SE15 3SQ postcode in Southwark, England

SE15 3SQ is a postcode in Southwark, in the Rye Lane ward. It is in the Peckham parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since June 1981.

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 Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Southwark: 90% Typical price £540,000 Homes sold in SE15 3, last 12 months. ▼ 0.9% on the year before Nearest station Peckham Rye 550 m in a straight line

Where SE15 3SQ is, and what is near it

Map of SE15 3SQ and what is near it Map of SE15 3SQ: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the SE15 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SE15 3AP: also in SE15 3SE15 3EX: also in SE15 3SE15 3EY: also in SE15 3SE15 3EZ: also in SE15 3SE15 3FB: also in SE15 3SE15 3FD: also in SE15 3SE15 3GG: also in SE15 3SE15 3HB: also in SE15 3SE15 3HD: also in SE15 3SE15 3HE: also in SE15 3SE15 3HH: also in SE15 3SE15 3HJ: also in SE15 3SE15 3HL: also in SE15 3SE15 3HN: also in SE15 3SE15 3HP: also in SE15 3SE15 3HR: also in SE15 3SE15 3HW: also in SE15 3SE15 3JP: also in SE15 3SE15 3JW: also in SE15 3SE15 3LR: also in SE15 3SE15 3LX: also in SE15 3SE15 3LY: also in SE15 3SE15 3LZ: also in SE15 3SE15 3NH: also in SE15 3SE15 3NL: also in SE15 3SE15 3NN: also in SE15 3SE15 3NR: also in SE15 3SE15 3NW: also in SE15 3SE15 3NX: also in SE15 3SE15 3NY: also in SE15 3SE15 3PB: also in SE15 3SE15 3PD: also in SE15 3SE15 3PE: also in SE15 3SE15 3PF: also in SE15 3SE15 3PG: also in SE15 3SE15 3PH: also in SE15 3SE15 3PL: also in SE15 3SE15 3PP: also in SE15 3SE15 3PR: also in SE15 3SE15 3PW: also in SE15 3SE15 3QE: also in SE15 3SE15 3QF: also in SE15 3SE15 3QG: also in SE15 3SE15 3QH: also in SE15 3SE15 3QJ: also in SE15 3SE15 3QN: also in SE15 3SE15 3QP: also in SE15 3SE15 3QQ: also in SE15 3SE15 3QR: also in SE15 3SE15 3QW: also in SE15 3SE15 3RA: also in SE15 3SE15 3RB: also in SE15 3SE15 3RD: also in SE15 3SE15 3RE: also in SE15 3SE15 3RF: also in SE15 3SE15 3RG: also in SE15 3SE15 3RH: also in SE15 3SE15 3RL: also in SE15 3SE15 3RP: also in SE15 3SE15 3RQ: also in SE15 3SE15 3RR: also in SE15 3SE15 3RS: also in SE15 3SE15 3RT: also in SE15 3SE15 3RU: also in SE15 3SE15 3RW: also in SE15 3SE15 3RX: also in SE15 3SE15 3RY: also in SE15 3SE15 3RZ: also in SE15 3SE15 3SB: also in SE15 3SE15 3SD: also in SE15 3SE15 3SE: also in SE15 3SE15 3SF: also in SE15 3SE15 3SL: also in SE15 3SE15 3SN: also in SE15 3SE15 3SR: also in SE15 3SE15 3SS: also in SE15 3SE15 3SU: also in SE15 3SE15 3SY: also in SE15 3SE15 3SZ: also in SE15 3SE15 3TB: also in SE15 3SE15 3TD: also in SE15 3SE15 3TH: also in SE15 3SE15 3TR: also in SE15 3SE15 3TS: also in SE15 3SE15 3TT: also in SE15 3SE15 3TU: also in SE15 3SE15 3XB: also in SE15 3SE15 3XH: also in SE15 3SE15 3XJ: also in SE15 3SE15 3XP: also in SE15 3SE15 3XQ: also in SE15 3SE15 3XT: also in SE15 3SE15 3XU: also in SE15 3SE15 3XX: also in SE15 3SE15 3XY: also in SE15 3 GP 800 mA charging point 800 mTram or metro 2.9 kmPeckham Rye SE15 3SQ Map of SE15 3SQ and what is near it Map of SE15 3SQ: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the SE15 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 800 mPeckham Rye SE15 3SQ
  • SE15 3SQ
  • Other postcodes in SE15 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.4677, longitude -0.0623)

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 SE15 3SQ?

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 SE15 3SQ?

Every home and business at SE15 3SQ 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 SE15 3SQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE15 3SQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE15 3SQ 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 SE15 3SQ 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 SE15 3SQ.

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 SE15 3SQ: 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 SE15 3SQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE15 3SQ?

Homes in SE15 3 sold for a typical £540,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£540,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£545,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £1,085,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £880,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £438,475 64 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE15 district: a typical £555,000 from 441 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 SE15 3SQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SE15 3SQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 SE15 3SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood around SE15 3SQ. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (34%). 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 SE15 3SQ

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 £2,404 (band E); band C, the most common, is £1,749.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,312
Band Babout 290 (29%)£1,530
Band Cabout 340 (34%)£1,749
Band Dabout 300 (30%)£1,967
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,404
Band Ffewer than 5£2,842
Band Gfewer than 5£3,279
Band Hfewer than 5£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: 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 SE15 3SQ is in (ONS area E01004068), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest open schools to SE15 3SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE15 3SQ, 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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE15 3SQ is Peckham Rye Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Peckham Rye Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Peckham Rye Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Deptford Bridge DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Nigel Road, 302 m away.

More stations near SE15 3SQ, 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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE15 3SQ, 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 SE15 3SQ?

9 within 1 km 37 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE15 3SQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 50 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 150 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 150 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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest to the centre of SE15 3SQ, 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 SE15 3SQ?

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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE15 3SQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Greenhive House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7740 9880 250 mWalk
  • Fenwick Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 023 8027 0310 650 mWalk
  • Waterside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0800 085 4159 1.7 kmCycle

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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE15 3SQ, 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 SE15 3SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE15 3SQ 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 SE15 3SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of SE15 3SQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 SE15 3SQ?

Police.uk records 1,024 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE15 3SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences238 reports
Anti-social behaviour191 reports
Shoplifting115 reports
Other theft104 reports
Burglary72 reports
Vehicle crime70 reports

Also: theft from the person 65, public order 45, drugs 36, robbery 32, bicycle theft 31, possession of weapons 15, criminal damage and arson 5, other crime 5.

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 SE15 3SQ

Ward
Rye Lane
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
June 1981

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE15 3RU40 mSE15 3SR50 mSE15 3RH70 mSE15 3TB80 mSE15 3RA110 mSE15 3TD120 m
All of SE15

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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