# SE8 5HG: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE8 5HG 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 SE8 5HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [SE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8) › [SE8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **135 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Lewisham 002E: 169 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **Deptford, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **No property in SE8 5HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE8 5HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE8 5HG**: Road 72 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **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=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG
- **15.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grinling Gibbons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grinling-gibbons-primary-school-e100685) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rachel-mcmillan-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e100097) | Nursery | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e100729) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tidemill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tidemill-academy-e137441) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clyde Nursery School.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clyde-nursery-school-e100667) | Nursery | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Deptford Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deptford-green-school-e100740) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Addey and Stanhope School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addey-and-stanhope-school-e100748) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Childeric Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childeric-primary-school-e146221) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £504,900 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £495,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £381,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Deptford (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); New Cross (680 m, 9 minutes on foot); Deptford Bridge (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE (220 m); CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE (650 m); NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP) (650 m); AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE (650 m); DEPTFORD SURGERY (780 m)
- Pharmacies: CHEMIST2DOOR (60 m); ROSE PHARMACY (420 m); LOCKYER'S PHARMACY (430 m); NIGHTINGALE PHARMACY (480 m); STATION PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (110 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (CREEKSIDE) (130 m); CREEK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (420 m); COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH LONDON N (650 m); WALDRON DENTAL CLINIC (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Deptford Station Local (360 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Greenwich Creek Rd Express (380 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Greenwich Creek Road Local (380 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Deptford (400 m, Iceland); Tesco Deptford High St Express (680 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £488,658** (July 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £488,658 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.7×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th 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: 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.7** (2025). Lewisham 002E has a deprivation score of 35.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,894th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £408,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 002E was £408,000 in 2025. Joint 8,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,422** (2021). Lewisham 002E had 1,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,208th least 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 002E, 88.1% 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.

## SE8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £406,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE8 was £406,500 in 2025. Joint 572nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,364** (2021). SE8 had 33,364 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 732nd 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in SE8 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In SE8, 86.5% 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: 51.4816, -0.0273

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), 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=-0.0273,51.4816,SE85HG

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