SE9 3PL

Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham · Greenwich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Greenwich
Postcode district
SE9
Postcode sector
SE9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE9 3PW 73 m
SE9 3JU 75 m
SE9 3JT 116 m
SE9 3SQ 118 m
SE9 3PN 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE9 3PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE9
Postcode sector
SE9 3
Latitude
51.432259
Longitude
0.073031
British National Grid easting
544,200
British National Grid northing
172,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Greenwich · E09000011
Parish or community
E43000201
Westminster constituency
Eltham and Chislehurst · E14001223
Output area
E00007957
Lower layer super output area
Greenwich 032D · E01001601
Middle layer super output area
Greenwich 032 · E02000344

Postcode source versions

Explore SE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
70
Secondary
20
  1. St Olave's Prep School

    Other independent school

    614 m
  2. Dulverton Primary School

    Community school

    692 m
  3. Edgebury Primary School

    Foundation school

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 628
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Vehicle crime 276
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE9 3 residents
13,145

Age bands in SE9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,552 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,460 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

3,651 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,377 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

2,223 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

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3PT

    ODS code G83628

    262 m

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    966 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    1.4 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    1.5 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    2.3 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83680

    2.4 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    30 PASSEY PLACE, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    2.4 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    2.5 km

  • EVEREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    71 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6ER

    ODS code G83027

    3.0 km

  • INGLETON AVENUE SURGERY

    84 INGLETON AVENUE, WELLING, DA16 2JZ

    ODS code G83024

    3.2 km

  • THE WESTWOOD SURGERY

    24 WESTWOOD LANE, WELLING, DA16 2HE

    ODS code G83002

    3.8 km

  • BELLEGROVE SURGERY

    174 BELLEGROVE ROAD, WELLING, DA16 3RE

    ODS code G83009

    3.9 km

  • WELLING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DANSON CRESCENT, WELLING, DA16 2AT

    ODS code G83025

    4.0 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    4.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK LANE SURGERY, 27 BROOK LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4PX

    ODS code G84003

    4.3 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

    7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, DOWNHAM, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85057

    4.4 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

    MOORSIDE CLINIC, 7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85104

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    4.4 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    4.5 km

  • BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    76-78 UPPER WICKHAM LANE, WELLING, DA16 3HQ

    ODS code G83028

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brownspring Drive

    BCT · New Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Brownspring Drive

    BCT · New Eltham

    0.1 miles
  • Thaxted Road

    BCT · New Eltham

    0.2 miles
  • County Gate

    BCT · Longlands

    0.2 miles
  • County Gate

    BCT · Longlands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Greenwich 032D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,571 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

125 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 20 secondary schools. St Olave's Prep School is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 628 events.

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