# SE3 8SS: area report for a postcode in Greenwich

SE3 8SS 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 SE3 8SS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) › [SE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3) › [SE3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Greenwich 014C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **Westcombe Park, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **No property in SE3 8SS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Greenwich 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **£462,868 average price**: For the whole of Greenwich, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **97.4% can get gigabit broadband at SE3 8SS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SE3 8SS**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **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=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS
- **15.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh Academy Blackheath](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-blackheath-e145895) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sherington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherington-primary-school-e100141) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-grace-catholic-primary-school-e100168) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Invicta Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-primary-school-e100134) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e100115) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Pointer School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pointer-school-e100198) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Greenwich Waldorf School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenwich-waldorf-school-e132066) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Blackheath High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackheath-high-school-gdst-e100756) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £338,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £635,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £617,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £843,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £641,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £705,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £680,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Westcombe Park (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS (420 m); MANOR BROOK PMS (920 m)
- Pharmacies: PYRAMID PHARMACY (330 m); CHARLTON PHARMACY (470 m); BLACKHEATH STANDARD PHARMACY (480 m); MASTERS PHARMACY (670 m); GROVE PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: CHARLTON DENTAL CARE (250 m); ARTISAN IMPLANTS (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); DENTAL BEAUTY BLACKHEATH (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Blackheath SF (450 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Kidbrooke Park (730 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Blackheath (900 m, Morrisons); Co-op Charlton Village (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £462,868** (August 2026). Greenwich’s average house price was £462,868 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Greenwich 014C has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £662,853** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Greenwich 014C was £662,853 in 2025. 1,907th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,793** (2021). Greenwich 014C had 1,793 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,074th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Greenwich 014C, 95.0% 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.

## SE3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £540,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE3 was £540,000 in 2025. Joint 215th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,473** (2021). SE3 had 35,473 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 632nd 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: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in SE3 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: 79.8%** (January 2026). In SE3, 79.8% 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: 51.4775, 0.0258

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

## Your MP

- [Greenwich and Woolwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/greenwich-and-woolwich): Matthew Pennycook (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=0.0258,51.4775,SE38SS

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se3-8ss