Capstan Road London, Lewisham
35 addresses across 3 postcodes (SE8), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 22000193.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £470,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 19, D: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Lewisham costs £2,237 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Surrey Quays, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Russia Dock Woodland (9.9 hectares) is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grove Medical Centre, about 220 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 212 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £470,000 | £340,000 | £600,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £297,750 | £297,750 | £297,750 |
| 2013 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £305,000 | £230,000 | £380,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £281,000 | £187,000 | £375,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £56,000 | £50,000 | £330,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | £202,500 | £61,920 | £330,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| 1999 | 3 | £32,700 | £31,900 | £72,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £40,500 | £40,500 | £40,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2021 | 2 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £600,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Mar 2021 | FLAT 29, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £340,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Sep 2015 | FLAT 57, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2014 | FLAT 29, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £297,750 | Leasehold. |
| 13 May 2013 | FLAT 29, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jul 2012 | 4 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £380,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2012 | FLAT 47, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Aug 2007 | FLAT 57, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £187,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2007 | 6 SE8 3RE | Flat or maisonette | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2004 | FLAT 57, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £147,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Aug 2003 | FLAT 31, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 May 2003 | FLAT 55, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £56,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 2003 | 2 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2002 | FLAT 35, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £61,920 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 2002 | 8 SE8 3RE | Semi-detached | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Aug 2002 | 6 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £195,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2002 | 4 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £195,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2002 | 2 SE8 3RE | Terraced | £210,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2002 | 8 SE8 3RE | Semi-detached | £210,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2001 | FLAT 29, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £54,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Apr 1999 | FLAT 41, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £32,700 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 1999 | FLAT 33, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £31,900 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jan 1999 | FLAT 51, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £72,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jan 1996 | FLAT 51, WILLIAM HOUSE SE8 3PU | Flat or maisonette | £40,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: Flat (15); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1991-1995 (13); 1983-1990 (5); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (8); owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 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 street: most are in band C (47% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Neptune Works, Parkside House, Grinstead Road, permissioned (90 m)
- Evelyn Court, Grinstead Road, not permissioned (360 m)
- Pepys Housing Office, Eddystone Tower, Oxstalls Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Pepys Housing Office, Eddystone Tower, Oxstalls Road, permissioned (380 m)
- Scott House, 185 Grove Street: up to 137 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Croft Street Depot: up to 194 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 2-68 And 70-136,Chilton Grove,,SE8 5DY (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Arklow Road Trading Estate MEL, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 44 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE8 3PU | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE8 3RE | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SE8 3RF | zone 3 | 1 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE8 3PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE8 3RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE8 3RF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Surrey Quays 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Canada Water 19 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| South Bermondsey 633,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canada Water Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Mudchute DLR Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Crossharbour DLR Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Street / Plough Way Deptford | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenland Surrey Quays Pier | 300 m |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grove Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pepys Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Surrey Quays Dental Practice | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Police Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-Z | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Express ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Russia Dock Woodland 9.9 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Millwall Park 8.6 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest John Evelyn Community Garden 3,640 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf, a scheduled monument, 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Former Master Shipwright's House at Royal Dockyard, Deptford | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Former Office Building of Royal Dockyard, Deptford | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| South Dock | Lake or reservoir | 200 m north-west |
| Steelyard Cut | Lake or reservoir | 290 m north-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Limehouse Reach | Tidal water | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 35 | 35 |
19 of the street's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lewisham: see them on the Lewisham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edmund's Catholic School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Clyde Nursery School. | Nursery | 2–5 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Twin Oaks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Seven Mills Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harbinger Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Alfred Salter Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rotherhithe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grinling Gibbons Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddies Arena Day Nursery SE8 3PZ | School/college/university | 190 m | 4 Good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Savills Catering Limited SE16 7EJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| H21 Conrad Court (White Oaks) SE16 7EJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 4 Good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| KATSA SE8 3AJ | Other catering premises | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Plough Way Deli SE16 7DW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2024 |
| Pepys Pharmacy SE8 3QG | Retailers - other | 290 m | Exempt | |
| Gayatri Supermarket SE8 3QG | Retailers - other | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Mar 2018 |
| Gayatri Supermarket SE8 3QG | Retailers - other | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Grove Cafe SE8 3PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 4 Good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Pepys Social Supermarket SE8 3PG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2022 |
| The Pear Tree @ Greenland Place SE8 5ER | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| The Coop SE8 5EN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2026 |
| Wolfys Bar SE8 5EY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 4 Good | 4 Sep 2026 |
| The London Fit Club SE8 5FA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2021 |
| Riverside Youth Club Lewisham Youth Service SE8 3QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 64 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 55 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Longshore (45); On or near Enterprize Way (23); On or near Carteret Way (18); On or near Whiting Way (15); On or near Ashton Reach (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | 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 street | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Hockett Close · Tarriff Crescent · Enterprize Way · St Georges Mews · Kempthorne Road · Winchester Square · Dunnage Crescent · Windstock Close · Enterprize Way · Gullivers Walk · Calypso Way · Carteret Way
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.