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London Bridge & Bermondsey West
What it's like at SE1 4RP: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Borough Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km). The nearest rail station is London Bridge, 1.1 km away, with 54.7m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Grange Road /Caledonian Market, 100 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 42); 244 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
70% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Grange Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Boutcher Church of England Primary School (0.4 km), with 9 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 52.7 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Globe Academy (0.7 km) and City of London Academy (Southwark) (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (12.2 km) and Bexley Grammar School (13.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 150 m away; Kaycee (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bermondsey & Landowne Medical Mission (250 m), with Harfleur Chemist the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Fab Nails & Spa is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Guy's Hospital, 1.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 54 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
O.b.c youth club is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The george the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 246 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
66 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 8-11 and Attached Railings to Number 11 | II | 110 m |
| Manzes Eel, Pie and Mash Shop | II | 120 m |
| 9, Grange Walk | II | 180 m |
| 15, Grange Walk | II | 180 m |
| 10 and 11, Grange Walk | II | 180 m |
| 5, 6 and 7, Grange Walk | II | 180 m |
| 8, Grange Walk | II | 180 m |
| Numbers 2-5 and Attached Railings | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency: Neil Coyle MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,787 (20.7%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Liberal Democrat 24%, Green Party 12%, Reform UK 9%.
59 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SE1 4RP →
There are 18 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (95%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 433 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bricklayers Arms Roundabout, 300 m away; for exercise, Oca London (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 6.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 24.0 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 9.1 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 31% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 52% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 18% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Northeastern University - London, 1.4 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 56.1% | 57.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 23.4% | 18.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 17.5% | 22.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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