Peckham

Peckham
View from Cerise Road in Peckham with the City visible in the background, 2019
Peckham is located in Greater London
Peckham
Peckham
Location within Greater London
Population71,552 (Peckham, Peckham Rye, Nunhead, Livesey and The Lane wards 2011)
OS grid referenceTQ345765
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE15
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
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AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
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51°28′17″N 0°03′45″W / 51.4714°N 0.0625°W / 51.4714; -0.0625

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]

  1. ^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 February 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Peckham 2011 Census Ward (1237320209)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.