SE8 3GN Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 2018. Ward: Deptford. Region: London.
Streets
- Creative Road, London: 63 addresses
- Tanner's Hill, London: 2 addresses
- Tressillian Road, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Lewisham in 2026-27: Band D £2,237 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,492 | £1,740 | £1,989 | £2,237 | £2,735 | £3,232 | £3,729 | £4,475 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (34% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Deptford Creekside (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Lower Creekside LSIS, Small HMO Northern Extension.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COAL SHED IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST OF PAIR OF BEAM ENGINE HOUSES WITH LINKING BOILER HOUSE AT DEPTFORD SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, grade II
- SOUTHERNMOST OF PAIR OF COAL SHEDS TO SOUTH WEST OF PAIR OF BEAM ENGINE HOUSES WITH LINKING BOILER HOUSE AT DEPTFORD SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Faircharm Trading Estate, Creekside, permissioned (30 m)
- Lower Creekside Locally Significant Industrial Site: up to 227 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Sun Wharf, Cockpit Arts, not permissioned (150 m)
- Sun Wharf, Cockpit Arts: up to 220 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- ō83-87 Greenwich High Rd Greenwichō: up to 14 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- ōNorman House, 110-114 Norman Rd Greenwichō: up to 63 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- ō37 Greenwich High Rd Greenwichō: up to 125 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Shaftsbury Christian Centre, Frankham Street: up to 33 homes, permissioned (280 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 59 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 59 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 66 addresses are between 0 m and 30 m above sea level (1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Greenwich 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m |
| Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m | |
| New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 380 m |
| Greenwich DLR Station | 440 m | |
| Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) DLR Station | 800 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Miller House Greenwich | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Greenwich Park Street Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primecare Pms (South Street) | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Duncans Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Merivale Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Greenwich Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Perfect Fried Chicken Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,940 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brookmill Park 2.7 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m north-west. 207 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m north-west |
| 34-40, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| 43, Albury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| 37, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-west |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Greenwich Hospital (RN College) | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.3 km east |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.0 km north |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 1.6 km north-east |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 1.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 62 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 66 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 63 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | under 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 67% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Creative Road.