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Thinking of living at SE3 9HA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| John Ball Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew Academy | Primary | 500 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | Primary | 750 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath | Primary | 800 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew Academy | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas Tallis School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Prendergast Vale School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.2 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Ursula's Convent School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| In Toto Ed London | Independent | 400 m | – |
| Heath House Preparatory School | Independent | 600 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Manor House Gardens | 760 m | 46 |
| Swimming | Glass Mill Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 26 |
| Football | Athletic Football Club Lewisham | 890 m | 14 |
| Yoga | Blackheath Yoga | 500 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Blackheath & Greenwich Bowling Club | 780 m | 7 |
| Golf | Royal Blackheath Golf Club | 3.9 km | 7 |
| Fitness | CRANK Lewisham | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Ladywell Skate Park | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Basketball | Ladywell Basketball Court | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Rowing | The Trafalgar Rowing Centre | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Charlton Lido and Lifestyle Club | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Sailing | The Ahoy Centre | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Old Colfeians Rugby Football Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Kidbrooke | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Pool | The Graduate | 1.9 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 49. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 54% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Blackheath, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Blackheath Hospital, 200 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 108, 54, 89); 110 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 10 km away as the crow flies.
48% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is John Ball Primary School (0.3 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Matthew Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham (1 km) and Leigh Academy Blackheath (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (7.1 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (7.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Blackheath food centre, 700 m away, with VK Corner Shop closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lee Road Surgery (250 m), with Lewisham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Champions Barber Shop is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 2.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 30 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Medirest Healthcare Compass Group is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Dacre Arm's the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 193 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 72% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Blackheath).
49 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Riverston School | Independent | 1.2 km | 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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There are 75 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (68%).
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Manor House Gardens, 650 m away; for exercise, Base 13 (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 5.4 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 35% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 60% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Greenwich, 2.6 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.