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On Water Gardens Square, in Rotherhithe
What it's like at SE16 6RN: every home that has sold on Water Gardens Square 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
12 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 9 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Water Gardens Square; 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.
1 of the 197 homes on the street are owned by companies.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Canada Water, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 18.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Surrey Quays.
The nearest bus stop is Canada Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes C10, 188, 47, 381); 225 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 6 km away as the crow flies.
54% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Alfred Salter Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Redriff Primary, City of London Academy (0.5 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bacon's College, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 49.4 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (1.5 km) and Mulberry School for Girls (1.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (11.8 km) and Woodford County High School (12.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 250 m away; Shazans (within tesco) (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Albion Street Group Practice (400 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Box is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 2.0 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 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Mouse tail coffee stories is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Pacific tavern the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (66%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is King George's Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Canada Water Studios (200 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 8.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
64 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.
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%.
53 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 SE16 6RN →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 6.5 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 29 km.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 19% socially.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 66% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Northeastern University - London, 1.9 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Water Gardens Square in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 186 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 186 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 51.4% | 57.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 40.6% | 18.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 7.6% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 32 min
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