Selective licensing · London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark Designations for Areas for Selective Licensing 2022 (Designations 3 and 4)
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 1 November 2023 — 31 October 2028
- Designated
- 6 December 2022
- Fee
- Fee paid in two parts: part A £661.50 on application, part B £283.50 on approval, total £945 (unchanged by the 1 April 2026 fee revision). 50% part B discount for Gold Standard Charter landlords (part B waived entirely if also in the finders' fee scheme); 50% discount on both parts for registered charities providing affordable or specially adapted housing. Invoice surcharge £60.50; paper application surcharge £179.70.
- Applies to
- Any house let or occupied under a tenancy or licence in the designated wards, unless licensable under mandatory or additional HMO licensing, let by a registered social landlord, subject to a management order or temporary exemption, or otherwise exempt (SI 370/2006). Designation 3 wards: North Walworth, Nunhead & Queen's Road, Old Kent Road, Peckham. Designation 4 wards: Camberwell Green, Chaucer, Dulwich Hill, Dulwich Wood, London Bridge & West Bermondsey, Peckham Rye, Rotherhithe, Rye Lane, South Bermondsey, Surrey Docks.
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (May 2018 ward boundaries (Southwark wards unchanged since May 2018; ONS Dec 2022 dataset carries the same E05011xxx wards)):
- E05011107
- E05011108
- E05011109
- E05011110
- E05011096
- E05011098
- E05011099
- E05011101
- E05011104
- E05011111
- E05011112
- E05011113
- E05011116
- E05011117
London Borough of Southwark also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes in the designated area regardless of size — single lets included. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to 12 months’ rent, and no valid possession notice until the position is fixed.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result — schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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