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SE16 3LN

New Cross Gate · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
New Cross Gate
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 3LD 74 m
SE16 2ST 133 m
SE16 3LF 136 m
SE16 2FF 180 m
SE16 2SX 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 3LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 3
Latitude
51.486672
Longitude
-0.051027
British National Grid easting
535,416
British National Grid northing
178,214

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
New Cross Gate · E05013728
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham North · E14001332
Output area
E00016716
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 003A · E01003297
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 003 · E02000655

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
344
Primary
183
Secondary
46

  1. Ilderton Primary School

    Community school

    296 m

  2. Cavendish School

    Other independent special school

    550 m

  3. Rotherhithe Primary School

    Academy converter

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
10,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,021
  • Anti social behaviour 1,426
  • Theft from the person 1,136
  • Other theft 849
  • Vehicle crime 698

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 3 residents
12,010

Age bands in SE16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,961 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,615 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.9%

4,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

2,632 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

887 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

92

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    615 m

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    859 m

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.2 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    1.4 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 KINGFISHER SQUARE, STAUNTON STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5DA

    ODS code G85020

    1.5 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    1.6 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    1.7 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.7 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    1.8 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

    SUITE 5, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85698

    1.8 km

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

    SUITE 3, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85076

    1.8 km

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACT, WALDRON HLTH/CTR(SUITE 2), LONDON, SE8 4BG

    ODS code G85026

    1.8 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.1 km

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

    502-504 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6TJ

    ODS code G85711

    2.1 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    2.1 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    100 SPINDRIFT AVENUE, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 9WU

    ODS code F84656

    2.1 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

    182-184 OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5TY

    ODS code G85052

    2.1 km

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEARSONS AVENUE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6TG

    ODS code G85736

    2.1 km

  • THE LISTER PRACTICE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85715

    2.2 km

  • THE LISTER PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    101 PECKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5LJ

    ODS code G85134

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 92 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Millwall Football Ground

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles

  • Millwall Football Ground

    BCT · Bermondsey

    0.1 miles

  • South Bermondsey Rail Station

    RLY · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles

  • South Bermondsey Station

    RSE · Bermondsey

    0.2 miles

  • Penarth Street

    BCT · Peckham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,358 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

344 open schools are in scope, including 183 primary and 46 secondary schools. Ilderton Primary School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

10,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 897 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,021 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.