SE8 4DR Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brockley. Region: London.
Streets
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 D (51% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brookmill Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Brookmill Road Conservation Area/ Article 4 Direction, 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
- 1 Harton Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 52 Deptford Broadway: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road, not permissioned (440 m)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- The Deptford Centre, Speedwell Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- ō37 Greenwich High Rd Greenwichō: up to 125 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 465 New Cross Road, permissioned (490 m)
- 465 New Cross Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 50 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 280 m |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 630 m | |
| Greenwich DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Friendly Street St Johns | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Deptford Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smileup Dental | 640 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,920 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brookmill Park 2.7 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Deloraine Street Allotments 3,640 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone House, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m north |
| 34-40, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| 13 and 15, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km north-east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km east |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.6 km north |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 2.3 km north-east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 2.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 50 |
32 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.