# SE12

Postcode district covering Lee and Grove Park, in Lewisham and Greenwich.

SE12 is a postcode district covering Lee and Grove Park, in Lewisham and Greenwich. Median sale price £462,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 81.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SE12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SE12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in SE12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SE12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 282 homes were sold in SE12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SE12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SE12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SE12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SE12 had 28,319 usual residents at the census.

## How SE12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SE12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £462,500 | 10th cheapest | 28 postcode districts, SE · 2025 |
| Population | 28,319 | 11th least populated | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | 14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | joint 11th highest | 29 postcode districts, SE · Jan 2026 |

## Is SE12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE12 at a rate of 81.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 191 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (699), anti-social behaviour (458) and other crime (380).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE12 was 89.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SE12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE12 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SE12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenwich 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001654) | 1,606 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Greenwich 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001660) | 1,559 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Greenwich 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001658) | 1,654 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| [Greenwich 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01001659) | 1,618 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Lewisham 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003286) | 1,736 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 75.0% |
| [Lewisham 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003280) | 1,644 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Lewisham 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003281) | 1,496 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.3% |
| [Lewisham 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003285) | 1,751 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.9% |
| [Lewisham 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003263) | 1,801 | 173.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.2% |
| [Lewisham 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003268) | 1,853 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.0% |
| [Lewisham 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003269) | 1,604 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.6% |
| [Lewisham 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003270) | 1,645 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.1% |
| [Lewisham 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003271) | 1,625 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Lewisham 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003264) | 1,643 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Lewisham 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003265) | 1,646 | 124.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.1% |
| [Lewisham 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003267) | 1,758 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Lewisham East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east): Janet Daby (Labour), MP since July 2024. 75% of the people here.
- [Eltham and Chislehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eltham-and-chislehurst): Clive Efford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Lewisham North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north): Vicky Foxcroft (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SE12

[Chinbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/chinbrook), [Grove Park & Lee South](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/grove-park-and-lee-south), [Lee](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/lee)

## Postcode sectors in SE12

[SE12 0 (179 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12-0), [SE12 2 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12-2), [SE12 8 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12-8), [SE12 9 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12-9)

## Councils SE12 covers

[Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham), [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich)

## Towns in SE12

[Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich), [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)

## Postcode districts next to SE12

[BR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7), [SE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6), [SE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se9), [SE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Lee (London) (350 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0135,51.4498), [Hither Green (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0009,51.4520), [Kidbrooke (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0275,51.4621), [Grove Park (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0217,51.4309)

## More in the SE postcode area

[All SE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SE12 in brief

SE12 is a postcode district covering Lee and Grove Park, in Lewisham and Greenwich.
About 28,418 people lived in SE12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £462,500 in 2025 across 282 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE12 was £462,500 in 2025.
SE12 had 28,319 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in SE12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE12, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SE12
- Postcode area: [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)
- Constituency: [Lewisham East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east)
- Council: [Lewisham †](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Area: 4.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,418*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 90

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se9), [SE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se13), [BR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1), [SE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7)

## Latest updates for SE12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SE12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12