Newington sits in the heart of Southwark just south of the River Thames, occupying the busy corridor between Waterloo and London Bridge. The area includes parts of Elephant and Castle and edges towards the Old Kent Road, so its streets are a mix of Victorian terraces, post‑war estates and recent high‑rise regeneration clustered around major transport hubs.
Historically grown up around 19th‑century rail and road links, the neighbourhood now combines long‑standing multicultural communities, students from London South Bank University and new residents attracted by redevelopment. Local life is eclectic - independent shops, markets and community groups sit alongside large regeneration projects and easy access to destinations such as Borough Market, giving the place a lively, often contested blend of old and new.
Postcode districts covering Newington
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.7 miles14 km
- Islington 4.3 miles6.9 km
- City of Westminster 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Bexley 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sutton 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Croydon 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Slough 21.8 miles35 km
- Harrow 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Basildon 24.8 miles40 km
- Watford 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Woking 24 miles38.6 km
- Harlow 21.5 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Kennington Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- North Walworth Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Camberwell Green Ward 0.7 miles1 km
- Faraday Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Myatt's Fields Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- St. George's Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Oval Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Vauxhall Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Chaucer Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- St. Giles Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stockwell East Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Waterloo & South Bank Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Example postcodes in Newington
SE11 9DR, SE11 4AY, SE17 3JZ, SE17 3JF, SE17 3BW, SE5 0SX, SE17 3RU, SE17 3HP, SE17 3AG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.9 miles11.1 km
- London Heathrow Airport 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Elephant & Castle Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Vauxhall Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.3 miles2.1 km
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Schools in Newington
- Crampton Primary Primary
- Keyworth Primary School Primary
- St John the Divine C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Oval Stadium 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Brit Oval Stadium 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Imperial War Museum Museum 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Tate Britain Museum 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Old Vic Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles2 km
- Young Vic theatre Theatre 1.3 miles2 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.3 miles2.1 km
- London Dungeon Museum 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Westminster Hall Historic site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- IMAX Cinema Theatre 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Tate Modern Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- British Film Institute (BFI) Theatre 1.6 miles2.6 km