Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£492,500
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for SE12 8LU
Postcode
SE12 8LU
Coordinates
51.4524, 0.0070
Grid reference
TQ395745
Easting
539,552
Northing
174,512
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32F224+XR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lewisham
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lewisham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21330
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21330 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SE12 8LU
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£457,125
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £492,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £605,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£606k£422k£238k
Feb '24Aug '24Mar '25Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SE12 8LU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE12 8LU
Counts are for Lee Green electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +17%
27177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY -37%
28176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.59.6%
Other White11.5%
White & Asian3.9%
Caribbean3.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
No religion48.5%
Christian37.0%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim3.2%
Buddhist1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4928.1%
50–6415.6%
25–3414.2%
≤49.2%
10–157.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.6%
Other13.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Any member 66+8.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.8%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham East E14001331
Constituency
E14001331Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Lee Green
Constituency code
E14001331
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lewisham
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewisham 016D E01003287
E01003287MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 016 E02000668
E02000668LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 016D E01003287
E01003287MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 016 E02000668
E02000668Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE12 8LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21330
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003287 and MSOA E02000668 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE12 8LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE12 8LU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
79%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
48.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
59%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 1–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
19.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
54%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
42.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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