Postcode SE8 5AT (Southwark)

Map showing SE8 5AT and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE8 5AT is located in Southwark, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SE8 5AT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE8 5AT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.9 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 SE8 5AT as Ethnicity central > Endeavouring ethnic mix > Striving service workers.

The closest road name to SE8 5AT is Bush Road which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bush Road (SE8) and is 19 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 821 m away at Canada Water Underground Station The closest railway station is Surrey Quays Rail Station, 335 m away.

The closest primary school to SE8 5AT (for ages 11 and under) is Rotherhithe Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 20, 2018.

The local pub for residents of SE8 5AT is Surrey docks and is 177 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 18, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Vapey cakes and is 81 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 145.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1.1 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.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE8 5AT 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 SE8 5AT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE8 5AT, and the approximate distance away.

Bush Road 24 m
Oldfield Grove 118 m
Trundley's Terrace 132 m
Cope Street 165 m
Bestwood Street 166 m
St Helena Road 180 m
Luxford Street 201 m
Trident Street 205 m
Concorde Way 215 m
Leather Road 215 m
Island Road 229 m
Chilton Grove 249 m
John Silkin Lane 251 m
Rotherhithe Old Road 270 m
Tawny Way 277 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE8 5AT

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 SE8 5AT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Marathon Science School Good
(January 17, 2019)
250 m
Rotherhithe Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
316 m
Cavendish School Outstanding
(May 3, 2018)
390 m
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Good
(January 13, 2022)
519 m
Deptford Park Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
586 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2012)
706 m
Ilderton Primary School Outstanding
(June 18, 2015)
859 m
Alfred Salter Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
967 m
Southwark Park Primary School Good
(June 19, 2018)
1.02 km
Galleywall Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2019)
1.03 km
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
1.07 km
Albion Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
1.1 km
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Temple Grove 1.24 km
Kings Kids Christian School Good
(November 15, 2018)
1.26 km
Bacon's College 1.28 km
Compass School Southwark Good
(May 18, 2017)
1.35 km
City of London Academy (Southwark) Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.35 km
Redriff Primary School 1.36 km
Pilgrims' Way Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.38 km
Arnhem Wharf Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.4 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE8 5AT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Vapey cakes Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 8, 2020
81 m
Cafe quays Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2020
106 m
La chingada Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
106 m
Domino's pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 7, 2020
133 m
Greeting card shop Retailers - other Exempt
June 2, 2018
133 m
La cigale food hall Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
133 m
Ma po Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
October 28, 2021
133 m
Morley's fried chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
133 m
Plus-one oriental centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 5, 2017
133 m
Surdock chemist Retailers - other Exempt
July 13, 2018
133 m
Tea garden Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 10, 2019
133 m
Plush caribbean food Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 3, 2020
134 m
Caffe pistachio Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
177 m
Proper pizza london ltd t/a the pizza room london Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
177 m
Surrey docks Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
177 m
Babzen meze turkish restaurant Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 10, 2021
184 m
Bellucci Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 8, 2022
184 m
La casa del caffe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 7, 2021
184 m
Passage to india Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
184 m
Pizza hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
184 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE8 5AT - Data from Apr 2022

Bush Road (SE8) Bus Stop/Station 19 m
Lower Road Plough Way Bus Stop/Station 112 m
Lower Road Surrey Quays Stn Bus Stop/Station 152 m
John Silkin Lane Bus Stop/Station 162 m
Warndon Street Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 821 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 830 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 872 m
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 335 m
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 335 m
South Bermondsey Rail Station Rail 743 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 970 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 978 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 1.02 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 37.75 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 37.9 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 38.02 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE8 5AT - Data from Dec 2021

Greenland Dock Inland Water 577 m
Surrey Commercial Docks Inland Water 694 m
Canada Water Inland Water 701 m
South Dock Inland Water 726 m
Steelyard Cut Inland Water 735 m
Norway Dock Inland Water 820 m
Russia Dock Woodland Woodland Or Forest 892 m
Stave Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.18 km
Surrey Water Inland Water 1.32 km
Thames Link Inland Water 1.45 km
Redriff Wetland 1.46 km
Lavender Pond Inland Water 1.74 km
Redriff Wetland 1.78 km
Cuckold's Point Wetland 1.82 km
Millwall Outer Dock Inland Water 1.99 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE8 5AT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 100 Mbps 145.6 Mbps 500 Mbps
Upload 1.1 Mbps 1.1 Mbps 1.18 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 116.7 0
300+ Mbps 100% 500 0

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 191,355 kWh - mean 10,071 kWh : median 9,929 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 49,848 kWh - mean 2,624 kWh : median 2,436 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE8 5AT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.49098300
Longitude -0.04540900
OS Easting 535795
OS Northing 0178704
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7294
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: 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 E33035940
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southwark 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southwark 007E
Output Area / Small Area 3B1