SE1 9FB postcode in Southwark, England

SE1 9FB is a postcode in Southwark, in the London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward. It is in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since February 2007. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £907,500 Homes sold in SE1 9, last 12 months. ▼ 8.8% on the year before Nearest school Grange Primary School 350 m in a straight line Nearest station Elephant & Castle 1.3 km in a straight line

Where SE1 9FB is, and what is near it

Map of SE1 9FB and what is near it Map of SE1 9FB: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the SE1 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE1 9AA: also in SE1 9SE1 9AB: also in SE1 9SE1 9AD: also in SE1 9SE1 9AF: also in SE1 9SE1 9AG: also in SE1 9SE1 9AH: also in SE1 9SE1 9AL: also in SE1 9SE1 9AN: also in SE1 9SE1 9AU: also in SE1 9SE1 9AW: also in SE1 9SE1 9BH: also in SE1 9SE1 9BN: also in SE1 9SE1 9BS: also in SE1 9SE1 9BZ: also in SE1 9SE1 9DA: also in SE1 9SE1 9DE: also in SE1 9SE1 9EG: also in SE1 9SE1 9EP: also in SE1 9SE1 9EQ: also in SE1 9SE1 9EU: also in SE1 9SE1 9FX: also in SE1 9SE1 9GF: also in SE1 9SE1 9GP: also in SE1 9SE1 9GU: also in SE1 9SE1 9HG: also in SE1 9SE1 9HH: also in SE1 9SE1 9HN: also in SE1 9SE1 9HP: also in SE1 9SE1 9HR: also in SE1 9SE1 9HU: also in SE1 9SE1 9HW: also in SE1 9SE1 9JY: also in SE1 9SE1 9NE: also in SE1 9SE1 9PA: also in SE1 9SE1 9QG: also in SE1 9SE1 9RS: also in SE1 9SE1 9RT: also in SE1 9SE1 9RY: also in SE1 9SE1 9SE: also in SE1 9SE1 9SF: also in SE1 9SE1 9SG: also in SE1 9SE1 9SP: also in SE1 9SE1 9SQ: also in SE1 9SE1 9SS: also in SE1 9SE1 9SU: also in SE1 9SE1 9TH: also in SE1 9 Southwark SE1 9FB Map of SE1 9FB and what is near it Map of SE1 9FB: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the SE1 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southwark SE1 9FB
  • SE1 9FB
  • Other postcodes in SE1 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4928, longitude -0.0801)

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 9FB?

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 9FB?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for SE1 9FB. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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 9FB?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE1 9FB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 9FB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE1 9FB.

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 9FB: 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 9FB is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 16:20 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:20 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 9FB?

Homes in SE1 9 sold for a typical £907,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 8.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£907,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£995,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.8% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £875,000 27 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 9FB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE1 9FB 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 9FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,320 homes in the neighbourhood around SE1 9FB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (26%). 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 9FB

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 E, the most common, is £2,404.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (6%)£1,312
Band Babout 250 (19%)£1,530
Band Cabout 240 (18%)£1,749
Band Dabout 270 (20%)£1,967
Band Eabout 330 (25%)£2,404
Band Fabout 120 (9%)£2,842
Band Gabout 30 (2%)£3,279
Band Hwithheld£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 26% 2020 or later

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 9FB is in (ONS area E01003979), 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 9FB?

The nearest open schools to SE1 9FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE1 9FB is Elephant & Castle Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Elephant & Castle Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • London Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bermondsey Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Kent Road / East Street, 190 m away.

More stations near SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

3 within 1 km 35 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE1 9FB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 50 chargers 400 mWalk
  • MFG Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 2 chargers 950 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 9FB?

The nearest to the centre of SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

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 9FB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE1 9FB, 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 9FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE1 9FB 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 9FB in a conservation area?

The centre of SE1 9FB 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 9FB?

Police.uk records 2,188 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE1 9FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour453 reports
Violence and sexual offences418 reports
Theft from the person368 reports
Other theft276 reports
Shoplifting151 reports
Drugs105 reports

Also: robbery 96, public order 89, vehicle crime 76, burglary 74, bicycle theft 47, other crime 13, possession of weapons 12, criminal damage and arson 10.

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 9FB

Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
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
February 2007

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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