Postcode SE16 6PL (Southwark)

Map showing SE16 6PL and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE16 6PL is located in Southwark, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in December 1999 and is an active postcode. SE16 6PL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE16 6PL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.7 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 SE16 6PL as Cosmopolitans > Inner city students > Multicultural student neighbourhood.

The closest road name to SE16 6PL is Needleman Street which is centered 25 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Canada Street and is 230 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 307 m away at Canada Water Underground Station The closest railway station is Canada Water Rail Station, 256 m away.

The closest primary school to SE16 6PL (for ages 11 and under) is Alfred Salter Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 6, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Michael's Catholic College. The last OFSTED inspection on July 4, 2013 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of SE16 6PL is The brunel and is 276 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on November 15, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Patty & bun ltd and is 35 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 20, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 53.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.1 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.

Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE16 6PL 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 SE16 6PL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE16 6PL, and the approximate distance away.

Needleman Street 25 m
Christopher Close 29 m
Garter Way 38 m
Woodland Crescent 113 m
Ironside Close 125 m
Clipper Close 129 m
Eleanor Close 137 m
Dominion Drive 142 m
Dolphin Close 144 m
Poolmans Street 157 m
Windrose Close 157 m
Seth Street 160 m
Schooner Close 164 m
Hardy Close 166 m
Wolfe Crescent 168 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE16 6PL

Introduction December 1999
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 SE16 6PL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Alfred Salter Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
275 m
Albion Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
312 m
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
401 m
Bacon's College 405 m
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
719 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2012)
736 m
Redriff Primary School 755 m
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School Good
(January 11, 2018)
899 m
Cavendish School Outstanding
(May 3, 2018)
952 m
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
970 m
Rotherhithe Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
1.01 km
Southwark Park Primary School Good
(June 19, 2018)
1.04 km
Compass School Southwark Good
(May 18, 2017)
1.15 km
Riverside Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2011)
1.16 km
Marathon Science School Good
(January 17, 2019)
1.19 km
Green Gables Montessori Primary School Good
(February 8, 2018)
1.27 km
Hermitage Primary School Good
(May 1, 2018)
1.32 km
St Michael's Catholic College Outstanding
(July 4, 2013)
1.41 km
Galleywall Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2019)
1.43 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
1.45 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE16 6PL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dirtybird restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 20, 2018
35 m
Patty & bun ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 20, 2018
35 m
Leadbelly's bar & kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 23, 2019
236 m
Canada water cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2020
242 m
Southwark social services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 6, 2019
244 m
Mouse tail ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
246 m
Thelodge.cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2020
246 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 8, 2021
271 m
Nisa local Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 23, 2019
274 m
Nourish contract catering School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 19, 2021
275 m
The brunel Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 15, 2017
276 m
Accent catering ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 8, 2022
312 m
Culture cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 24, 2018
324 m
Don arancini Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 6, 2020
324 m
Dutch bites limited Mobile caterer 4
Good
November 19, 2021
324 m
Erbil shawarma Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 2, 2021
324 m
Kako coffee ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 2, 2021
324 m
Mouse tail coffee Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 29, 2017
324 m
Stompin jago Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 4, 2021
324 m
Indigos hive ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
326 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE16 6PL - Data from Apr 2022

Canada Street Bus Stop/Station 230 m
Canada Water Bus Station Bus Stop/Station 307 m
Canada Water Bus Station Bus Stop/Station 318 m
Rotherhithe Station Bus Stop/Station 329 m
Canada Water Bus Station Bus Stop/Station 329 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 307 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 318 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 328 m
Canada Water Rail Station Rail 256 m
Canada Water Rail Station Rail 323 m
Rotherhithe Rail Station Rail 336 m
Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Pier Ferry 1.07 km
Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Pier Ferry 1.1 km
Wapping Pier Ferry 1.11 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 38.74 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 38.89 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 39.02 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE16 6PL - Data from Dec 2021

Surrey Water Inland Water 268 m
Thames Link Inland Water 386 m
Canada Water Inland Water 388 m
Stave Hill Hill Or Mountain 475 m
Russia Dock Woodland Woodland Or Forest 600 m
Redriff Wetland 747 m
Norway Dock Inland Water 798 m
Greenland Dock Inland Water 838 m
Lavender Pond Inland Water 891 m
Surrey Commercial Docks Inland Water 895 m
Shadwell Old Basin Inland Water 950 m
Steelyard Cut Inland Water 1.03 km
Redriff Wetland 1.07 km
South Dock Inland Water 1.11 km
Cuckold's Point Wetland 1.14 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE16 6PL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 51.2 Mbps 53.9 Mbps 150 Mbps
Upload 17.3 Mbps 13.1 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 66.2 12.9
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 111,061 kWh - mean 7,404 kWh : median 8,213 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE16 6PL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.50046600
Longitude -0.04728000
OS Easting 535637
OS Northing 0179755
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21736
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Electoral Ward Rotherhithe
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: Cosmopolitans
Group: Inner city students
Subgroup: Multicultural student neighbourhood
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Southwark BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035896
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southwark 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southwark 001A
Output Area / Small Area 2B2