SE8 4RB

Deptford · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE8 4RD 24 m
SE8 4RN 30 m
SE8 4RT 31 m
SE8 4EZ 32 m
SE8 4RF 38 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE8 4RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 4
Latitude
51.476787
Longitude
-0.025152
British National Grid easting
537,242
British National Grid northing
177,163

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
E00182617
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 039D · E01003304
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 039 · E02006798

Postcode source versions

Explore SE8

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8a, Hales Street, London, SE8 4RB 21 March 2025 £235,000
8b, Hales Street, London, SE8 4RB 22 November 2024 £270,000
1, Hales Street, London, SE8 4RB 24 November 2023 £530,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
263
Primary
152
Secondary
34
  1. Tidemill Academy

    Academy converter

    134 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    233 m
  3. Addey and Stanhope School

    Voluntary aided school

    321 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,081
  • Anti social behaviour 1,367
  • Other theft 853
  • Shoplifting 702
  • Public order 621

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

19 female, 24 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.7
SE8 4 residents
8,998

Age bands in SE8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,343 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

1,149 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.4%

3,439 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

1,890 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

694 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
23.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
23.3%
Gigabit-capable
23.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

75

within 5 km

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85736

    284 m

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85711

    306 m

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85026

    437 m

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85698

    457 m

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

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

    ODS code G85076

    457 m

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    676 m

  • PLUMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-33 PLUMBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE10 8PA

    ODS code G83641

    874 m

  • PRIMECARE PMS (SOUTH STREET)

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

    ODS code G83058

    885 m

  • THE LEWISHAM CARE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85038

    1.1 km

  • BURNEY STREET PMS

    48 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX

    ODS code G83065

    1.1 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    1.4 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85015

    1.6 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    1.6 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    1.7 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84710

    2.2 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83651

    2.3 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    2.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    2.4 km

  • VANBRUGH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83021

    2.6 km

  • ROSERTON STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84647

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 75 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Deptford Bridge

    BCT · Deptford Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Deptford Bridge

    BCT · Deptford Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Wavelengths Leisure Centre

    BCT · Deptford

    0.1 miles
  • Deptford High St /New Cross Rd

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Deptford Rail Station

    RLY · Deptford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 039D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,567 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £270,000 from 3 recorded sales in SE8 4RB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewisham is £491,259 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

263 open schools are in scope, including 152 primary and 34 secondary schools. Tidemill Academy is the nearest published school at 134 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 832.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,081 events.

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