SE8 4BJ Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deptford. Region: London.
Streets
- Glenville Grove, London: 95 addresses
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 B (47% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 465 New Cross Road, permissioned (160 m)
- 465 New Cross Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Albany Theatre: up to 119 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- The Deptford Centre, Speedwell Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Haulage Yard, Hereford Place: up to 26 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Former Deptford Police Station, 114-116 Amersham Vale: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Roof extension at 110-114 Deptford High Street, not permissioned (320 m)
- Roof extension at 110-114 Deptford High Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (320 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 95 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 9%, gigabit 9% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m | |
| New Cross Gate 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 590 m |
| Greenwich DLR Station | 1.1 km | |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest New Cross Station | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Greenwich Park Street Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clifton Rise Family Practice | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Station Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health South London N | 130 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest New Cross Station - London & South Eastern Railway, New Cross Road Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Margaret Macmillan Park 1.2 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Fordham Park 3.8 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 620 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 480 m north-east. 75 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m north-east |
| 13 and 15, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-east |
| 17, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-east |
| 19 and 21, Albury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north-east |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Greenwich Hospital (RN College) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.0 km east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 950 m south-west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.4 km north-east |
| South Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Steelyard Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 2.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
None of the postcode's 95 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Glenville Grove.