# SE8

Postcode district covering Deptford, Tavern Quay and St John's, in Lewisham and Greenwich.

SE8 is a postcode district covering Deptford, Tavern Quay and St John's, in Lewisham and Greenwich. Median sale price £406,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SE8. 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 SE8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SE8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in SE8 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=SE8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 256 homes were sold in SE8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SE8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SE8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SE8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SE8 had 33,364 usual residents at the census.

## How SE8 compares

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

| Measure | SE8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £406,500 | 2nd cheapest | 28 postcode districts, SE · 2025 |
| Population | 33,364 | 14th most populated | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.5% | 5th lowest | 29 postcode districts, SE · Jan 2026 |

## Is SE8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE8 at a rate of 134.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across the SE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 371 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,235), anti-social behaviour (849) and other crime (776).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE8 was 140.4 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 SE8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE8 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in SE8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenwich 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033727) | 2,711 | 159.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| [Greenwich 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich/neighbourhood/e01033728) | 1,763 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.9% |
| [Lewisham 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003244) | 1,902 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.8% |
| [Lewisham 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003247) | 2,103 | 151.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.5% |
| [Lewisham 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003249) | 2,057 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |
| [Lewisham 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01034387) | 1,604 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Lewisham 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01034388) | 1,279 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Lewisham 001H](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01034389) | 1,668 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.2% |
| [Lewisham 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003246) | 2,411 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.8% |
| [Lewisham 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003248) | 1,641 | 136.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| [Lewisham 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003251) | 1,734 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.2% |
| [Lewisham 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003252) | 1,579 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| [Lewisham 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003253) | 1,422 | 168.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.1% |
| [Lewisham 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003207) | 2,333 | 156.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Lewisham 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01033324) | 1,539 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Lewisham 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003304) | 2,246 | 305.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 63.1% |
| [Lewisham 039E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01032579) | 2,157 | 152.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.9% |
| [Lewisham 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01034392) | 1,728 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.0% |

## Your MP

- [Lewisham North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north): Vicky Foxcroft (Labour), MP since July 2024. 82% of the people here.
- [Greenwich and Woolwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/greenwich-and-woolwich): Matthew Pennycook (Labour), MP since July 2024. 15% of the people here.
- [Bermondsey and Old Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bermondsey-and-old-southwark): Neil Coyle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.4% 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 SE8

[Deptford North](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/deptford-north), [Silwood & Pepys](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/silwood-and-pepys)

## Postcode sectors in SE8

[SE8 3 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8-3), [SE8 4 (164 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8-4), [SE8 5 (195 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8-5), [SE8 9 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8-9)

## Councils SE8 covers

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

## Towns in SE8

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

## Postcode districts next to SE8

[SE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se4), [SE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se10), [SE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se13), [SE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se14), [SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Deptford (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0263,51.4789), [Surrey Quays (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0475,51.4932), [New Cross (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0324,51.4763), [New Cross Gate (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0404,51.4751)

## 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)

## SE8 in brief

SE8 is a postcode district covering Deptford, Tavern Quay and St John's, in Lewisham and Greenwich.
About 33,596 people lived in SE8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £406,500 in 2025 across 256 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 134.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE8 was £406,500 in 2025.
SE8 had 33,364 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in SE8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE8, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SE8
- Postcode area: [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)
- Constituency: [Lewisham North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north)
- Council: [Lewisham †](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Area: 2.51 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,596*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 105

* 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

[SE16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se16), [SE14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se14), [SE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se13), [SE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se4), [SE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se10)

## Latest updates for SE8

- 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/SE8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se8#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/se8