Estate agents in SE8
SE8 is a postcode district in Lewisham and HM Land Registry recorded 209 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £410,000. Three estate agent sales branches have an office in the district.
How estate agents in SE8 compare
SE8 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 199 sales in SE8 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £385,000.
45.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.6 years and sold for a median of 3.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £412,000 in 2016 and £406,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE8
Median sale price in SE8: £385,000
| All homes | 199 sales, median £385,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 2 sales |
| Terraced | 42 sales, median £636,250 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 154 sales, median £362,500 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Lewisham the average price was £492,091 in June 2026, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £412,000 (590 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £493,500 (415 sales) |
| 2018 | £426,200 (425 sales) |
| 2019 | £424,500 (276 sales) |
| 2020 | £442,500 (292 sales) |
| 2021 | £405,000 (323 sales) |
| 2022 | £398,375 (254 sales) |
| 2023 | £400,000 (199 sales) |
| 2024 | £442,144 (240 sales) |
| 2025 | £406,500 (256 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
Deptford station is about 0.2 miles from the centre of SE8, with New Cross about 0.4 miles away, New Cross Gate about 0.7 miles and St Johns about 0.9 miles. Light rail stops include Deptford Bridge at about 0.6 miles, Greenwich at about 0.6 miles, Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich at about 0.8 miles and Island Gardens at about 0.9 miles. The A200, A2209, A2, A20 and A2210 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 9 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 11 miles. London City Airport is about 4 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 18 miles. Central London is about 5 miles in a straight line.
Schools in and near SE8
There are 29 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Grinling Gibbons Primary School at the centre itself. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) is about 0.2 miles away and Tidemill Academy (academy) about 0.4 miles. Deptford Green School is the nearest secondary at about 0.4 miles, followed by Addey and Stanhope School at about 0.5 miles. Marathon Science School (boys only) is the nearest independent school at about 0.8 miles. Cavendish School is a special school about 1.2 miles away. Christ The King Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic) is about 1.7 miles away and the nearest university, Trinity Laban, is about 0.4 miles away.
Living in SE8
SE8 is an urban postcode district in Lewisham with about 27,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Southwark. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 340 shops, including around 10 supermarkets such as Deptford Supermarket and Ha-Noi at about 0.3 miles. Douglas Way Market and Deptford Market are both about 0.3 miles away. There are around 29 pubs, with The Dog & Bell and Badger Badger about 0.2 miles from the centre, along with more than 60 cafés and more than 40 restaurants. For health, Kingfisher Medical Centre is about 0.1 miles away, among at least 6 doctors' surgeries and there are around 9 pharmacies and 8 dentists. University Hospital Lewisham, with an emergency department, is about 2.0 miles away. Deptford Lounge Library is about 0.3 miles away and a Post Office about 0.2 miles. Evelyn Green is about 0.1 miles away, among around 28 named parks and Sue Godfrey Nature Park is about 0.3 miles away.
A short history of SE8
Deptford takes its name from a ford over the River Ravensbourne on a route the Romans later paved. In 1497 Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof were defeated by Henry VII's forces at the Battle of Deptford Bridge. Trinity House was formed in Deptford in 1514 and Henry VIII developed the fishing settlement at Deptford Strand into a royal dock. Francis Drake was knighted at the dockyard in 1581. John Evelyn settled at Sayes Court in 1652 and gave his name to Evelyn ward. Peter the Great studied shipbuilding while staying at Sayes Court in 1698. The dockyard closed in 1869 and Convoys Wharf, the last dock, closed in 2000. There are 86 listed buildings close by, including the Grade I Church of St Paul, with Grade II* status given to the Charnel House of the Church of St Nicholas and several Albury Street houses.
