SE15 4AR postcode in Southwark, England

SE15 4AR 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 January 1980.

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 £838,000 Homes sold in SE15 4, last 12 months. ▲ 31.6% on the year before Nearest station Peckham Rye 300 m in a straight line

Where SE15 4AR is, and what is near it

Map of SE15 4AR and what is near it Map of SE15 4AR: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the SE15 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SE15 4AA: also in SE15 4SE15 4AB: also in SE15 4SE15 4AD: also in SE15 4SE15 4AE: also in SE15 4SE15 4AF: also in SE15 4SE15 4AG: also in SE15 4SE15 4AH: also in SE15 4SE15 4AJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4AL: also in SE15 4SE15 4AN: also in SE15 4SE15 4AP: also in SE15 4SE15 4AQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4AW: also in SE15 4SE15 4AX: also in SE15 4SE15 4BD: also in SE15 4SE15 4BE: also in SE15 4SE15 4BF: also in SE15 4SE15 4BG: also in SE15 4SE15 4BH: also in SE15 4SE15 4BJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4BN: also in SE15 4SE15 4BP: also in SE15 4SE15 4BQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4BS: also in SE15 4SE15 4BT: also in SE15 4SE15 4BU: also in SE15 4SE15 4BW: also in SE15 4SE15 4BX: also in SE15 4SE15 4BY: also in SE15 4SE15 4BZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4DA: also in SE15 4SE15 4DB: also in SE15 4SE15 4DD: also in SE15 4SE15 4DE: also in SE15 4SE15 4DF: also in SE15 4SE15 4DG: also in SE15 4SE15 4DH: also in SE15 4SE15 4DJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4DP: also in SE15 4SE15 4DQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4DX: also in SE15 4SE15 4DY: also in SE15 4SE15 4DZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4EA: also in SE15 4SE15 4EB: also in SE15 4SE15 4ED: also in SE15 4SE15 4EE: also in SE15 4SE15 4EF: also in SE15 4SE15 4EG: also in SE15 4SE15 4EL: also in SE15 4SE15 4EN: also in SE15 4SE15 4EQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4EY: also in SE15 4SE15 4HA: also in SE15 4SE15 4HF: also in SE15 4SE15 4HG: also in SE15 4SE15 4HH: also in SE15 4SE15 4HJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4HL: also in SE15 4SE15 4HN: also in SE15 4SE15 4HP: also in SE15 4SE15 4HQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4HR: also in SE15 4SE15 4HS: also in SE15 4SE15 4HT: also in SE15 4SE15 4HU: also in SE15 4SE15 4HW: also in SE15 4SE15 4HX: also in SE15 4SE15 4HY: also in SE15 4SE15 4HZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4JA: also in SE15 4SE15 4JB: also in SE15 4SE15 4JD: also in SE15 4SE15 4JF: also in SE15 4SE15 4JJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4JP: also in SE15 4SE15 4JR: also in SE15 4SE15 4JS: also in SE15 4SE15 4JT: also in SE15 4SE15 4JU: also in SE15 4SE15 4JX: also in SE15 4SE15 4JY: also in SE15 4SE15 4JZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4LA: also in SE15 4SE15 4LB: also in SE15 4SE15 4LD: also in SE15 4SE15 4LE: also in SE15 4SE15 4LF: also in SE15 4SE15 4LL: also in SE15 4SE15 4LN: also in SE15 4SE15 4LQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4LW: also in SE15 4SE15 4NB: also in SE15 4SE15 4NF: also in SE15 4SE15 4NL: also in SE15 4SE15 4NP: also in SE15 4SE15 4NQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4NR: also in SE15 4SE15 4NS: also in SE15 4SE15 4NT: also in SE15 4SE15 4NW: also in SE15 4SE15 4NX: also in SE15 4SE15 4NY: also in SE15 4SE15 4NZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4PB: also in SE15 4SE15 4PD: also in SE15 4SE15 4PE: also in SE15 4SE15 4PF: also in SE15 4SE15 4PH: also in SE15 4SE15 4PQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4PR: also in SE15 4SE15 4PT: also in SE15 4SE15 4PU: also in SE15 4SE15 4PW: also in SE15 4SE15 4PY: also in SE15 4SE15 4QJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4QL: also in SE15 4SE15 4QN: also in SE15 4SE15 4QR: also in SE15 4SE15 4QS: also in SE15 4SE15 4QW: also in SE15 4SE15 4QY: also in SE15 4SE15 4RA: also in SE15 4SE15 4RB: also in SE15 4SE15 4RE: also in SE15 4SE15 4RF: also in SE15 4SE15 4RG: also in SE15 4SE15 4RJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4RQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4RW: also in SE15 4SE15 4RX: also in SE15 4SE15 4RY: also in SE15 4SE15 4RZ: also in SE15 4SE15 4SE: also in SE15 4SE15 4SF: also in SE15 4SE15 4SH: also in SE15 4SE15 4SJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4TG: also in SE15 4SE15 4TL: also in SE15 4SE15 4TW: also in SE15 4SE15 4UA: also in SE15 4SE15 4UF: also in SE15 4SE15 4UG: also in SE15 4SE15 4UH: also in SE15 4SE15 4UJ: also in SE15 4SE15 4UN: also in SE15 4SE15 4UP: also in SE15 4SE15 4UQ: also in SE15 4SE15 4UR: also in SE15 4 Southwark SE15 4AR Map of SE15 4AR and what is near it Map of SE15 4AR: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the SE15 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southwark SE15 4AR
  • SE15 4AR
  • Other postcodes in SE15 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4675, longitude -0.0709)

