Surrey Docks is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark, sitting on the Rotherhithe peninsula and centred around the legacy of the old Surrey Commercial Docks. The area is now dominated by the rebuilt waterfront at Canada Water and the Surrey Quays developments, with good transport links via Canada Water station to the Jubilee line and the London Overground, making it well connected to central London and the wider Docklands.
Historically a working-docks neighbourhood, the ward still retains reminders of that past in features such as Greenland Dock and the Russia Dock woodland, which provide surprising pockets of wildlife, watersports and riverside walks. It’s a socially mixed area with a combination of council estates, newer private flats and retail hubs; decades of regeneration have brought new jobs and amenities while also changing the local character, so debates about gentrification and community identity remain part of everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Surrey Docks
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.4 miles
- Islington 4.4 miles
- City of Westminster 5.4 miles
- Bexley 8.3 miles
- Sutton 11.6 miles
- Croydon 9.8 miles
- Slough 24.3 miles
- Harrow 14.3 miles
- Basildon 22 miles
- Watford 19.3 miles
- Harlow 19.6 miles
- Grays 16.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rotherhithe Ward 0.4 miles
- Limehouse Ward 0.7 miles
- Canary Wharf Ward 0.8 miles
- Evelyn Ward 0.9 miles
- Shadwell Ward 1 mile
- St. Katharine's & Wapping Ward 1 mile
- Tower Hamlets Built-up area 1 mile
- North Bermondsey Ward 1.1 miles
- Stepney Green Ward 1.2 miles
- New Cross Gate Ward 1.3 miles
- St. Dunstan's Ward 1.3 miles
- Island Gardens Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Surrey Docks
SE16 7QA, SE16 7LW, SE16 5RG, SE16 5HG, SE16 7UP, SE16 7ES, SE16 7PS, SE16 5LH, SE16 5PR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 18 miles
- Rotherhithe Rail Station 0.5 miles
- Surrey Quays Rail Station 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3 miles
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Schools in Surrey Docks
- Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy Primary
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Den Stadium 1.1 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles
- Cutty Sark Museum 1.8 miles
- HMS Belfast Museum 1.8 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.9 miles
- The O2 Stadium 1.9 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2 miles
- London Harbour 2 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 2 miles
- National Maritime Museum Museum 2 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 2 miles