Borough & Bankside · Southwark · Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency · 51.50290, -0.09239

SE1 1BL— Borough & Bankside, Southwark

Location and area intelligence for SE1 1BL, Borough & Bankside, Southwark

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 7/100Transport 71/100Yield 3.64%
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Area score
62
Safety
7
Schools
90
Transport
71
Environment
58
Investment
68

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Location

SE1 1BL

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.9% vs London avg
vs London crime+641.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for SE1 1BL

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Not yet inspected · 1 min walk

KS2: 106.6

★★

Secondary

Haberdashers' Borough Academy

Good · Inspected Mar 2024 · 5 min walk

P8: -0.23A8: 48.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 18 min walk

5 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

481.7 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 293.1%

+342% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other34%
Theft21%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Burglary6%
Robbery6%
Drug offences4%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

8.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

94

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

8

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 810m

Crime is +641% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner South East London

Shared room£650/mo
1 bedroom£1296/mo
2 bedrooms£1550/mo
3 bedrooms£1950/mo
4 bedrooms£2625/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,718
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 82% of London
Borough Underground StationNorthern line
2.4 min walk
London Bridge→ London Bridge
0 min

Nearby stations

Borough Underground StationNorthern
3 min walk
London Bridge Underground StationNorthern · Jubilee
5 min walk
London BridgeNational Rail
6 min walk
Southwark Underground StationJubilee
11 min walk
Cannon Street Underground StationCircle · District
12 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

77

Walkability score

765

Footpaths (500m)

31

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★7 min
Victoria32 min ↓
Waterloo19 min ↓
Canary Wharf28 min ↓
City16 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

14

Car parks (800m)

10

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)478
Nearest car park318m
Santander docks (800m)31
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Snowsfields car park478 spaces· yes
399m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G96%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³
Better than 81% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB8% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 8.0 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Low

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

URGENT CARE CENTRE

UCC GUYS HOSPITAL, GREAT MAZE POND, SE1 9RT

5 min walk

16

GPs within 1km

8

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalGuy's Hospital · 388 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

118

Parks (1km)

141

Restaurants (800m)

51

Cafes (800m)

32

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

16

Gyms (1km)

21

Sports (1km)

17

Convenience

Nearest supermarketTaste Croatia · 297 m
1 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

32

Late-night venues

A
1,537 licensed premises in borough1,034 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

3

Cinemas (2km)

485m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local15 m
The Whisky Exchange85 m
Tesco Express97 m
Prezzemolo & Vitale137 m

Nearby cafes

Costa46 m
Caffè Nero82 m
Crol & Co93 m
Nelson's110 m

Nearby restaurants

Pret A Manger46 m
Subway76 m
Shrigleys Moroccan Cafe117 m
Tas Restaurant123 m

Nearby pubs

Roxy Bar and Screen22 m
Belushi's London Bridge42 m
The Blue Maid49 m
King's Arms102 m

Nearby gyms

Marlborough Sports Garden44 m
King’s Sport & Wellness London Bridge98 m
3Tribes Borough: Hot Yoga, Barre & Fitness Studio179 m
PureGym255 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots949 m

Nearby health

Passport Health London Bridge Travel Clinic91 m
London Sperm Bank343 m
London Women's Clinic345 m
London Egg Bank347 m
Food hygiene (5-star)81% of 489

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
8
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
5
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
444

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

APSCO UK SERVICES LIMITED
GALBRAITH HOLDINGS LIMITED
GALBRAITH'S EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST LIMITED
GALBRAITH'S FINANCIAL LTD
IFCHOR GALBRAITHS UK LIMITED

+3 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

68

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,820London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.6% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score50/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition444

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+7.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

67.7

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score49/100
Bakerloo Extension route953m
Crossrail 2 route3,336m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,656 nationally

1,999

Est. population

7,270/km²

71%

Employed

65%

Degree educated

£47,400

Median income

6.3%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

27

Community stability

Age profile

43%
21%
16%
Under 1813%
18–3443%
35–4921%
50–6416%
65+7%

Tenure

13%
46%
31%
Own outright8%
Own (mortgage)13%
Private rent46%
Social rent31%
Shared ownership2%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

39%
24%
15%
White British39%
White Other25%
Asian12%
Black15%
Mixed6%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional58%
Routine / semi-routine9%
No car household76%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications9%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent47%
Social rent31%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.9%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
135
Live planning apps (800m)
16
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
7
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
14
Planning apps (3 years)
34
Local approval rate
79%
Borough approval rate
89%
Opportunity area
London Bridge/Bankside
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn
Est. completion
2035

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
163
Largest scheme
573 homes · Tabard Square bounded by, Tabard Square bounded by, Long Lane, Tabard Street, Sterry Street, Southall Place, SE1 4AU
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Tabard Square bounded by, Tabard Square bounded by, Long Lane, Tabard Street, Sterry Street, Southall Place, SE1 4AU573 homes
completed
SITE ON NORTH SIDE OF, SITE ON NORTH SIDE OF, GLOBE STREET, COLE STREET, GREAT DOVER STREET, SE1133 homes
completed
LAND AT FORMER POST OFFICE SORTING DEPOT, 239-271, LAND AT FORMER POST OFFICE SORTING DEPOT, 239-271, BOROUGH HIGH STREET, SWAN STREET, SE1106 homes
completed
BRANDON HOUSE, 180, BRANDON HOUSE, 180, BOROUGH HIGH STREET, MARSHALSEA ROAD, SE1 1LW97 homes
completed
DOUGLAS BUILDINGS, BOUNDED BY, DOUGLAS BUILDINGS, BOUNDED BY, LANT STREET, SANCTUARY STREET, WELLER STREET, SE194 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Lib Dems
Ward majority vote
14.2%
Ward turnout
100%
Election year
2026
MP
Neil Coyle (Labour)
MP majority
7,787
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Councillors

Victor Max Mark ChamberlainLib Dems
Hellen BenavidesLib Dems
David WatsonLib Dems

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Key facts for SE1 1BL

Full postcodeSE1 1BL
Postcode districtSE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Southwark
WardBorough & Bankside
Latitude51.502899
Longitude-0.092391
Parliamentary constituencyBermondsey and Old Southwark
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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