Landscape and geography in SE8
SE8 has an elevation of about 8 metres (26 feet) at its centre. The River Thames is tidal here and its nearest point is under half a mile from the centre. The Ravensbourne River and Deptford Creek, which is also tidal, are each about 0.5 miles from the centre. The nearest open coast is about 23 miles distant. Canada Water lies about 1.1 miles from the centre and Folly Pond about 1.3 miles. Shooters Hill, at 132 metres (433 feet), is about 4 miles off. Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) at about 6 miles and Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) at about 8 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape is about 11 miles distant and the Surrey Hills National Landscape about 13 miles. Oxleas Wood is about 4 miles from the centre.
People and homes in SE8
At the 2021 Census SE8 had about 33,100 usual residents. Census 2021 figures show 15% were aged under 15, 78% were aged 15 to 64 and 6% were aged 65 and over. The 2021 Census counted about 14,000 households, with 33% being one-person households, compared with 30% in England. At the 2021 Census 84% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, compared with 22% in England. Census 2021 figures show 24% of households owned their home, 40% rented socially and 33% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for 31 March 2026 show band B as the most common council tax band, at 31% of homes. Environment Agency figures for June 2026 show 616 residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding. These flood figures cover rivers and the sea.
Notable people from SE8
Michael Caine (born 1933), an English film actor, was born in Rotherhithe, as was Victor d'Arcy (1887 to 1961), a British athletics competitor. Catharine Parr Traill (1802 to 1899) was also born in Rotherhithe and was an English-Canadian author and botanical artist who worked as a scientific illustrator, children's writer and botanist. Steve Harley (1951 to 2024), a British musician and songwriter, was born in Deptford, as was P. C. Wren (1875 to 1941), a British writer who worked as a novelist and soldier. George Julian Harney (1817 to 1897), a British activist and journalist, was born there too. The footballers Jeremy Ngakia (born 2000) and George Mills (1908 to 1970) were also born in Deptford and Mills also worked as a coach.
Sport and leisure
Wavelengths Leisure Centre and Wavelength Leisure Pool provide swimming and Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre covers sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, rowing, swimming and paddleboarding, with open water swimming also listed. The Ahoy Centre offers sailing and The Boat House rowing. The Den is the stadium for soccer, Millwall Rugby Club plays rugby union and North Greenwich Bowls Club covers bowls. Shades Snooker & Pool Club, Vintners Lanes and Laser Quest add indoor options and skateboarding is covered at Deptford Skate Park and Mudchute Skatepark. Parks and open spaces include Blackheath, Brookmill Park, Deptford Park, Fordham Park, Millwall Park, Mudchute Park & Farm and Pepys Park, alongside several nature reserves and a number of playgrounds. Several gyms and yoga studios are also in the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE8?
- The median price paid in SE8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £410,000. For terraced houses it was £645,000 and for flats it was £365,000 over the same period.
- How many homes were sold in SE8 over the last year?
- There were 209 standard sales in SE8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these 159 were flats and 47 were terraced houses.
- What are the transport links in SE8?
- The nearest railway stations are Deptford at about 0.2 miles and New Cross at about 0.4 miles. Deptford Bridge light rail stop is about 0.6 miles from the centre and London City Airport is about 4 miles away. Central London is about 5 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near SE8?
- There are 29 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is Grinling Gibbons Primary School at about 0.0 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Deptford Green School at about 0.4 miles and Addey and Stanhope School at about 0.5 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are in SE8?
- There are 3 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SE8 postcode district.
Areas near SE8
SE8 is in Lewisham.
Estate agents near SE8
- Kallars Estate AgentsLewisham SE8 3HS0.1 miles
- I Am The AgentLewisham SE8 3LE0.4 miles
- Life Residential GreenwichGreenwich SE10 9FR0.6 miles
- City RezLewisham SE13 7QD0.6 miles
- Dockside Property ServicesTower Hamlets E14 3AG0.6 miles
- Strickland BrosLewisham SE8 4HR0.7 miles
- Holland PropertiesTower Hamlets E14 3AN0.7 miles
- Peter James EstatesLewisham SE14 5PL0.7 miles
- Dexters New Cross Estate AgentsLewisham SE14 5PL0.7 miles
- HamptonsGreenwich SE10 8JA0.7 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE8.