SE8 postcode area · Lewisham
The SE8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark. Area Scores range from 18 to 63 across them. Every full SE8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SE8 district contains both ends of the scale: Surrey Quays at 63 out of 100 (#2,514 of 6,856 in England) against Deptford North at 18, a 45-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £333,500 in Central Lewisham North to £675,000 in Greenwich Town & Park — a 2.0× gap within the SE8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SE8 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey QuaysSouthwark | 2,514 | 63 | £470,000 |
| Greenwich & Deptford CreeksideGreenwich | 3,138 | 54 | £459,675 |
| Central Lewisham NorthLewisham | 3,522 | 49 | £333,500 |
| Greenwich Town & ParkGreenwich | 3,665 | 46 | £675,000 |
| Silwood & PepysLewisham | 3,960 | 42 | £400,000 |
| Brockley East & St JohnsLewisham | 4,166 | 39 | £475,000 |
| New Cross SouthLewisham | 4,598 | 33 | £477,500 |
| Canada WaterSouthwark | 4,721 | 31 | £480,000 |
| New Cross & Deptford SouthLewisham | 5,503 | 20 | £377,500 |
| Deptford NorthLewisham | 5,619 | 18 | £368,750 |
People living in SE8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 40% · No religion 38% · Muslim 9%
Born outside the UK: 44%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SE8
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE8 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SE8.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.