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 4AR?

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 4AR?

Every home and business at SE15 4AR 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 4AR?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE15 4AR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE15 4AR 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 4AR 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 4AR.

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 4AR: 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 4AR 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 4AR?

Homes in SE15 4 sold for a typical £838,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, up 31.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£838,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£636,800 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 31.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £1,315,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £1,075,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £550,000 40 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 4AR

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in SE15 4AR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 July 2026. The middle price was £897,500, from £500,000 to £1,090,000. Across SE15 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £838,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at SE15 4AR

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at SE15 4AR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE15 4AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around SE15 4AR. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (65%). 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 4AR

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 £2,842 (band F); band D, the most common, is £1,967.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,312
Band Babout 210 (22%)£1,530
Band Cabout 270 (28%)£1,749
Band Dabout 310 (32%)£1,967
Band Eabout 120 (13%)£2,404
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£2,842
Band Gwithheld£3,279
Band Hwithheld£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 65% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 4AR is in (ONS area E01004063), 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 4AR?

The nearest open schools to SE15 4AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE15 4AR, 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 4AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE15 4AR is Peckham Rye Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Peckham Rye Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Peckham Rye Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Choumert Road, 105 m away.

More stations near SE15 4AR, 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 4AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE15 4AR, 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 4AR?

8 within 1 km 35 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE15 4AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 450 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk
  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 600 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 4AR?

The nearest to the centre of SE15 4AR, 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 4AR?

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 4AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE15 4AR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Fenwick Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 023 8027 0310 500 mWalk
  • Greenhive House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7740 9880 850 mWalk
  • Waterside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0800 085 4159 1.5 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 4AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE15 4AR, 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 4AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE15 4AR 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 4AR in a conservation area?

The centre of SE15 4AR 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 4AR?

Police.uk records 1,151 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE15 4AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences314 reports
Anti-social behaviour239 reports
Other theft114 reports
Shoplifting106 reports
Theft from the person77 reports
Burglary65 reports

Also: vehicle crime 65, public order 44, bicycle theft 36, drugs 34, robbery 29, possession of weapons 17, other crime 7, criminal damage and arson 4.

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 4AR

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
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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SE15 4AX40 mSE15 4BD70 mSE15 4PH80 mSE15 4RA80 mSE15 4PE90 mSE15 4QY100 m
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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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