Peckham | |
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View from Cerise Road in Peckham with the City visible in the background, 2019 | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 71,552 (Peckham, Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Livesey and The Lane wards 2011) |
OS grid reference | TQ345765 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SE15 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Peckham (/ˈpɛkəm/ PEK-əm) is a district in south-east London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross.[1] At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720.[2]