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SE16 5WW

Surrey Docks · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Surrey Docks
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 7TT 52 m
SE16 7TS 59 m
SE16 7TZ 65 m
SE16 6QE 80 m
SE16 6QQ 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 5WW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 5
Latitude
51.497117
Longitude
-0.037845
British National Grid easting
536,300
British National Grid northing
179,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Surrey Docks · E05011117
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · E14001085
Output area
E00020451
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 008B · E01004057
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 008 · E02000814

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
337
Primary
183
Secondary
49

  1. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    435 m

  2. Alfred Salter Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

  3. Redriff Primary, City of London Academy

    Academy converter

    540 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,499
  • Anti social behaviour 1,272
  • Theft from the person 867
  • Other theft 825
  • Shoplifting 774

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

82

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    785 m

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    938 m

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    987 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    998 m

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    1.3 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.7 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84710

    1.7 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    1.8 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.8 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84647

    1.9 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.0 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    2.2 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    2.2 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.2 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.2 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84025

    2.3 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85698

    2.3 km

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

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

    ODS code G85076

    2.3 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.3 km

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85026

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 82 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Onega Gate

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Onega Gate

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Shipwright Road

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles

  • Shipwright Road

    BCT · Rotherhithe

    0.1 miles

  • Brunswick Quay

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 008B, 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

15,719 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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 183 primary and 49 secondary schools. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 779.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,499 events.

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