# SE12 8BL: area report for a postcode in Greenwich

SE12 8BL is a postcode in Greenwich.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Greenwich. Open the map at SE12 8BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) › [SE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12) › [SE12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 55% on July. Greenwich 034D: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **Lee (London), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **1 of 35 properties in SE12 8BL at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Greenwich 034D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **£462,589 average price**: For the whole of Greenwich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE12 8BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **Low road and rail noise at SE12 8BL**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey Manor College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-manor-college-e130856) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Colfe's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colfes-school-e100202) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Riverston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverston-school-e100200) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harris Academy Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-greenwich-e138449) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ealdham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ealdham-primary-school-e100120) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Oak School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-oak-school-e100204) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [Horn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horn-park-primary-school-e143598) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wize Up](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wize-up-e136092) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £532,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £720,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £752,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ELTHAM PHARMACY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Clifton Lee Esso Express (150 m, Tesco); Co-op Westhorne Avenue (900 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £462,589** (July 2026). Greenwich’s average house price was £462,589 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,274** (2025). Full-time workers living in Greenwich earned a median of £45,274 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Greenwich costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.5** (2025). Greenwich has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 98th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Greenwich 034D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Greenwich 034D has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,618** (2021). Greenwich 034D had 1,618 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,222nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Greenwich 034D, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.7%** (August 2026). In Greenwich 034D, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SE12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £462,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE12 was £462,500 in 2025. Joint 386th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,319** (2021). SE12 had 28,319 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,008th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in SE12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In SE12, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)
- Centre: 51.4519, 0.0288

Council: [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Eltham and Chislehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eltham-and-chislehurst): Clive Efford (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0288,51.4519,SE128BL

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