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

SE8 5RJ 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 5RJ 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

- **119 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Lewisham 001H: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **Surrey Quays, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **15 of 16 properties in SE8 5RJ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 001H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **91.7% can get gigabit broadband at SE8 5RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE8 5RJ**: Road 67 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **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=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ
- **16.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deptford Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deptford-park-primary-school-e100678) | Primary | 20 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marathon Science School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marathon-science-school-e135901) | Independent | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Twin Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twin-oaks-primary-school-e100712) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clyde Nursery School.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clyde-nursery-school-e100667) | Nursery | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Rotherhithe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rotherhithe-primary-school-e149605) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grinling Gibbons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grinling-gibbons-primary-school-e100685) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cavendish School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-school-e131237) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e100951) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £1,275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £518,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Surrey Quays (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: PEPYS PHARMACY (250 m); LOCKYER'S PHARMACY (640 m); SURDOCK PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: SURREY QUAYS DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Deptford Landings Express (160 m, Asda); Co-op London - Cannon Wharf (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Neptune Wharf (410 m, Budgens); Tesco Marine Wharf Express (430 m, Tesco); Lidl Deptford London (430 m, Lidl)

## 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 001H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Lewisham 001H has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,271st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 001H was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,668** (2021). Lewisham 001H had 1,668 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,895th 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 001H, 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.

## 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: 51.4883, -0.0381

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=-0.0381,51.4883,SE85RJ

## How to cite

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