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.

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.

House prices in SE12

Median sale price in SE12: £500,000

Homes sold in SE12, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	233 sales, median £500,000
Detached	10 sales, median £810,000
Semi-detached	49 sales, median £680,000
Terraced	95 sales, median £550,000
Flats and maisonettes	79 sales, median £315,000

Across Lewisham the average price was £500,472 in May 2026, up 3.0% on a year earlier.

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.

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.