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Thinking of living at SE8 3JS? 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Tidemill Academy | Primary | 550 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Grinling Gibbons Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Harbinger Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Addey and Stanhope School | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Green's School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Deptford Green School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Ursula's Convent School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 18.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Canary Wharf Secondary | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.9 · 23.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marathon Science School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Urban Mission School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Greenwich Park Tennis Courts | 1.6 km | 48 |
| Swimming | The Greenwich Centre | 460 m | 43 |
| Football | Stebondale Sports Pitches | 1.3 km | 26 |
| Yoga | More Yoga | 200 m | 19 |
| Fitness | Silkworks Gym | 1.6 km | 18 |
| Skateboard | Mudchute Skatepark | 900 m | 11 |
| Athletics | Southwark Park Sports and Athletics Centre | 2.4 km | 10 |
| Basketball | Decathlon Sports Pitch | 2.5 km | 9 |
| Bowls | North Greenwich Bowls Club | 920 m | 8 |
| Multi-sport | Surrey Docks Fitness & Water Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Badminton | Decathlon | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Climbing | Clip n' Climb | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Sailing | The Ahoy Centre | 290 m | 5 |
| Rowing | Poplar, Blackwall & District Rowing Club | 890 m | 5 |
| Boxing | Boxing Club | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Gym | Surrey Docks Fitness & Water Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 76. 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: 61% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Deptford, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is MacMillan Students Village, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 188, 199); 70 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 8 km away as the crow flies.
64% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Addey and Stanhope School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 41.1 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Leigh Academy Blackheath (3.2 km) and City of London Academy (Southwark) (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (9.2 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (10.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 150 m away; DuDu Market (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Wallace Health Centre (150 m), with Rose Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Cutty Sark Nails is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 3.1 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: 31 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Munure'S Coffee Island is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Street Kitchen Services the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 131 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 27 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (94%).
71 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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| Cavendish School |
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| Independent |
| 2.4 km |
| Attainment 8: 1.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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It's new: 68% of homes were built since 2000.
The nearest park is Marryat Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, More Yoga (200 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.2 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, 30 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 33% socially.
It's young: 33% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 61% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 18% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Greenwich, 1.2 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.