Estate agents in SE12
SE12 is a postcode district in Lewisham, with 233 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 and a median price paid of £500,000, according to HM Land Registry. Ten estate agent sales branches have an office there.
How estate agents in SE12 compare
SE12 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 225 sales in SE12 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £475,000.
34.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 12.8% more than they paid.
The median price was £375,000 in 2016 and £462,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE12
Median sale price in SE12: £475,000
| All homes | 225 sales, median £475,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 10 sales, median £810,000 |
| Semi-detached | 49 sales, median £680,000 |
| Terraced | 87 sales, median £550,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 79 sales, median £320,000 |
Across Lewisham the average price was £492,091 in June 2026, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £375,000 (341 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £390,000 (314 sales) |
| 2018 | £400,000 (269 sales) |
| 2019 | £390,000 (314 sales) |
| 2020 | £406,500 (283 sales) |
| 2021 | £450,000 (417 sales) |
| 2022 | £465,000 (335 sales) |
| 2023 | £461,000 (239 sales) |
| 2024 | £462,750 (268 sales) |
| 2025 | £462,500 (282 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Lee is the nearest railway station, about 0.6 miles from the centre of SE12. Mottingham, Grove Park and Kidbrooke stations are each about 1 mile away. Lewisham DLR is about 2 miles away, with Elverson Road also about 2 miles and Greenwich and Deptford Bridge about 3 miles. The A20, A205, A210, A2213 and A2212 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M20 junction 1 and M25 junction 3, both at Swanley and about 8 miles away. London City Airport is about 4 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 21 miles. Central London is about 8 miles away.
Schools in and near SE12
SE12 has 12 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Horn Park Primary School (an academy) at about 0.1 miles, followed by Middle Park Primary School at about 0.5 miles and Baring Primary School at about 0.6 miles. Secondary options include Harris Academy Greenwich (an academy with a sixth form) at about 0.7 miles, Eltham Hill School (girls only, with a sixth form) at about 0.9 miles and Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham at about 1 mile. Colfe's School is an independent option at about 0.4 miles. King's Oak School (boys only) is the nearest special school at about 0.6 miles. Christ The King Sixth Form College is about 1.8 miles away and the University of Greenwich about 3 miles.
Living in SE12
SE12 is an urban postcode district with about 27,355 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Lewisham. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there is a supermarket, a Co-op Food about 0.6 miles away, as well as at least 9 convenience stores. There are at least 3 pubs, the nearest being The Crown at about 0.4 miles, along with at least 5 cafés, at least 7 restaurants and at least 12 takeaways. There are no doctors' surgeries in the area and the nearest is Chinbrook Medical Cosmetics Centre at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 2 pharmacies, with Gokul Chemist about 0.5 miles away. The nearest dentist is Jevington Dental Practice, also about 0.5 miles away. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is University Hospital Lewisham at about 2.0 miles. There is no post office in the area, with Lee Green Post Office about 1.0 miles away. At least 5 named parks include Horn Park at about 0.2 miles while Burst Ash Pond nature reserve is about 0.4 miles away.
A short history of SE12
Mottingham appears in records from 862 as Modingahema, a name taken to refer to the people of Moda. In 1044 it was named among the lands belonging to the manor of Lewisham. In 1086 the Domesday Book recorded Lee as a small patch of cultivated land surrounded by extensive woodland. George Stoddard and his wife Anne built Mottingham Place in 1560. A map of 1746 shows about a dozen houses around a triangular green at Lee. Robert Cocking died at Lee in 1837 in the first parachute accident. The churchyard of St Margaret's Church holds the Astronomers Royal Edmond Halley, Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond. Mottingham became a separate civil parish in 1866 and Lee's parish merged with Lewisham in 1904. The Mottingham estate of 2,000 houses opened in 1935. Six Grade II listed buildings stand nearby including the Church of St Saviours.
