SE3 8EB

Blackheath Westcombe · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE3
Postcode sector
SE3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE3 8BS 102 m
SE3 0NS 112 m
SE3 0JX 114 m
SE3 8BT 158 m
SE3 8EA 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE3 8EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE3
Postcode sector
SE3 8
Latitude
51.472652
Longitude
0.025902
British National Grid easting
540,800
British National Grid northing
176,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich · E14001257
Output area
E00007849
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 021B · E01001582
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 021 · E02000333

Postcode source versions

Explore SE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
194
Primary
108
Secondary
22
  1. Leigh Academy Blackheath

    Free schools

    478 m
  2. Rowan Wood School

    Free schools special

    519 m
  3. Kidbrooke Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,242
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,497
  • Anti social behaviour 585
  • Vehicle crime 356
  • Other theft 341
  • Shoplifting 282

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE3 8 residents
10,105

Age bands in SE3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,792 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,124 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,976 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,662 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,426 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.

GP practices

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR BROOK PMS

    117 BROOK LANE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EN

    ODS code G83001

    386 m

  • BLACKHEATH STANDARD PMS

    BLACKHEATH SURGERY, 11-13 CHARLTON ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7HB

    ODS code G83013

    742 m

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

    THE FAIRFIELD CENTRE, 41- 43 FAIRFIELD GROVE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8TX

    ODS code G83044

    1.5 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 20 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RT

    ODS code G85046

    1.6 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

    LEVEL 2, GREENWICH CENTRE, 12 LAMBARDE SQUARE, LONDON, SE10 9GB

    ODS code G83021

    1.9 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    2 WOODLAND WALK, OFF TRAFALGAR ROAD, LONDON, SE10 9UB

    ODS code G83651

    2.0 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    2.2 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

    LEE HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NP

    ODS code G85727

    2.5 km

  • GREENWICH PENINSULA

    GREENWICH PENINSULA PRACTICE, SCHOOLBANK ROAD, LONDON, SE10 0QN

    ODS code Y03755

    2.5 km

  • BURNEY STREET PMS

    48 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX

    ODS code G83065

    2.5 km

  • EVEREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    71 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6ER

    ODS code G83027

    2.6 km

  • PRIMECARE PMS (SOUTH STREET)

    SOUTH ST MEDICAL CENTRE, 71A GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NT

    ODS code G83058

    2.7 km

  • PLUMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-33 PLUMBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE10 8PA

    ODS code G83641

    2.8 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

    13A RIPON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3PS

    ODS code G83030

    2.9 km

  • TRIVENI PMS

    ESCREET SURGERY, ESCREET GROVE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5TE

    ODS code G83026

    3.0 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    3.1 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    3.2 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    30 PASSEY PLACE, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    3.2 km

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    25-27 JOHN WILSON STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6PZ

    ODS code G83067

    3.3 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Annesley Road

    BCT · Kidbrooke

    0.1 miles
  • Kidbrooke Park Close

    BCT · Kidbrooke

    0.2 miles
  • Kidbrooke Park Close

    BCT · Kidbrooke

    0.2 miles
  • Shooters Hill Rd /Eastbrook Rd

    BCT · Kidbrooke

    0.2 miles
  • Annesley Road

    BCT · Kidbrooke

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 021B, 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

13,179 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

194 open schools are in scope, including 108 primary and 22 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Blackheath is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,242 published events cover 12 months, averaging 353.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,497 events.

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