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Blackheath West

Middle area

North east Lewisham. 8,068 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blackheath West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£460,000
1,275th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,063
3,447th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blackheath West compares

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Median sale price37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from £325,000 to £713,500. The middle area is £468,750. Blackheath West is £460,000.
£460,00017th lowest
Population37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 5,766 to 12,606. The middle area is 8,134. Blackheath West is 8,063.
8,06317th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage37 middle areas, Lewisham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 69.5% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.2%. Blackheath West is 83.6%.
83.6%7th lowest
Claimant rate37 middle areas, Lewisham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 4.1% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.5%. Blackheath West is 6.0%.
6.0%joint 11th lowest

Figures for the whole of Lewisham

These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Blackheath West alone. See Lewisham

Average house price
£488,658
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,702
43rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.7×
39th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blackheath West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Blackheath West was £460,000 in 2025.

Blackheath West had 8,063 usual residents at the census.

In Blackheath West, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackheath West, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.