Landscape and geography in SE12
SE12 stands at about 41 metres (135 feet) above sea level. The Quaggy River is under half a mile from the centre of the area. The Kyd Brook is about 1.9 miles off and the Ravensbourne River about 2.0 miles. The nearest open coast is about 21 miles off. The Tarn, a lake, lies about 1.0 miles from the area, while Folly Pond is about 1.9 miles distant. Shooters Hill rises to 132 metres (433 feet) about 2.5 miles from the centre and Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) at about 5 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape, formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies about 8 miles off and the Surrey Hills National Landscape about 11 miles. Oxleas Wood is about 1.9 miles from the area.
People and homes in SE12
Census 2021 figures show about 28,600 usual residents, with 20% aged under 15, 67% aged 15 to 64 and 13% aged 65 and over. At the 2021 Census there were about 11,500 households, of which 34% had dependent children, against 28% in England. Census 2021 figures show 42% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, 27% in terraced houses, 25% in semi-detached houses and 6% in detached houses. At the 2021 Census 52% of households owned their home, 25% rented socially and 22% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band C as the most common council tax band, at 37% of about 12,090 homes. Environment Agency data from June 2026 shows 231 residential properties at high risk and 467 at medium risk of flooding. Surface water flooding is not included, so these figures cover rivers and the sea.
Notable people from SE12
Several people were born in Eltham. Boy George (born 1961) is a British pop musician, recording artist and fashion designer. John Latham (1740 to 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. Bernardine Evaristo (born 1959) is a British author and academic. Gladys Cooper (1888 to 1971), a British actress, was born in Hither Green. Eltham was also the birthplace of Delroy Lindo (born 1952), who works as an actor and director and of Alan Gardiner (1879 to 1963), an English Egyptologist and philologist. Denis Healey (1917 to 2015), a British politician, was born in Mottingham. The English writer Ernest Dowson (1867 to 1900) was born in Lee.
Sport and leisure
Colfe's Leisure Centre, Eric Liddell Sports Centre and David Lloyd Kidbrooke are the main sports centres nearby and Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre caters for athletics. Artic Stadium is a soccer stadium linked with Cray Valley Paper Mills FC and Stansfeld FC and Athletic Football Club Lewisham also plays soccer. Other clubs and grounds include Blackheath Wanderers Sports Club, Crofton Albion Sports & Social Club, Old Colfeians Sports Ground, John Roan Sports Club and Leathersellers. Bannatyne's Health Club adds a gym. Open space includes Sutcliffe Park, Cator Park, Horn Park, Northbrook Park and Queenscroft Recreation Ground, along with the nature reserves at Burst Ash Pond and Grove Park. Several children's playgrounds are also in the area and some facilities lie just outside it.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE12?
- The median price paid in SE12 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £500,000.
- What is the median price paid for each property type in SE12?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £810,000 for detached houses (10 sales) and £680,000 for semi-detached houses (49 sales). It was £550,000 for terraced houses (95 sales) and £315,000 for flats (79 sales).
- How many homes sold in SE12 and how many estate agent branches are there?
- HM Land Registry recorded 233 standard sales in SE12 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in the district.
- What are the nearest railway stations to SE12?
- Lee is the nearest station at about 0.6 miles from the centre. Mottingham, Grove Park and Kidbrooke are each about 1.1 miles away and central London is about 8 miles in a straight line.
- What schools are near SE12?
- There are 12 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is Horn Park Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Harris Academy Greenwich at about 0.7 miles.
Areas near SE12
SE12 is in Lewisham.
Estate agents near SE12
- Waymour and ParrLewisham SE12 9LZ0.3 miles
- Robinson Jackson Lettings, LeeGreenwich SE12 80.6 miles
- ConargLewisham SE12 9QA0.7 miles
- John Payne Lee Estate AgentsLewisham SE12 8RA0.7 miles
- Conran LeeLewisham SE12 8PU0.7 miles
- Berkleys Estate AgentsBromley SE9 4QW0.9 miles
- Robinson Jackson Estate Agents In LeeGreenwich SE12 8ES1 mile
- CockburnBromley SE9 4QR1 mile
- DextersLewisham SE12 8RW1 mile
- Peter James EstatesLewisham SE12 8RW1 mile
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE12.