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SE16 7LW

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 7PS 74 m
SE16 7PU 113 m
SE16 7PX 123 m
SE16 7PY 135 m
SE16 7PH 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 7LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 7
Latitude
51.495885
Longitude
-0.043733
British National Grid easting
535,895
British National Grid northing
179,252

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
E00177580
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 008D · E01004059
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
343
Primary
180
Secondary
52

  1. Alfred Salter Primary School

    Community school

    414 m

  2. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    515 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,379
  • Anti social behaviour 1,223
  • Theft from the person 926
  • Other theft 651
  • Vehicle crime 521

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 7 residents
11,260

Age bands in SE16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

1,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,238 residents

Age 25 to 44
54.9%

6,123 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.6%

1,847 residents

Age 65 and over
5.5%

614 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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

92

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    593 m

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    744 m

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    862 m

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    1.4 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.6 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    1.7 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.8 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.8 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.8 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    1.8 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.0 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.0 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.0 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84710

    2.1 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    2.1 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.1 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

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85026

    2.3 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84647

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 92 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

  • Brunswick Quay

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.0 miles

  • Brunswick Quay

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Surrey Quays Leisure Park

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Surrey Quays Leisure Park

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Canada Street

    BCT · Canada Water

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,461 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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
3
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

Schools

343 open schools are in scope, including 180 primary and 52 secondary schools. Alfred Salter Primary School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 709.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,379 events.

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