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 miles16.8 km
- Islington 4.4 miles7.1 km
- City of Westminster 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Bexley 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Sutton 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Croydon 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Slough 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Harrow 14.3 miles23 km
- Basildon 22 miles35.4 km
- Watford 19.3 miles31 km
- Harlow 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Grays 16.2 miles26 km
Neighbouring places
- Rotherhithe Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Limehouse Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Canary Wharf Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Evelyn Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Shadwell Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- St. Katharine's & Wapping Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Tower Hamlets Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- North Bermondsey Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stepney Green Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- New Cross Gate Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- St. Dunstan's Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Island Gardens Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
Example postcodes in Surrey Docks
SE16 7RN, SE16 7AF, SE16 5LQ, SE16 5ST, SE16 6QJ, SE16 7QA, SE16 5SJ, SE16 5AE, SE16 5FS … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.1 miles6.6 km
- London Heathrow Airport 18 miles29 km
- Rotherhithe Rail Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Surrey Quays Rail Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Surrey Docks Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Batty Langley's 5 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Rookery 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5 2.1 miles3.3 km
- London Bridge Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Redchurch Townhouse 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 4 miles6.4 km
- One Aldwych 5 3.5 miles5.6 km
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 miles1.7 km
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Cutty Sark Museum 1.8 miles2.8 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 1.8 miles3 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.9 miles3 km
- The O2 Stadium 1.9 miles3 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2 miles3.2 km
- London Harbour 2 miles3.2 km
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 2 miles3.2 km
- National Maritime Museum Museum 2 miles3.2 km
- St Olave's Church Historic site 2 miles3.3 km