    2.3 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    2.3 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    2.4 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 117 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

  • Harris Academy

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • Reverdy Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • St James's Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • Alscot Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles
  • Old Jamaicia Road

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 010A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,688 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
15
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

Property market

The five-year median is £378,750 from 2 recorded sales in SE16 3SL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southwark is £582,473 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

384 open schools are in scope, including 203 primary and 52 secondary schools. Harris Academy Bermondsey is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,225.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,375 events.

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