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SE17 2BX

Faraday · Southwark · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Faraday
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Postcode district
SE17
Postcode sector
SE17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE17 2TS 60 m
SE17 2EN 66 m
SE17 2TT 71 m
SE17 2TU 78 m
SE17 2EP 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE17 2BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE17
Postcode sector
SE17 2
Latitude
51.486402
Longitude
-0.084340
British National Grid easting
533,104
British National Grid northing
178,123

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Southwark · E09000028
Electoral ward
Faraday · E05011102
Parish or community
E43000218
Westminster constituency
Peckham · E14001421
Output area
E00019984
Lower layer super output area
Southwark 015G · E01033879
Middle layer super output area
Southwark 015 · E02000821

Postcode source versions

Explore SE17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
343
Primary
183
Secondary
43

  1. Surrey Square Primary School

    Academy converter

    277 m

  2. Michael Faraday School

    Community school

    307 m

  3. Ark Walworth Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    348 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
19,474
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,747
  • Theft from the person 2,678
  • Anti social behaviour 2,341
  • Other theft 1,818
  • Shoplifting 1,575

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE17 2 residents
12,697

Age bands in SE17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,272 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.9%

1,817 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.5%

4,202 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,944 residents

Age 65 and over
7.8%

950 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

105

within 5 km

  • EAST STREET

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

    ODS code G85721

    205 m

  • THE VILLA STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 VILLA STREET, LONDON, SE17 2EL

    ODS code G85632

    274 m

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85052

    505 m

  • PENROSE SURGERY

    33 PENROSE STREET, LONDON, SE17 3DW

    ODS code G85084

    940 m

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    1.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AQ

    ODS code G85030

    1.3 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK FAMILY PRACTICE

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85726

    1.3 km

  • ST GILES SURGERY

    40 ST. GILES ROAD, CAMBERWELL, LONDON, SE5 7RF

    ODS code G85042

    1.3 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    1.5 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    1.5 km

  • CAMBERWELL GREEN SURGERY

    17 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF

    ODS code G85013

    1.5 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.5 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.6 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.6 km

  • NEXUS HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85034

    1.6 km

  • HURLEY AND RIVERSIDE PRACTICES

    EBENEZER HOUSE, KENNINGTON LANE, LONDON, SE11 4HJ

    ODS code G85053

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.8 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    1.8 km

  • AKERMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code G85695

    1.9 km

  • FIVEWAYS PCN EA HUB

    AKERMAN HEALTH CENTRE, 60 PATMOS ROAD, LONDON, SW9 6AF

    ODS code Y05161

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 105 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

  • Alsace Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.0 miles

  • Alsace Road

    BCT · Walworth

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Road / Wells Way

    BCT · Walworth

    0.2 miles

  • Albany Road / Wells Way

    BCT · Walworth

    0.2 miles

  • East Street Walworth

    BCT · Walworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southwark 015G, 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

6,921 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
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 183 primary and 43 secondary schools. Surrey Square Primary School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,474 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,622.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,747 events.

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