High deprivation
IMD England
Among the highest · 36.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SE1 7BJ
Postcode
SE1 7BJ
Coordinates
51.4969, -0.1121
Grid reference
TQ311792
Easting
531,145
Northing
179,235
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFVWQ+P5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lambeth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lambeth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8115
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8115 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE1 7BJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE1 7BJ
Counts are for Waterloo & South Bank electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
73
YoY +7%
1027242
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
79
YoY +49%
936332
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY -31%
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.35.0%
Other White17.0%
African9.8%
Caribbean8.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.5%
+ 11 other groups · 24.3%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion33.1%
Not answered7.7%
Muslim7.4%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6420.1%
25–3417.4%
20–249.9%
65–748.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Other23.2%
Any member 66+15.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council AreaVauxhall and Camberwell Green E14001559
Constituency
E14001559Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Constituency code
E14001559
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 036B E01003014
E01003014MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 036 E02006801
E02006801LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 036B E01003014
E01003014MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 036 E02006801
E02006801Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentDecember 1999 — Introduced
Postcode SE1 7BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8115
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003014 and MSOA E02006801 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE1 7BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE1 7BJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 68%
Attainment 8
54.6
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 18–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
79%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 19–99
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11
SecondaryStateOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 43%
Progress 8
+0.32
SecondaryStateOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 54%
Attainment 8
42.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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