SE8 3PD Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Evelyn. Region: London.
Streets
- Enterprize Way, London: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Enterprize Way, Tavern Quay: 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 (47% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Small HMO Northern Extension.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PARISH BOUNDARY STONE, grade II
- PARISH BOUNDARY STONE, WALL AND PIER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Neptune Works, Parkside House, Grinstead Road, permissioned (190 m)
- Evelyn Court, Grinstead Road, not permissioned (460 m)
- Pepys Housing Office, Eddystone Tower, Oxstalls Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Pepys Housing Office, Eddystone Tower, Oxstalls Road, permissioned (470 m)
- Scott House, 185 Grove Street: up to 137 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Odessa Wharf, 7 Odessa Street SE16 7LY, permissioned (490 m)
- Odessa Wharf, 7 Odessa Street SE16 7LY, permissioned (490 m)
- Land adj Evelyn Hall, Clyde Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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 7 addresses are between 2 m and 4 m above sea level (3 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 | Surrey Quays 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Canada Water 19 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mudchute DLR Station | 1.3 km |
| Crossharbour DLR Station | 1.3 km | |
| Canada Water Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Grove Street / Plough Way Deptford | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 240 m |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pepys Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Quays Dental Practice | 780 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Express ATM | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Russia Dock Woodland 9.9 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Millwall Park 8.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest John Evelyn Community Garden 3,640 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf, a scheduled monument, 870 m south-east. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 870 m south-east |
| Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-east |
| Former Master Shipwright's House at Royal Dockyard, Deptford | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| Former Office Building of Royal Dockyard, Deptford | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Dock | Lake or reservoir | 250 m north-west |
| Steelyard Cut | Lake or reservoir | 320 m north-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 780 m north-west |
| Limehouse Reach | Tidal water | 820 m north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 1.0 km north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Enterprize Way.