Postcode SE16 7LY (Southwark)

Map showing SE16 7LY and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE16 7LY is located in Southwark, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in December 1999 and is an active postcode. SE16 7LY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE16 7LY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.9 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 7LY as Cosmopolitans > Aspiring and affluent > EU white-collar workers.

The closest road name to SE16 7LY is Gulliver Street which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shipwright Road and is 261 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.08 km away at Heron Quays DLR Station The closest railway station is Surrey Quays Rail Station, 1.07 km away.

The closest primary school to SE16 7LY (for ages 11 and under) is Arnhem Wharf Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 12, 2017.

The local pub for residents of SE16 7LY is Ship & whale public house and is 106 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 11, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Stacked burgers ltd and is 108 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 18, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 177 Mbps and an average upload speed of 24.6 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 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE16 7LY 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 7LY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE16 7LY, and the approximate distance away.

Gulliver Street 65 m
Odessa Street 95 m
Elgar Street 130 m
Helsinki Square 148 m
South Sea Street 181 m
Bergen Square 198 m
Norway Gate 209 m
Oslo Square 219 m
Wyatt Close 229 m
Vaughan Street 231 m
Spence Close 239 m
Rainbow Quay 239 m
Finland Street 258 m
Defoe Close 285 m
Plover Way 333 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE16 7LY

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 7LY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Arnhem Wharf Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
518 m
Redriff Primary School 596 m
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
668 m
Seven Mills Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
708 m
Alfred Salter Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
757 m
St Edmund's Catholic School Good
(September 27, 2017)
837 m
Bacon's College 857 m
Marathon Science School Good
(January 17, 2019)
945 m
Deptford Park Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
1.01 km
River House Montessori School Good
(May 3, 2018)
1.16 km
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
1.2 km
Harbinger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 7, 2019)
1.26 km
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Good
(January 13, 2022)
1.28 km
Rotherhithe Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
1.28 km
Cavendish School Outstanding
(May 3, 2018)
1.3 km
Canary Wharf College 3 Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.31 km
Albion Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
1.31 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2012)
1.39 km
Sakhalin International School 1.46 km
CSPC International School, Hui Yang 1.46 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE16 7LY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ship & whale public house Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 11, 2018
106 m
Stacked burgers ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 18, 2018
108 m
Big bowls Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 12, 2018
112 m
Fortune chinese restaurant Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 22, 2018
112 m
Le vines Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 6, 2018
112 m
Shimla pinks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
May 18, 2021
112 m
Boscoffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 14, 2018
212 m
Brewed awakening Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
212 m
Only chips and sauces Mobile caterer 4
Good
January 6, 2021
316 m
Barn cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
321 m
Trinity childcare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 21, 2021
406 m
Janan news Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
415 m
Moby dick Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
415 m
Vintage wines & spirits Retailers - other Exempt
December 5, 2017
415 m
Beetaly Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
442 m
Bru coffee & gelato Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 27, 2021
509 m
Surrey docks watersports centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2018
539 m
Cafe east pho Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 15, 2020
548 m
Redriff primary school School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 23, 2021
596 m
Plough Way Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 19, 2020
635 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE16 7LY - Data from Apr 2022

Shipwright Road Bus Stop/Station 261 m
Shipwright Road Bus Stop/Station 271 m
Bryan Road Surrey Docks Farm Bus Stop/Station 358 m
Downtown Road Bus Stop/Station 370 m
Onega Gate Bus Stop/Station 375 m
Heron Quays DLR Station Metro/Tram 1.08 km
Heron Quays DLR Station Metro/Tram 1.1 km
Heron Quays DLR Station Metro/Tram 1.1 km
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 1.09 km
Canada Water Rail Station Rail 1.1 km
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 244 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 256 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 273 m
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 38.59 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 38.74 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 38.85 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE16 7LY - Data from Dec 2021

Norway Dock Inland Water 289 m
Steelyard Cut Inland Water 347 m
Surrey Commercial Docks Inland Water 364 m
South Dock Inland Water 407 m
Russia Dock Woodland Woodland Or Forest 435 m
Redriff Wetland 474 m
Greenland Dock Inland Water 488 m
Stave Hill Hill Or Mountain 670 m
Cuckold's Point Wetland 935 m
Canada Water Inland Water 1.02 km
Lavender Pond Inland Water 1.03 km
MIddle Dock Inland Water 1.05 km
Surrey Water Inland Water 1.11 km
Millwall Outer Dock Inland Water 1.16 km
Millwall Inner Dock Inland Water 1.18 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE16 7LY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 55 Mbps 177 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 24.6 Mbps 115 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 81 16
300+ Mbps 100% 1000 115

Gas Consumption

5 meters consuming 56,623 kWh - mean 11,325 kWh : median 13,128 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 70,771 kWh - mean 5,055 kWh : median 4,015 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE16 7LY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.49693700
Longitude -0.03351600
OS Easting 536601
OS Northing 0179388
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
26547
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Electoral Ward Surrey Docks
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: Aspiring and affluent
Subgroup: EU white-collar workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Southwark BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035944
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southwark 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southwark 008C
Output Area / Small Area 2D3