SE16 5DT

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 5DS 13 m
SE16 5XW 33 m
SE16 5XN 52 m
SE16 5XP 63 m
SE16 5EH 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 5DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 5
Latitude
51.506838
Longitude
-0.039963
British National Grid easting
536,124
British National Grid northing
180,477

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00020417
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 001D · E01004054
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
337
Primary
185
Secondary
48
  1. Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    192 m
  2. Bacon's College

    Academy sponsor led

    523 m
  3. Redriff Primary, City of London Academy

    Academy converter

    595 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,751
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,609
  • Anti social behaviour 1,893
  • Other theft 1,177
  • Theft from the person 883
  • Drugs 805

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 5 residents
6,167

Age bands in SE16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

723 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

549 residents

Age 25 to 44
49.9%

2,996 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.3%

1,220 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

516 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

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    922 m

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    984 m

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.1 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    1.2 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.3 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.3 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.8 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.9 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.9 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84025

    1.9 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    2.0 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    2.0 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    2.0 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    2.1 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    2.2 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

    145 EAST FERRY ROAD, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 3BQ

    ODS code F84710

    2.2 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.3 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

    THE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTRE, ROSERTON STREET, LONDON, E14 3PG

    ODS code F84647

    2.3 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 95 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Essex House

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Peter Hills School

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Lavender Road

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • Peter Hills School

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles
  • King & Queen Wharf

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 001D, 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

29,375 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

337 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 48 secondary schools. Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,751 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,062.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,609 events.

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