# SE12 8RU: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE12 8RU is a postcode in Lewisham.

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 Lewisham. Open the map at SE12 8RU for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **93 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Lewisham 009C: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **Lee (London), 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **63 of 119 properties in SE12 8RU at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at low risk, 9 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **£486,416 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **94% can get gigabit broadband at SE12 8RU**: Superfast for 99%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE12 8RU**: Road 68 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-church-of-england-school-lewisham-e100749) | All-through | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-lee-cofe-primary-school-e100724) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brindishe Lee School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brindishe-lee-school-e100717) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brindishe Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brindishe-manor-school-e100693) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverston-school-e100200) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [In Toto Ed London](https://openindex.co.uk/school/in-toto-ed-london-e152334) | Special | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Brooklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brooklands-primary-school-e143210) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthew-academy-e135264) | All-through | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £367,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £288,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £410,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2023 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £935,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £495,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lee (London) (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Hither Green (920 m, 12 minutes on foot); Blackheath (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (370 m); NIGHTINGALE SURGERY (500 m); LEE ROAD SURGERY (580 m)
- Pharmacies: LORDS PHARMACY (130 m); LEWISHAM PHARMACY (370 m); RAINS PHARMACY (820 m); BAUM PHARMACY (850 m); LEE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL BEAUTY LEE (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); LEE DENTAL AND IMPLANT PRACTICE (730 m); BELMONT PARK DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Lee Grn (140 m, Sainsburys); M&S Lee Lewisham BP (370 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Lee Green (760 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Hither Green Station Local (860 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Lewisham - Lee High Road Local (910 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £486,416** (August 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £486,416 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,702** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewisham earned a median of £45,702 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.6×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.6 times local full-time pay. 41st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Lewisham has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewisham 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). Lewisham 009C has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £667,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 009C was £667,500 in 2025. Joint 1,856th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,558** (2021). Lewisham 009C had 1,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,332nd 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 009C, 93.4% 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.

## 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: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Centre: 51.4573, 0.0093

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

## Your MP

- [Lewisham North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north): Vicky Foxcroft (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), August 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=0.0093,51.4573,SE128RU

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