High deprivation
IMD England
136
Crime · May '26
£376,875
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SE8 3AL
Postcode
SE8 3AL
Coordinates
51.4907, -0.0317
Grid reference
TQ367787
Easting
536,745
Northing
178,701
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFXR9+78
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.
11039
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11039 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)
Property sales · SE8 3AL
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£366,583
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £376,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £292,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£400k£346k£292k
Aug '23Sep '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24
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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 SE8 3AL
Crime trends · near SE8 3AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372614
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +53%
ASB
37239
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -29%
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.27.5%
African16.9%
Other White15.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group11.0%
Caribbean7.6%
+ 7 other groups · 21.3%
Religion
Christian45.2%
No religion29.9%
Muslim14.4%
Not answered6.0%
Buddhist2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
25–3423.9%
35–4922.6%
50–6418.7%
20–247.3%
10–156.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.3%
Households
Other25.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham North E14001332
Constituency
E14001332Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Evelyn
Constituency code
E14001332
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandSouth 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 001D E01003249
E01003249MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 001 E02000653
E02000653LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 001D E01003249
E01003249MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 001 E02000653
E02000653Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 SE8 3AL 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: 11039
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003249 and MSOA E02000653 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE8 3AL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE8 3AL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Deptford Park Primary School
Lewisham · SE8 5RJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Edmund's Catholic School
Tower Hamlets · E14 3RS
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Arnhem Wharf Primary School
Tower Hamlets · E14 3RP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Marathon Science School
Lewisham · SE8 5RQ
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–19
Harbinger Primary School
Tower Hamlets · E14 3QP
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Twin Oaks Primary School
Lewisham · SE8 5AE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Seven Mills Primary School
Tower Hamlets · E14 8LY
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
Lewisham · SE8 5LW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kings Kids Christian School
Lewisham · SE14 6EU
0.7 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
Tower Hamlets · E14 9GL
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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