The Old Kent Road ward sits in the east of the London borough of Southwark, following a stretch of the ancient Roman route out of London towards Canterbury and Dover. Historically a corridor of coaching inns, markets and later factories, the road still shows its working‑class past in Victorian terraces, light industrial yards and the odd surviving landmark - it was even immortalised as one of the original properties on the Monopoly board.
Today the ward is a densely populated, multicultural part of inner London with social housing, independent shops and pockets of small industry, and it is the focus of a major regeneration masterplan promising new homes, retail and improved transport links including the proposed Bakerloo line extension. That mix of long‑standing communities and fresh investment makes the area economically dynamic but also the subject of lively local debate about gentrification and the future character of places between Elephant and Castle and Bermondsey.
Postcode districts covering Old Kent Road
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10 miles16.1 km
- Islington 4.8 miles7.7 km
- City of Westminster 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Bexley 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Sutton 10 miles16.1 km
- Croydon 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Slough 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Harrow 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Basildon 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Watford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Harlow 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Grays 17.2 miles27.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Peckham Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- South Bermondsey Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- New Cross Gate Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Faraday Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- St. Giles Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- North Bermondsey Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Rye Lane Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- North Walworth Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Southwark Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Evelyn Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
Example postcodes in Old Kent Road
SE15 6UZ, SE16 3BE, SE15 6NU, SE15 6TR, SE15 1BJ, SE15 6DA, SE15 6RF, SE15 1RJ, SE15 6NJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.4 miles8.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.9 miles27.1 km
- South Bermondsey Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Queens Road Peckham Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2.3 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Old Kent Road Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Batty Langley's 5 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hotel 41 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.3 miles5.3 km
- One Aldwych 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5 1.7 miles2.8 km
- London Bridge Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
Schools in Old Kent Road
- Bird In Bush School Primary
- Haymerle School Special
- Ilderton Primary School Primary
- John Keats Primary School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primary
- St Francis RC Primary School Primary
- Treasure House (London) CIC Independent - special
Local points of interest
- The Den Stadium 0.7 miles1 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.2 miles2 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 1.8 miles2.9 km
- St Olave's Church Historic site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- London Harbour 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles3 km
- Imperial War Museum Museum 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Oval Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Brit Oval Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Globe Theatre Theatre 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tate Modern Museum 2.2 miles3.6 km