Blackheath Westcombe Area Guide | £533k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Blackheath Westcombe

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
15,578
Households
7,071
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.5 per 1k
7,071
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£532,857
Median property price
321
Postcodes
7,071
Households
White Brit. · 60%
Ethnicity
No religion · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£532,857
Median property price
321
Postcodes

Sold prices in Blackheath Westcombe

England & Wales
Property sales · Blackheath Westcombe
HM Land Registry · Blackheath Westcombe
Average price
£732,207
YoY: -2.1%
Median price: £488,867
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £468,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£739k£373k
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 Westcombe

England & Wales
Crime trends · Blackheath Westcombe

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
20
YoY +33%
211610
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY -44%
20112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1593
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

54
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Blackheath Westcombe

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

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 Greenwich.

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

Apply for a primary place via Greenwich

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Blackheath Westcombe

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 15 Libraries · 8 Museums · 63 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries15
  • Museums8
  • Universities6
  • Hospitals3

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

Overview of Blackheath Westcombe

Coordinates51.4736, 0.0164
Postcodes
321
Population (Census)
15,578
Households (Census)
7,071
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.5 per 1k

Demographics in Blackheath Westcombe

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,616
White Brit.59.6%
Other White13.9%
African4.5%
Indian3.2%
White Irish2.7%
+ 7 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 15,618
No religion44.1%
Christian40.7%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.5%
Hindu2.1%
+ other · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,578
35–4924.9%
50–6418.8%
25–3416.2%
65–747.5%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%

Households

Total households: 7,071
Other22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
+ 7 other households · 29.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackheath Westcombe

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.37 (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 6.37 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Blackheath Westcombe