How many schools are near SE8 4DY?

There are 100 schools within a 2-mile catchment of SE8 4DY, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

51 crimes were reported within 400m of SE8 4DY in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 3/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near SE8 4DY?

Transport within 0.5 miles of SE8 4DY includes 1 train station, 3 Tube/Metro stations, 44 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

NestScope

SE8 4DY · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

SE8 4DY

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score

54/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 3/10, ranked 6,828 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

69Schools

35Safety

77Health

79Transport

54Green

90Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around SE8 4DY.

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.

Schools69/100

18Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

65 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 100 schools in total

Ashmead Primary SchoolGood · 0.0 mi St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Oak Gardens Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 mi Myatt Garden Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 mi Addey and Stanhope SchoolGood · 0.4 mi Morden Mount Primary SchoolGood · 0.5 mi

Nearest top-rated: Ashmead Primary School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety35/100

51crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 51 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 27.9)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare77/100

33GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 4/10 · 31 GP, 2 hospitals, 25 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.5 mi

Transport79/100

St Johns (London) Rail Station0.1 mi

Deptford Bridge DLR Station0.3 mi

Elverson Road DLR Station0.4 mi

44 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space54/100

18green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · beside nature reserve (6.9 ha total — no proper park nearby)

Nearest: Playground (100 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities90/100

79supermarkets

79 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Asda, Sainsburys… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.6 mi

Nearest: Tesco Lewisham Way Express — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SE8 4DY.

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 qualityLow

19.7µg/m³

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

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

Road noiseQuiet

50dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55

55–64

65–74

≥75

Rail noiseLoud

68dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55

55–64

65–74

≥75

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 4DY

SE8 4DY scores 54/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Tesco Lewisham Way Express about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SE8 4DY is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 3/10, ranked 6,828 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 2/10).

There are 100 schools within the typical catchment area, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 56 rated Good. The nearest school is Ashmead Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 51 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a elevated level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 31 GP surgeries, 2 hospitals and 25 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, about 9 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM, 1.2 mi away. A pharmacy is about 4 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are St Johns (London) Rail Station (Train, about 2 minutes' walk away), Deptford Bridge DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 7 minutes' walk away), Deptford Bridge DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 7 minutes' walk away), Elverson Road DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away). There are also 44 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). road traffic noise is low (about 50 dB Lden), and rail noise is high (about 68 dB Lden).

There are 18 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 6.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (100 m²), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 4 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 79 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Asda, Sainsburys and others. The nearest is Tesco Lewisham Way Express, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 11 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 4DY on NestScope.

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