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Blackheath

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
17,029
Households
7,627
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 14.4 per 1k
7,627
Households
White Brit. · 45%
Ethnicity
Christian · 41%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£437,250
Median property price
379
Postcodes
7,627
Households
White Brit. · 45%
Ethnicity
Christian · 41%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£437,250
Median property price
379
Postcodes

Sold prices in Blackheath

England & Wales
Property sales · Blackheath
HM Land Registry · Blackheath
Average price
£570,592
YoY: -7.5%
Median price: £458,955
View district SE10
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £364,300
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£935k£645k£356k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Blackheath

England & Wales
Crime trends · Blackheath

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY +14%
553821
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
25
YoY -14%
402713
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +9%
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
118
YoY +462%
1317111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising

246
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Blackheath

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Lewisham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Lewisham
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

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Amenities in Blackheath

GPs make up most of the mapped places

66 GPs · 20 Libraries · 6 Hospitals · 100 in all

  • GPs66
  • Libraries20
  • Hospitals6
  • Museums6
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Blackheath

Coordinates51.4653, -0.0004
Postcodes
379
Population (Census)
17,029
Households (Census)
7,627
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 14.4 per 1k

Demographics in Blackheath

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,017
White Brit.45.4%
Other White14.0%
African8.3%
Caribbean7.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 22.2%

Religion

Total residents: 17,010
Christian41.4%
No religion40.0%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim5.6%
Hindu1.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,029
35–4925.1%
25–3420.5%
50–6417.7%
≤45.9%
10–155.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%

Households

Total households: 7,627
Other25.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Any member 66+8.2%
+ 8 other households · 34.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackheath

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.63 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.63 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).