North Bermondsey is a residential and riverside ward in the London Borough of Southwark, sitting north of the old Bermondsey docks and close to the River Thames. It contains a mix of converted warehouses and modern apartment blocks along the river, pockets of older council housing and light industrial estates, and benefits from good links such as Bermondsey tube station and easy access to the City.
The area mirrors Bermondsey’s shift from industrial past - leather-working and dockside commerce - to contemporary regeneration, with riverside eateries and boutiques in Shad Thames, independent galleries and shops on Bermondsey Street and the nearby Maltby Street Market. Local green spaces such as Bermondsey Spa Gardens and surviving Victorian and Georgian streetscape give the ward a distinctive character, where long-standing community life sits alongside rising housing pressures and new development.
Postcode districts covering North Bermondsey
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Islington 3.9 miles6.3 km
- City of Westminster 4.4 miles7 km
- Bexley 9.3 miles15 km
- Sutton 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Croydon 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Slough 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Harrow 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Basildon 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Watford 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Harlow 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Grays 17.2 miles27.7 km
Neighbouring places
- South Bermondsey Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- St. Katharine's & Wapping Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Rotherhithe Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Old Kent Road Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Surrey Docks Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Tower Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Chaucer Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Whitechapel Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Billingsgate Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Shadwell Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Faraday Ward 1.2 miles2 km
Example postcodes in North Bermondsey
SE16 4UP, SE16 4DA, SE16 4UB, SE1 2LA, SE16 4DW, SE16 4PX, SE1 2BQ, SE1 2NB, SE16 2AR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.2 miles8.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Rotherhithe Rail Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Wapping Rail Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near North Bermondsey Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Batty Langley's 5 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 1 mile1.7 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5 1.1 miles1.7 km
- London Bridge Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hotel 41 5 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Rookery 5 2.3 miles3.7 km
- One Aldwych 5 2.5 miles4.1 km
Schools in North Bermondsey
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Southwark Park Primary School Primary
- St James' C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 0.9 miles1.4 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 1 mile1.5 km
- The Den Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 1 mile1.7 km
- London Harbour 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St Olave's Church Historic site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Globe Theatre Theatre 1.5 miles2.5 km
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 1.6 miles2.5 km
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tate Modern Museum 1.6 miles2.6 km