SE16 7BW postcode in Southwark, England

SE16 7BW is a postcode in Southwark, in the Rotherhithe ward. It is in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since February 2012.

Where SE16 7BW is, and what is near it

Map of SE16 7BW and what is near it Map of SE16 7BW: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the SE16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SE16 7AJ: also in SE16 7SE16 7AN: also in SE16 7SE16 7AR: also in SE16 7SE16 7AS: also in SE16 7SE16 7AU: also in SE16 7SE16 7AW: also in SE16 7SE16 7AX: also in SE16 7SE16 7AY: also in SE16 7SE16 7AZ: also in SE16 7SE16 7BA: also in SE16 7SE16 7BB: also in SE16 7SE16 7BE: also in SE16 7SE16 7BH: also in SE16 7SE16 7BJ: also in SE16 7SE16 7BL: also in SE16 7SE16 7BN: also in SE16 7SE16 7BQ: also in SE16 7SE16 7BU: also in SE16 7SE16 7BX: also in SE16 7SE16 7BY: also in SE16 7SE16 7BZ: also in SE16 7SE16 7DE: also in SE16 7SE16 7DG: also in SE16 7SE16 7DH: also in SE16 7SE16 7DL: also in SE16 7SE16 7DN: also in SE16 7SE16 7DQ: also in SE16 7SE16 7DT: also in SE16 7SE16 7DU: also in SE16 7SE16 7DX: also in SE16 7SE16 7DY: also in SE16 7SE16 7DZ: also in SE16 7SE16 7EA: also in SE16 7SE16 7EB: also in SE16 7SE16 7ED: also in SE16 7SE16 7EE: also in SE16 7SE16 7FU: also in SE16 7SE16 7GG: also in SE16 7SE16 7GJ: also in SE16 7SE16 7HA: also in SE16 7SE16 7HS: also in SE16 7SE16 7HT: also in SE16 7SE16 7HU: also in SE16 7SE16 7HZ: also in SE16 7SE16 7JA: also in SE16 7SE16 7JB: also in SE16 7SE16 7JD: also in SE16 7SE16 7JE: also in SE16 7SE16 7JF: also in SE16 7SE16 7JH: also in SE16 7SE16 7JJ: also in SE16 7SE16 7JL: also in SE16 7SE16 7JP: also in SE16 7SE16 7JQ: also in SE16 7SE16 7JS: also in SE16 7SE16 7JT: also in SE16 7SE16 7JU: also in SE16 7SE16 7JX: also in SE16 7SE16 7JY: also in SE16 7SE16 7JZ: also in SE16 7SE16 7LN: also in SE16 7SE16 7LP: also in SE16 7SE16 7PJ: also in SE16 7 Bacon's College 550 mPark Medical Centre 800 m2 EV charging points, 900–950 mGP 1.1 kmSurrey Docks SE16 7BW Map of SE16 7BW and what is near it Map of SE16 7BW: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the SE16 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 350 mBacon's College 550 m2 places, 800–850 mSurrey Docks SE16 7BW
  • SE16 7BW
  • Other postcodes in SE16 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 6 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 51.4991, longitude -0.0486)

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 SE16 7BW?

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 SE16 7BW?

Every home and business at SE16 7BW 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 SE16 7BW?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE16 7BW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE16 7BW 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 SE16 7BW 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 SE16 7BW.

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 SE16 7BW: 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 SE16 7BW 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 SE16 7BW?

Homes in SE16 7 sold for a typical £480,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£475,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £797,500 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £450,000 73 sales

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

Across the whole SE16 district: a typical £466,000 from 344 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 SE16 7BW

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in SE16 7BW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 2025. The middle sale was £472,000, from £345,000 to £602,000. Across SE16 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £480,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near SE16 7BW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,390 homes in the neighbourhood around SE16 7BW. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (36%). 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 SE16 7BW

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 110 (8%)£1,312
Band Babout 280 (20%)£1,530
Band Cabout 280 (20%)£1,749
Band Dabout 360 (26%)£1,967
Band Eabout 330 (24%)£2,404
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£2,842
Band Gfewer than 5£3,279
Band Hfewer than 5£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 36% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982: 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 SE16 7BW is in (ONS area E01004033), 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest open schools to SE16 7BW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE16 7BW is Canada Water Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Canada Water Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Rotherhithe Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Canada Water Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 150 mWalk

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Canada Water Bus Station, 137 m away.

More stations near SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

6 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE16 7BW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 300 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · No details mapped 400 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest to the centre of SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE16 7BW, 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 SE16 7BW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE16 7BW 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 SE16 7BW in a conservation area?

The centre of SE16 7BW is in one area with planning rules of its 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 SE16 7BW?

Police.uk records 1,009 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE16 7BW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences240 reports
Anti-social behaviour222 reports
Theft from the person95 reports
Other theft88 reports
Burglary72 reports
Shoplifting62 reports

Also: public order 47, vehicle crime 42, drugs 41, robbery 38, bicycle theft 36, possession of weapons 10, other crime 10, criminal damage and arson 6.

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 SE16 7BW

Ward
Rotherhithe
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Southwark
In use since
February 2012

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

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

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