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Hello, welcome to Southwark Popular tasks Make a payment Get a parking permit Check your bin day View our job vacancies Pay Council Tax Pay your rent View planning applications Report a noise issue Your community News Celebrations in Peckham as new playground opens on Bells Gardens Estate Local residents, families and councillors celebrated the opening of a new state of the art playground on the Bells Gardens Estate in Peckham on Thursday 14 August 2025. News Southwark Council launches new night-time patrol service to boost community safety Southwark Council has launched a new Night Time Uniformed Patrol Service (NTUPS) to improve safety and provide reassurance for residents, businesses and visitors after dark. Our services About the council Contact us. Voting and elections. Jobs and careers. Council plans, objectives and strategies. Adult social care Support for adults needing help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, and their carers. Report a safety concern about an adult. Benefits and support How to claim benefits, who to contact if you need financial help and where to get further advice. Business and licences Includes business rates, trading standards, health and safety and employing people. Doing business with us. Children, young people and families Parenting and childcare, early help and children’s social care. Report a child at risk. Adoption, fostering and special guardians. Community engagement Consultations, community involvement, have your say, volunteering, funding, community forums and community right to bid. Council Tax Find out about Council Tax bands, payments, refunds, getting money off. Changes you must report, like moving home. Culture and sport Information about parks, open spaces, leisure and sport centres. Libraries, archives and heritage. Local events and culture. Leisure projects. Maps of Southwark. Housing Report a repair, pay rent, get housing advice, emergency support or homelessness help. Find properties for sale or rent. Life events Register a birth or death. Plan a burial or cremation. Weddings and civil partnerships. Citizenship ceremonies. Historical certificates. Parking, streets and transport Parking including permits. Street care. Report neighbourhood problems like litter. Public toilets. Planning, environment and building control The current and future development of Southwark. Public health and safety Health and wellbeing. Community safety. Report a noise issue or antisocial behaviour. Dog control and welfare. Pest control. Schools and education Nurseries, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, higher education and adult learning. Waste and recycling Check bin day. What to do with different types of waste. Book a collection. Report a missed collection. Southwark Reuse and Recycle Centre (the tip). What's happening Check what's on in different areas of Southwark. Event neighbourhood Bankside Bermondsey Borough Camberwell Denmark Hill Dulwich Elephant and Castle Nunhead Peckham Rotherhithe Surrey Quays Walworth East Dulwich Browse all events Climate emergency The climate emergency will have a direct effect on all the residents of Southwark. We're doing our part by aiming to become carbon neutral 2030. Find out more about what we're doing
News Celebrations in Peckham as new playground opens on Bells Gardens Estate Local residents, families and councillors celebrated the opening of a new state of the art playground on the Bells Gardens Estate in Peckham on Thursday 14 August 2025.
News Southwark Council launches new night-time patrol service to boost community safety Southwark Council has launched a new Night Time Uniformed Patrol Service (NTUPS) to improve safety and provide reassurance for residents, businesses and visitors after dark.
About the council Contact us. Voting and elections. Jobs and careers. Council plans, objectives and strategies.
Adult social care Support for adults needing help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, and their carers. Report a safety concern about an adult.
Benefits and support How to claim benefits, who to contact if you need financial help and where to get further advice.
Business and licences Includes business rates, trading standards, health and safety and employing people. Doing business with us.
Children, young people and families Parenting and childcare, early help and children’s social care. Report a child at risk. Adoption, fostering and special guardians.
Community engagement Consultations, community involvement, have your say, volunteering, funding, community forums and community right to bid.
Council Tax Find out about Council Tax bands, payments, refunds, getting money off. Changes you must report, like moving home.
Culture and sport Information about parks, open spaces, leisure and sport centres. Libraries, archives and heritage. Local events and culture. Leisure projects. Maps of Southwark.
Housing Report a repair, pay rent, get housing advice, emergency support or homelessness help. Find properties for sale or rent.
Life events Register a birth or death. Plan a burial or cremation. Weddings and civil partnerships. Citizenship ceremonies. Historical certificates.
Parking, streets and transport Parking including permits. Street care. Report neighbourhood problems like litter. Public toilets.
Public health and safety Health and wellbeing. Community safety. Report a noise issue or antisocial behaviour. Dog control and welfare. Pest control.
Schools and education Nurseries, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, higher education and adult learning.
Waste and recycling Check bin day. What to do with different types of waste. Book a collection. Report a missed collection. Southwark Reuse and Recycle Centre (the tip).