Peckham sits in the London Borough of Southwark in south‑east London, centred on Rye Lane and the green slope of Peckham Rye with its park and bandstand. The ward combines dense Victorian terraces and council estates with pockets of newer development, and benefits from good transport links via Peckham Rye and Queens Road Peckham stations into central London.
Once an industrial and market area, Peckham has become known for a lively, multicultural street life and a growing creative scene - think independent shops, the car‑park arts hub Peckham Levels, the striking Peckham Library and a busy food and nightlife offer. That cultural revival sits alongside sharp social contrasts: ongoing regeneration and rising house prices have changed parts of the neighbourhood, while community organisations and long‑standing local networks remain important.
Postcode districts covering Peckham
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10 miles
- Islington 5 miles
- City of Westminster 4.6 miles
- Bexley 9.4 miles
- Sutton 9.5 miles
- Croydon 8.1 miles
- Slough 23.1 miles
- Harrow 13.9 miles
- Basildon 23.7 miles
- Watford 19.1 miles
- Woking 24.8 miles
- Harlow 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Old Kent Road Ward 0.5 miles
- St. Giles Ward 0.5 miles
- Rye Lane Ward 0.7 miles
- Faraday Ward 0.8 miles
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 0.9 miles
- Southwark Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Camberwell Green Ward 1 mile
- South Bermondsey Ward 1 mile
- New Cross Gate Ward 1.1 miles
- Champion Hill Ward 1.2 miles
- North Walworth Ward 1.2 miles
- Newington Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Peckham
SE15 6QD, SE15 5GN, SE15 6EX, SE15 5JT, SE15 6HR, SE15 6GD, SE15 5QH, SE15 6GF, SE15 6PW … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16.5 miles
- Peckham Rye Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Queens Road Peckham Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2.4 miles
Hotels near Peckham Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.7 miles
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 2.5 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.3 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 3 miles
- Hotel 41 5 3.4 miles
- One Aldwych 5 3.1 miles
- Raffles London at the Owo 5 3 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 2.2 miles
- The Savoy 5 3.1 miles
- London Bridge Hotel 4 2 miles
Schools in Peckham
- Angel Oak Academy Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park Primary
- St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tuke School Special
Local points of interest
- The Den Stadium 1.1 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.4 miles
- The Oval Stadium 1.9 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 1.9 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 2 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2 miles
- HMS Belfast Museum 2 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 2 miles
- London Harbour 2 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 2.2 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.2 miles
- Young Vic theatre Theatre 2.3 miles