| (1) | 1:50.7 | Tony Harris | (Mitcham AC) | Motspur Park | 25.06.1960 |
| (2) | 1:52.4 | Terry Naish | (Sutton & Cheam Harriers) | Motspur Park | 23.06.1961 |
| (3) | 1:52.5 | Roger Dollimore | (South London Harriers) | Motspur Park | 23.06.1962 |
| (4) | 1:53.0 | Bob Harvey | (Croydon Harriers) | Croydon | 2.07.1958 |
| (5) | 1:53.3 | Ted Caiger | (Hercules AC) | White City, London | 12.08.1955 |
| (6) | 1:53.6 | Geoff Biscoe | (Mitcham AC) | Redhill | 17.08.1963 |
| (7) | 1:53.7 | Graham Mountcastle | (Mitcham AC) | Brighton | 20.07.1968 |
| (8) | 1:53.9 | Richard Boyce | (Mitcham AC) | | 17.05.1958 |
| (9) | 1:54.0 | Fred Green | (Mitcham AC) | Wimbledon Park | 4.08.1965 |
| | 1:54.0 | John Greatrex | (South London Harriers) | | 8.07.1967 |
| (11) | 1:54.4 | Jeremy Pickles | (Croydon Harriers) | Oxford | 10.05.1965 |
| (12) | 1:54.6 | Alastair Sell | (Guildford & Godalming AC) | Redhill | 17.08.1963 |
| (13) | 1:54.8 | James Griffiths | (Surrey AC) | Welwyn | 7.07.1968 |
| (14) | 1:54.9 | Nick Lovatt | (Mitcham AC) | | 6.07.1965 |
| (15) | 1:55.0 | Tony Milner | (Walton AC) | | 17.09.1958 |
| | 1:55.0 | Eric Bradbrook | (Guildford & Godalming AC) | | 12.08.1967 |
| (17) | 1:55.1 | Gerry Vandelinde | (Herne Hill Harriers) | | 1.07.1967 |
| | 1:55.1 | Justin Dennison | (Walton AC) | Maidenhead | 29.07.1968 |
| (19) | 1:55.3 | Brian Hewson | (Mitcham AC) | Birmingham | 28.07.1951 |
| (20) | 1:55.5 | David White | (Herne Hill Harriers) | Wimbledon Park | 7.07.1962 |
| (21) | 1:55.6 | Brian Linke | (Sutton & Cheam Harriers) | Leyton | 18.09.1957 |
| | 1:55.6 | Anthony Blount | (Mitcham AC) | Motspur Park | 25.05.1963 |
| | 1:55.6 | Norman Morrison | (Croydon Harriers) | Croydon | 19.07.1967 |
| (24) | 1:55.7 | Alan Carr-Locke | (Croydon Harriers) | Motspur Park | 10.06.1967 |
| (25) | 1:55.8 | Paul Ellis | (Polytechnic Harriers) | | 25.07.1959 |
| (26) | 1:55.9 | Peter Milner | (Walton AC) | | 20.09.1958 |
| | 1:55.9 | Anthony Greatrex | (South London Harriers) | Barking | 7.09.1963 |
| (28) | 1:56.0 | Michael Gillett | (Mitcham AC) | | 19.06.1964 |
| (29) | 1:56.4 | David Cocks | (Belgrave Harriers) | | 1.08.1962 |
| (30) | 1:56.5 | H Heins | (Herne Hill Harriers) | | 18.05.1957 |
| | 1:56.5 | R Offer | (Wimbledon AC) | Motspur Park | 2.06.1962 |
| | 1:56.5 | Roger Graham | (Sutton & Cheam Harriers) | Motspur Park | 25.05.1963 |
| (33) | 1:56.6 | Jamie Avis | (Deptford Park AC) | | 30.08.1958 |
| | 1:56.6 | Mike Varah | (Hercules AC) | | 18.09.1963 |
| | 1:56.6 | John Rix | (South London Harriers) | Croydon | 24.08.1966 |
| (36) | 1:56.7 | John Strachan | (Hercules AC) | | 13.07.1959 |
| | 1:56.7 | David Prior | (Metropolitan Police AC) | | 25.07.1961 |
| | 1:56.7 | Roy Sandford | (Wandsworth School) | Motspur Park | 30.05.1964 |
| (39) | 1:56.8 | Bob Setti | (Herne Hill Harriers) | Leyton | 18.09.1957 |
| | 1:56.8 | Phil Thomas | (Herne Hill Harriers) | Motspur Park | 21.05.1966 |
| (41) | 1:56.9 | J Garcia | (Mitcham AC) | Motspur Park | 2.06.1962 |
| | 1:56.9 | A Garcia | (Mitcham AC) | Hurlingham | 7.09.1963 |
| (43) | 1:57.0 | John Rathbone | (Surrey Beagles AC) | | 28.07.1962 |
| (44) | 1:57.1 | Ron Martin | (Walton AC) | Motspur Park | 8.06.1968 |
| (45) | 1:57.2 | P M Collins | (South London Harriers) | | 19.09.1956 |
| (46) | 1:57.4 | Clive Elsom | (Croydon Harriers) | Hurlingham | 6.08.1960 |
| | 1:57.4 | J Matthews | (Guildford & Godalming AC) | | 2.07.1962 |
| | 1:57.4 | Colin Church | (Walton AC) | Wimbledon Park | 5.09.1964 |
| (49) | 1:57.5 | K Hylands | (Wandsworth Sch) | Motspur Park | 21.05.1966 |
| | 1:57.5 | D Mitchell | (Surrey AC) | Motspur Park | 21.05.1966 |
50 athletes with performances of 1:57.50 or better. |
| Other marks |
| | 1:56.3m | Mike Fleet | (Croydon Harriers) | | 19.06.1957 |
