SE8 postcode area guide — Greenwich
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE8 postcode district in Greenwich — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.5%
Gigabit-capable
69.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the SE8 postcode district (Greenwich) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 554 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.5%.
Around 0.2% of premises in SE8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SE8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE8 3AA | 100% | 0% |
| SE8 3AE | 93.8% | 0% |
| SE8 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| SE8 3AG | 100% | 96.9% |
| SE8 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| SE8 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SE8 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| SE8 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| SE8 3AQ | 100% | 97.1% |
| SE8 3AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Greenwich
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Greenwich district (129,369 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SE8
Police recorded 949 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 255 | 26.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 254 | 26.8% |
| Theft from the person | 77 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 74 | 7.8% |
| Shoplifting | 52 | 5.5% |
| Public order | 46 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 42 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 40 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SE8
Based on 198 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE8 is £412,500, up 3.1% on the previous year (£400,000).
Terraced
£645,000
39 sales
Flat / maisonette
£370,000
146 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £339,700 | Flat | Rolt Street | SE8 5NN |
| 8 May 2026 | £660,000 | Detached | Tanners Hill | SE8 4PJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Bush Road | SE8 5AP |
| 5 May 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Whidborne Close | SE8 4DL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Flat | Czar Street | SE8 3JN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £807,000 | Flat | Basevi Way | SE8 3JU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Flat | Glaisher Street | SE8 3ET |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £611,005 | Terraced | Croft Street | SE8 5DW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Abinger Grove | SE8 5SW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £703,000 | Terraced | Lind Street | SE8 4JE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Greenwich demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Greenwich district (289,068 residents, 114,051 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.5% |
| 15–29 | 28.9% |
| 30–44 | 23.6% |
| 45–64 | 16.5% |
| 65+ | 10.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 41.2% |
| Private rented | 25.7% |
| Social rented | 12.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SE8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidemill Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | SE8 4RJ |
| Ashmead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 390 | SE8 4DX |
| Deptford Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 217 | SE8 5RJ |
| Grinling Gibbons Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | SE8 5LW |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 186 | SE8 4ED |
| Twin Oaks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 176 | SE8 5AE |
| Oak Gardens Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 166 | SE8 4QB |
| Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 123 | SE8 3EH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SE8
278 rated food businesses operate in SE8. 136 hold the top rating of 5, 52 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 999 Club Trust T/A 999 Club, Arapina, Asda Express Deptford Landings, Asda Stores Ltd, Ash Meat & Fish Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE8
From a sample of 564 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SE8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 78% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
53%
Band D
19%
Band E
3%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Greenwich
Landlines around SE8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.