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SE8 5PL

Deptford · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Deptford
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE8 5PT 7 m
SE8 5NJ 28 m
SE8 5PR 30 m
SE8 5NN 59 m
SE8 5PQ 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE8 5PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE8
Postcode sector
SE8 5
Latitude
51.482789
Longitude
-0.035565
British National Grid easting
536,501
British National Grid northing
177,811

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
E00016422
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 002A · E01003246
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 002 · E02000654

Postcode source versions

Explore SE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
313
Primary
172
Secondary
41

  1. Clyde Nursery School.

    Local authority nursery school

    208 m

  2. Grinling Gibbons Primary School

    Community school

    448 m

  3. Deptford Green School

    Community school

    499 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,976
  • Anti social behaviour 1,459
  • Theft from the person 803
  • Other theft 787
  • Shoplifting 650

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE8 5 residents
11,545

Age bands in SE8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,783 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,391 residents

Age 25 to 44
43%

4,614 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

700 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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85020

    368 m

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85698

    759 m

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

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

    ODS code G85076

    759 m

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85026

    774 m

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    831 m

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85711

    1.1 km

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85736

    1.1 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85015

    1.3 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84656

    1.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    1.4 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    1.6 km

  • PRIMECARE PMS (SOUTH STREET)

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

    ODS code G83058

    1.8 km

  • PLUMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-33 PLUMBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE10 8PA

    ODS code G83641

    1.8 km

  • BURNEY STREET PMS

    48 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX

    ODS code G83065

    1.9 km

  • THE LEWISHAM CARE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85038

    1.9 km

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    2.0 km

  • ISLAND HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84710

    2.1 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84747

    2.1 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    2.3 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85006

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Deptford Fire Station

    BCT · Deptford

    0.2 miles

  • Abinger Grove

    BCT · Deptford

    0.2 miles

  • Abinger Grove

    BCT · Deptford

    0.2 miles

  • Deptford Fire Station

    BCT · Deptford

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Street

    BCT · New Cross

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 002A, 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

10,787 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

313 open schools are in scope, including 172 primary and 41 secondary schools. Clyde Nursery School. is the nearest published school at 208 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 849.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,976 events.

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