Postcode SE1 6SY (Southwark)

Map showing SE1 6SY and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE1 6SY is located in Southwark, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SE1 6SY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE1 6SY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SE1 6SY as Ethnicity central > Endeavouring ethnic mix > Striving service workers.

The closest road name to SE1 6SY is Wollaston Close which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Elephant & Castle Station and is 72 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 182 m away at Elephant & Castle Underground Station The closest railway station is Elephant & Castle Rail Station, 176 m away.

The closest primary school to SE1 6SY (for ages 11 and under) is Crampton Primary. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on February 5, 2014. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School. The last OFSTED inspection on February 26, 2009 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of SE1 6SY is The tankard and is 146 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on January 30, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Cubano delicious limited and is 169 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on September 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 95.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 0.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.1 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE1 6SY is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Southwark is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SE1 6SY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE1 6SY, and the approximate distance away.

Wollaston Close 65 m
Hampton Street 101 m
Howell Walk 101 m
Newington Butts 127 m
Spare Street 131 m
Steedman Street 151 m
Deacon Street 157 m
Elephant Road 171 m
Pastor Street 194 m
Dante Place 194 m
Churchyard Row 203 m
Elephant And Castle 203 m
Sayer Street 219 m
Dante Road 242 m
Longville Road 242 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE1 6SY

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SE1 6SY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Crampton Primary Outstanding
(February 5, 2014)
325 m
Charlotte Sharman Primary School Requires improvement
(November 8, 2018)
499 m
Victory Primary School Good
(March 20, 2018)
507 m
St Jude's Church of England Primary School Good
(November 25, 2021)
574 m
Robert Browning Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
608 m
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School Outstanding
(November 22, 2012)
620 m
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(December 10, 2014)
696 m
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Good
(December 13, 2018)
719 m
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 728 m
Ark Globe Academy Good
(December 1, 2021)
754 m
NAS Vanguard School 807 m
Octavia House Schools, London Outstanding
(April 26, 2018)
829 m
Keyworth Primary School Good
(May 10, 2018)
855 m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(July 11, 2017)
882 m
Morley College 882 m
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School Outstanding
(February 26, 2009)
895 m
King's College London Maths School Outstanding
(April 27, 2017)
897 m
Friars Primary Foundation School Good
(May 17, 2018)
923 m
Walnut Tree Walk Primary School Good
(November 28, 2018)
928 m
South Bank University Academy Good
(May 10, 2017)
934 m

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE1 6SY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dragon castle Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
June 27, 2019
146 m
Latin groove Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 19, 2017
146 m
Longdan express Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 5, 2021
146 m
Safestay hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
February 25, 2020
146 m
The tankard Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
January 30, 2020
146 m
A a grocery Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 24, 2020
157 m
Ayca sweets and nuts Retailers - other 4
Good
October 1, 2021
157 m
Coma y beba Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2020
157 m
Daddy o's suya spot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 24, 2020
157 m
Original caribbean spice Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 24, 2020
157 m
Elephant & castle day nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 6, 2021
159 m
Stay belvedere hotel trading as brit hotel elephant castle Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
159 m
Cupcakes and shhht! ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 15, 2018
166 m
Hop art Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 18, 2018
166 m
Kaieteur kitchen original Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 24, 2020
166 m
Bola 8 ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 14, 2018
169 m
Cubano delicious limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 8, 2020
169 m
Distriandina Retailers - other 4
Good
February 2, 2021
169 m
Donde william Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 24, 2022
169 m
Elephant coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 6, 2018
169 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE1 6SY - Data from Apr 2022

Elephant & Castle Station Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Hampton Street Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Heygate Street Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Elephant & Castle Station Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Hampton Street Bus Stop/Station 140 m
Elephant & Castle Underground Station Metro/Tram 182 m
Elephant & Castle Underground Station Metro/Tram 190 m
Elephant & Castle Underground Station Metro/Tram 241 m
Elephant & Castle Rail Station Rail 176 m
London Waterloo Rail Station Rail 1.41 km
London Waterloo East Rail Station Rail 1.41 km
Lambeth Pier Ferry 1.48 km
Lambeth Pier Ferry 1.48 km
Lambeth Pier Ferry 1.51 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 37.21 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 37.37 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 37.59 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE1 6SY - Data from Dec 2021

Pelican Pool Inland Water 2.4 km
Duck Island Island 2.43 km
St Katharine Docks Basin Inland Water 2.51 km
West Dock Inland Water 2.52 km
St James's Park Lake Inland Water 2.58 km
East Dock Inland Water 2.64 km
Holly Grove Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Canada Water Inland Water 3.63 km
Shadwell Old Basin Inland Water 3.72 km
Thames Link Inland Water 3.84 km
Surrey Water Inland Water 3.89 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 3.89 km
Duck Pond Inland Water 3.96 km
Ladies Pond Inland Water 4.12 km
Redriff Wetland 4.18 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE1 6SY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 15.5 Mbps 95.5 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 0.9 Mbps 0.9 Mbps 1.21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.8 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 116.7 0
300+ Mbps 100% 750 0

Gas Consumption

58 meters consuming 419,621 kWh - mean 7,235 kWh : median 5,506 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE1 6SY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.49285400
Longitude -0.10014300
OS Easting 531990
OS Northing 0178812
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10176
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Electoral Ward North Walworth
Local Authority District Southwark
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London Central

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000028
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Southwark
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Endeavouring ethnic mix
Subgroup: Striving service workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Southwark BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035972
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southwark 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southwark 014G
Output Area / Small Area 3B1