SE1 6PR postcode in Southwark, England

SE1 6PR is a postcode in Southwark, in the Chaucer ward. It is in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Very low flood risk 43 of 43 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Southwark: 90% Typical price £470,000 Homes sold in SE1 6, last 12 months. ▲ 17.5% on the year before Nearest station Elephant & Castle 350 m in a straight line

Where SE1 6PR is, and what is near it

Map of SE1 6PR and what is near it Map of SE1 6PR: its centre point, with the 159 other postcodes in the SE1 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 22 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE1 6AD: also in SE1 6SE1 6AF: also in SE1 6SE1 6AG: also in SE1 6SE1 6AH: also in SE1 6SE1 6AJ: also in SE1 6SE1 6AL: also in SE1 6SE1 6AN: also in SE1 6SE1 6AP: also in SE1 6SE1 6AQ: also in SE1 6SE1 6AS: also in SE1 6SE1 6AT: also in SE1 6SE1 6AW: also in SE1 6SE1 6AY: also in SE1 6SE1 6AZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6BA: also in SE1 6SE1 6BD: also in SE1 6SE1 6BF: also in SE1 6SE1 6BH: also in SE1 6SE1 6BN: also in SE1 6SE1 6BT: also in SE1 6SE1 6BX: also in SE1 6SE1 6DD: also in SE1 6SE1 6DF: also in SE1 6SE1 6DP: also in SE1 6SE1 6DQ: also in SE1 6SE1 6DR: also in SE1 6SE1 6DT: also in SE1 6SE1 6EB: also in SE1 6SE1 6EE: also in SE1 6SE1 6EP: also in SE1 6SE1 6ER: also in SE1 6SE1 6ES: also in SE1 6SE1 6ET: also in SE1 6SE1 6EU: also in SE1 6SE1 6EX: also in SE1 6SE1 6EY: also in SE1 6SE1 6EZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6FA: also in SE1 6SE1 6FE: also in SE1 6SE1 6FG: also in SE1 6SE1 6FJ: also in SE1 6SE1 6FS: also in SE1 6SE1 6FU: also in SE1 6SE1 6FX: also in SE1 6SE1 6FY: also in SE1 6SE1 6FZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6GA: also in SE1 6SE1 6GB: also in SE1 6SE1 6GE: also in SE1 6SE1 6GN: also in SE1 6SE1 6HA: also in SE1 6SE1 6HB: also in SE1 6SE1 6HD: also in SE1 6SE1 6HE: also in SE1 6SE1 6HF: also in SE1 6SE1 6HG: also in SE1 6SE1 6HH: also in SE1 6SE1 6HQ: also in SE1 6SE1 6HR: also in SE1 6SE1 6HS: also in SE1 6SE1 6HT: also in SE1 6SE1 6HX: also in SE1 6SE1 6HY: also in SE1 6SE1 6HZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6JD: also in SE1 6SE1 6JR: also in SE1 6SE1 6JW: also in SE1 6SE1 6JX: also in SE1 6SE1 6JZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6LF: also in SE1 6SE1 6LN: also in SE1 6SE1 6LS: also in SE1 6SE1 6LW: also in SE1 6SE1 6NG: also in SE1 6SE1 6NP: also in SE1 6SE1 6NT: also in SE1 6SE1 6NX: also in SE1 6SE1 6NY: also in SE1 6SE1 6NZ: also in SE1 6SE1 6PD: also in SE1 6SE1 6PE: also in SE1 6SE1 6PF: also in SE1 6SE1 6PG: also in SE1 6SE1 6PH: also in SE1 6SE1 6PL: also in SE1 6SE1 6PN: also in SE1 6SE1 6PP: also in SE1 6SE1 6PS: also in SE1 6SE1 6PU: also in SE1 6SE1 6PW: also in SE1 6SE1 6PX: also in SE1 6SE1 6QD: also in SE1 6SE1 6QE: also in SE1 6SE1 6QF: also in SE1 6SE1 6QG: also in SE1 6SE1 6QH: also in SE1 6SE1 6QJ: also in SE1 6SE1 6QN: also in SE1 6SE1 6QP: also in SE1 6SE1 6QQ: also in SE1 6SE1 6RB: also in SE1 6SE1 6RG: also in SE1 6SE1 6RH: also in SE1 6SE1 6RJ: also in SE1 6SE1 6RN: also in SE1 6SE1 6RT: also in SE1 6SE1 6RY: also in SE1 6SE1 6SB: also in SE1 6SE1 6SD: also in SE1 6SE1 6SF: also in SE1 6SE1 6SG: also in SE1 6SE1 6SH: also in SE1 6SE1 6SL: also in SE1 6SE1 6SN: also in SE1 6SE1 6SP: also in SE1 6SE1 6SW: also in SE1 6SE1 6SX: also in SE1 6SE1 6TL: also in SE1 6SE1 6TU: also in SE1 6SE1 6TX: also in SE1 6SE1 6UA: also in SE1 6 Southwark SE1 6PR Map of SE1 6PR and what is near it Map of SE1 6PR: its centre point, with the 159 other postcodes in the SE1 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 22 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chaucer SE1 6PR
  • SE1 6PR
  • Other postcodes in SE1 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 22 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4970, longitude -0.0970)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE1 6PR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SE1 6PR?

Every home and business at SE1 6PR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Southwark: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Southwark: 97%

The line marks the figure across Southwark.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SE1 6PR?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE1 6PR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE1 6PR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SE1 6PR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 43 homes and businesses at SE1 6PR. 43 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

43 homes and businesses at SE1 6PR Very low: 43

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Southwark

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE1 6PR: 8,655 properties in Southwark are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Southwark

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SE1 6PR is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE1 6PR?

Homes in SE1 6 sold for a typical £470,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 17.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£470,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 17.5% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £460,000 53 sales

Across the whole SE1 district: a typical £570,000 from 546 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SE1 6PR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE1 6PR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE1 6PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around SE1 6PR. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE1 6PR

Band D in Southwark for 2026‑27: £1,967. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,312 (band A) to £3,279 (band G); band D, the most common, is £1,967.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,312
Band Babout 210 (24%)£1,530
Band Cabout 210 (24%)£1,749
Band Dabout 240 (28%)£1,967
Band Eabout 120 (14%)£2,404
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£2,842
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,279
Band Hfewer than 5£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Southwark before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE1 6PR is in (ONS area E01003937), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest open schools to SE1 6PR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE1 6PR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SE1 6PR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE1 6PR is Elephant & Castle Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Elephant & Castle Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • London Waterloo East Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Elephant & Castle Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Inner London Crown Court, 162 m away.

More stations near SE1 6PR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE1 6PR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SE1 6PR?

8 within 1 km 39 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE1 6PR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
  • MFG Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest to the centre of SE1 6PR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SE1 6PR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE1 6PR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE1 6PR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SE1 6PR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE1 6PR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SE1 6PR in a conservation area?

The centre of SE1 6PR is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SE1 6PR?

Police.uk records 2,576 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE1 6PR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour489 reports
Theft from the person475 reports
Violence and sexual offences439 reports
Other theft412 reports
Shoplifting197 reports
Public order107 reports

Also: robbery 103, drugs 94, burglary 87, bicycle theft 69, vehicle crime 64, other crime 16, possession of weapons 15, criminal damage and arson 9.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE1 6PR

Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Southwark
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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