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SE16 - Canada Water
Local Authority:
Southwark Council
Web: www.southwark.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7525 5000
About the Area:
When the Jubilee Line extension opened in 1999 it brought a much needed boost to the local transport infrastructure. With the opening of the new Canada Water tube station, the area is now well connected to the rest of London with Canary Wharf just one stop away, Westminster less than 10 minutes and Bond Street around 15 minutes away by underground train.
Much of the area is going through a phase of development, with new homes, a new library, cafés and restaurants and outdoor leisure facilities being built around Canada Water lake; there are also plans to redevelop the shopping centre.
As with many of the other formerly industrial sites near the river, the housing stock in SE16 can be divided into two main categories. The first is the family housing, which is set back from the river and is located in the more central, inland parts of the postcode district. Some of this is period, however, because the area was badly damaged during the Second World War and because of the major redevelopment that took place in the last two decades of the twentieth century, very little of this survives. The second main type of housing around Canada Water and Rotherhithe is the modern apartment blocks along the river front, or the modern conversions of former wharfs. Both types are popular amongst young professionals working in neighbouring Canary Wharf or the city.
Transport:
SE16 has four underground tube stations, Bermondsey (Jubilee Line), Canada Water (Jubilee and East London Lines), Rotherhithe (East London Line) and Surrey Quays (East London Line). The East London Line is currently being extended and will form part of London’s new orbital London Overground Network.
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