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SE8 3WE

Deptford · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Deptford
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE8 3EQ 0 m
SE8 4XW 0 m
SE8 9BT 0 m
SE8 9EA 0 m
SE8 9EH 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE8 3WE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 3
Latitude
51.481268
Longitude
-0.025852
British National Grid easting
537,180
British National Grid northing
177,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Deptford · E05013719
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham North · E14001332
Output area
E00016428
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 002E · E01003253
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 002 · E02000654

Postcode source versions

Explore SE8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
284
Primary
158
Secondary
35

  1. Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    183 m

  2. Grinling Gibbons Primary School

    Community school

    251 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    269 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,973
  • Anti social behaviour 1,395
  • Other theft 827
  • Shoplifting 803
  • Theft from the person 612

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE8 3 residents
12,715

Age bands in SE8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%
2,024 residents
Age 15 to 24
16.2%
2,127 residents
Age 25 to 44
43.7%
5,742 residents
Age 45 to 64
19.3%
2,534 residents
Age 65 and over
5.4%
704 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

80

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    328 m

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85026

    671 m

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85698

    677 m

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

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

    ODS code G85076

    677 m

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85736

    754 m

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85711

    754 m

  • PRIMECARE PMS (SOUTH STREET)

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

    ODS code G83058

    1.1 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    1.1 km

  • BURNEY STREET PMS

    48 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX

    ODS code G83065

    1.2 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.2 km

  • PLUMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-33 PLUMBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE10 8PA

    ODS code G83641

    1.2 km

  • THE LEWISHAM CARE PARTNERSHIP

    56-60 LOAMPIT HILL, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 7SX

    ODS code G85038

    1.6 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85015

    1.7 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    1.7 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

    145 EAST FERRY ROAD, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 3BQ

    ODS code F84710

    1.8 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    2.1 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83651

    2.2 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

    BARKANTINE CENTRE, 121 WESTFERRY ROAD, LONDON, E14 8JH

    ODS code F84747

    2.2 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

    THE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTRE, ROSERTON STREET, LONDON, E14 3PG

    ODS code F84647

    2.2 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83021

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 80 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Deptford High Street

    BCT · Deptford

    60 m

  • Deptford High Street

    BCT · Deptford

    137 m

  • Sayes Court

    BCT · Deptford

    187 m

  • Deptford Church Street / Creek Road

    BCT · Deptford

    241 m

  • Creek Road

    BCT · Deptford

    245 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 002E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,923 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

284 open schools are in scope, including 158 primary and 35 secondary schools. Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 183 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 834 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,973 events.

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