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 miles
- Islington 4.3 miles
- City of Westminster 3.3 miles
- Bexley 10.7 miles
- Sutton 9.4 miles
- Croydon 8.6 miles
- Slough 21.8 miles
- Harrow 12.5 miles
- Basildon 24.8 miles
- Watford 17.8 miles
- Woking 24 miles
- Harlow 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kennington Ward 0.4 miles
- North Walworth Ward 0.6 miles
- Camberwell Green Ward 0.7 miles
- Faraday Ward 0.7 miles
- Myatt's Fields Ward 0.7 miles
- St. George's Ward 0.8 miles
- Oval Ward 0.8 miles
- Vauxhall Ward 0.9 miles
- Chaucer Ward 1 mile
- St. Giles Ward 1.1 miles
- Stockwell East Ward 1.2 miles
- Waterloo & South Bank Ward 1.2 miles
Example postcodes in Newington
SE17 3JL, SE17 9BF, SE17 3AA, SE17 3RZ, SE17 3BT, SE17 3TT, SE17 3UX, SE17 9FP, SE17 3HN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.3 miles
- Elephant & Castle Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Vauxhall Station 0.9 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.3 miles
Hotels in Newington Ad
- Eurotraveller Hotel- Express (Elephant & Castle) 3
- Cricketers Hostel
- Brit Hotels Elephant Castle 3
- Safestay London Elephant and Castle 4
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 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 0.6 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 0.8 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 1.1 miles
- Old Vic Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles
- Young Vic theatre Theatre 1.3 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.3 miles
- London Dungeon Museum 1.4 miles
- Westminster Hall Historic site 1.4 miles
- IMAX Cinema Theatre 1.5 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 1.6 miles
- British Film Institute (BFI) Theatre 1.6 miles