High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SE8 3GY
Postcode
SE8 3GY
Coordinates
51.4879, -0.0347
Grid reference
TQ365783
Easting
536,544
Northing
178,381
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFXQ8+54
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.
9151
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9151 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE8 3GY
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE8 3GY
Counts are for Evelyn 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
27
YoY +93%
372614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
21
YoY stable
36239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African28.3%
White Brit.16.8%
Other White13.3%
Caribbean9.6%
Other Black5.8%
+ 7 other groups · 26.2%
Religion
Christian46.8%
No religion26.9%
Muslim15.3%
Not answered8.1%
Buddhist1.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
25–3422.5%
35–4920.4%
50–6415.8%
10–159.7%
20–249.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.3%
Households
Other23.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.7%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham North E14001332
Constituency
E14001332Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
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 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 001A E01003244
E01003244MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 001 E02000653
E02000653LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 001A E01003244
E01003244MSOA 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
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
August 2020
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> PresentAugust 2020 — Introduced
Postcode SE8 3GY introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003244 and MSOA E02000653 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE8 3GY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE8 3GY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
42%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
47.7
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
51%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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