How many schools are near SE8 3EH?

There are 112 schools within a 2-mile catchment of SE8 3EH, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

70 crimes were reported within 400m of SE8 3EH in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 5/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near SE8 3EH?

Transport within 0.5 miles of SE8 3EH includes 2 train stations, 3 Tube/Metro stations, 24 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

NestScope

SE8 3EH · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

SE8 3EH

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

63/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 5/10, ranked 14,786 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

75Schools

45Safety

79Health

86Transport

61Green

95Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around SE8 3EH.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools75/100

24Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

62 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 112 schools in total

Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre0.0 mi St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 mi Trinity Laban0.2 mi Grinling Gibbons Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 mi Tidemill AcademyGood · 0.3 mi St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · 0.5 mi

Nearest top-rated: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Good) — 0.2 mi

Safety45/100

70crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 70 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 47)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare79/100

29GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 6/10 · 29 GP, 29 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.3 mi

Transport86/100

Deptford Rail Station0.2 mi

Greenwich Rail Station0.5 mi

Greenwich DLR Station0.4 mi

Greenwich DLR Station0.5 mi

24 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100

41green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · beside nature reserve (10.4 ha total — no proper park nearby)

Nearest: St Nicholas Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100

77supermarkets

77 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland, Waitrose… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Greenwich Creek Road Local — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SE8 3EH.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityModerate

20.4µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in SE8.

Average sold price by property type across the SE8 district, 2021–2026 — 1,523 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached——

Semi-detached£748k▼ 3.9%

Terraced£644k▲ 1.1%

Flat£372k▼ 0.5%

District-level averages (SE8) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SE8 3EH

SE8 3EH scores 63/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Sainsburys Greenwich Creek Road Local within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SE8 3EH is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 5/10, ranked 14,786 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 3/10).

There are 112 schools within the typical catchment area, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 55 rated Good. The nearest school is Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre, within a short walk.

There were 70 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a elevated level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 29 GP surgeries and 29 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE, about 6 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Deptford Rail Station (Train, about 4 minutes' walk away), Greenwich Rail Station (Train, about 10 minutes' walk away), Greenwich DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away), Greenwich DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away), Greenwich DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 9 minutes' walk away). There are also 24 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 41 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 10.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Nicholas Church, within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 3 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 77 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland, Waitrose and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Greenwich Creek Road Local, within a short walk. A public library is about 5 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SE8 3EH on NestScope.

View SE8 3EH on the map Compare with another area

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.