SE16 postcode area · Southwark
The SE16 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lewisham, Southwark. Area Scores range from 18 to 91 across them. Every full SE16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SE16 district: Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk scores 92 out of 100 (#567 of 6,856 nationally) while South Bermondsey East sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £365,000 in South Bermondsey East to £700,000 in Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk — a 1.9× gap within the SE16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Lewisham and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SE16 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler's Wharf and Queen's WalkSouthwark | 567 | 92 | £700,000 |
| RotherhitheSouthwark | 1,623 | 76 | £558,750 |
| Surrey QuaysSouthwark | 2,514 | 63 | £470,000 |
| Silwood & PepysLewisham | 3,960 | 42 | £400,000 |
| LadywellLewisham | 4,015 | 41 | £530,000 |
| London Bridge & Bermondsey WestSouthwark | 4,536 | 34 | £490,000 |
| New Cross GateLewisham | 4,618 | 33 | £462,500 |
| Bermondsey EastSouthwark | 4,659 | 32 | £436,000 |
| Canada WaterSouthwark | 4,721 | 31 | £480,000 |
| Peckham North WestSouthwark | 5,078 | 26 | £375,000 |
| South Bermondsey CentralSouthwark | 5,276 | 23 | £450,000 |
| Peckham Park RoadSouthwark | 5,345 | 22 | £457,050 |
| South Bermondsey WestSouthwark | 5,352 | 22 | £375,000 |
| New Cross & Deptford SouthLewisham | 5,503 | 20 | £377,500 |
| South Bermondsey EastSouthwark | 5,585 | 18 | £365,000 |
People living in SE16 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 29% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 29% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 33% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 44%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SE16
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE16 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SE16.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.