Postcode SE8 5DJ (Southwark)

Map showing SE8 5DJ and nearby postcodes

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

SE8 5DJ 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 5DJ as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to SE8 5DJ is Bestwood Street which is centered 75 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lower Road Plough Way and is 67 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 901 m away at Canada Water Underground Station The closest railway station is Surrey Quays Rail Station, 440 m away.

The closest primary school to SE8 5DJ (for ages 11 and under) is Sir Francis Drake Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 13, 2022.

The nearest takeaway food is available from Vapey cakes and is 145 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 10.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 2.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 83% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 83% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 13.2% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 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 SE8 5DJ 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 5DJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Bestwood Street 75 m
Bush Road 110 m
Trundley's Terrace 115 m
Chilton Grove 143 m
Croft Street 189 m
Trident Street 189 m
John Silkin Lane 194 m
Acacia Close 199 m
Oldfield Grove 219 m
Woodcroft Mews 247 m
Carolean Crescent 252 m
Greenland Quay 258 m
Cope Street 276 m
Bailey Street 277 m
Mayflower Close 278 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE8 5DJ

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 5DJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Marathon Science School Good
(January 17, 2019)
117 m
Sir Francis Drake Primary School Good
(January 13, 2022)
447 m
Rotherhithe Primary School Good
(June 20, 2018)
450 m
Deptford Park Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
460 m
Cavendish School Outstanding
(May 3, 2018)
523 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2012)
828 m
Ilderton Primary School Outstanding
(June 18, 2015)
929 m
Alfred Salter Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
989 m
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
1.08 km
Galleywall Primary School Outstanding
(May 15, 2019)
1.15 km
Southwark Park Primary School Good
(June 19, 2018)
1.16 km
Albion Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
1.19 km
Kings Kids Christian School Good
(November 15, 2018)
1.19 km
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Temple Grove 1.25 km
Arnhem Wharf Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.29 km
Bacon's College 1.3 km
Redriff Primary School 1.34 km
St Edmund's Catholic School Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.35 km
Pilgrims' Way Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.43 km
Grinling Gibbons Primary School Good
(May 17, 2017)
1.44 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Vapey cakes Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 8, 2020
145 m
The rj4all rotherhithe community centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 28, 2021
146 m
Babzen meze turkish restaurant Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 10, 2021
165 m
Bellucci Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 8, 2022
165 m
La casa del caffe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 7, 2021
165 m
Passage to india Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
165 m
Pizza hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
165 m
Plough way supermarket Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 8, 2019
165 m
Cafe quays Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2020
199 m
La chingada Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
199 m
Domino's pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 7, 2020
224 m
Greeting card shop Retailers - other Exempt
June 2, 2018
224 m
La cigale food hall Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
224 m
Ma po Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
October 28, 2021
224 m
Morley's fried chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
224 m
Plus-one oriental centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 5, 2017
224 m
Surdock chemist Retailers - other Exempt
July 13, 2018
224 m
Tea garden Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 10, 2019
224 m
Caffe pistachio Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
254 m
Proper pizza london ltd t/a the pizza room london Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
254 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Lower Road Plough Way Bus Stop/Station 67 m
Bush Road (SE8) Bus Stop/Station 121 m
John Silkin Lane Bus Stop/Station 148 m
Bestwood Street Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Bestwood Street Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 901 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 912 m
Canada Water Underground Station Metro/Tram 954 m
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 440 m
Surrey Quays Rail Station Rail 444 m
South Bermondsey Rail Station Rail 854 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 869 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 878 m
Greenland Surrey Quays Pier Ferry 921 m
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 5DJ - Data from Dec 2021

Greenland Dock Inland Water 520 m
South Dock Inland Water 624 m
Surrey Commercial Docks Inland Water 624 m
Steelyard Cut Inland Water 645 m
Norway Dock Inland Water 767 m
Canada Water Inland Water 775 m
Russia Dock Woodland Woodland Or Forest 869 m
Stave Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.18 km
Surrey Water Inland Water 1.36 km
Redriff Wetland 1.41 km
Thames Link Inland Water 1.5 km
Lavender Pond Inland Water 1.73 km
Cuckold's Point Wetland 1.79 km
Redriff Wetland 1.81 km
Millwall Outer Dock Inland Water 1.87 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 6 Mbps 10.9 Mbps 66.04 Mbps
Upload 1 Mbps 2.7 Mbps 18.19 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.2 0.9
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 13.2% 20 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 47 15
300+ Mbps 83% - -

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 592,353 kWh - mean 16,010 kWh : median 13,359 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

46 meters consuming 239,226 kWh - mean 5,201 kWh : median 4,143 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE8 5DJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.49071000
Longitude -0.04350800
OS Easting 535926
OS Northing 0178677
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: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: New EU tech 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 3D1