SE16 6XZ

Rotherhithe · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southwark
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 7BW 20 m
SE16 7BX 39 m
SE16 7BU 42 m
SE16 7AS 48 m
SE16 6YQ 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 6XZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 6
Latitude
51.499319
Longitude
-0.048542
British National Grid easting
535,551
British National Grid northing
179,625

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Parish or community
E43000218
Output area
E00177644
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 007C · E01004033
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 007 · E02000813

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
350
Primary
183
Secondary
52
  1. Albion Primary School

    Community school

    225 m
  2. Alfred Salter Primary School

    Community school

    348 m
  3. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    502 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,657
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,488
  • Anti social behaviour 1,385
  • Theft from the person 1,093
  • Other theft 823
  • Shoplifting 661

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 6 residents
4,722

Age bands in SE16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

801 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

552 residents

Age 25 to 44
48.5%

2,621 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

1,049 residents

Age 65 and over
7%

380 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

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    237 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    803 m

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.0 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.4 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

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.6 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.6 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    1.6 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.6 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.7 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.8 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.9 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

    2.1 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    2.2 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    2.3 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    2.4 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    2.5 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84710

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 95 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Canada Water Station

    RSE · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Bus Station

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Underground Station

    PLT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Bus Station

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles
  • Canada Water Underground Station

    PLT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 007C, 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

9,829 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

350 open schools are in scope, including 183 primary and 52 secondary schools. Albion Primary School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,657 published events cover 12 months, averaging 804.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,488 events.

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