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On Nickelby Close, in West Thamesmead
What it's like at SE28 8LX: every home that has sold on Nickelby Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Nickelby Close; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 59 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Sept 2015 | £210,000 | 47 m² | £4,468/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jan 2007 | £133,000 | 39 m² | £3,410/m² | 4 |
| 3, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Nov 2007 | £190,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Dec 2000 | £83,000 | 79 m² | £1,051/m² | 1 |
| 5, Nickelby CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £325,000 | 83 m² | £3,916/m² | 1 |
| 6, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Feb 2011 | £165,000 | 81 m² | £2,037/m² | 1 |
| 7, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Sept 2008 | £200,000 | 82 m² | £2,439/m² | 1 |
| 8, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Nov 2004 | £125,000 | 39 m² | £3,205/m² | 2 |
| 9, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Mar 2021 | £250,000 | 47 m² | £5,319/m² | 3 |
| 11, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Dec 2023 | £405,000 | 82 m² | £4,939/m² | 2 |
| 12, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jan 2015 | £240,000 | 86 m² | £2,791/m² | 1 |
| 13, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Oct 2013 | £163,000 | 54 m² | £3,019/m² | 2 |
| 15, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Dec 1998 | £45,000 | 61 m² | £738/m² | 1 |
| 17, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Nov 2023 | £315,000 | 52 m² | £6,058/m² | 5 |
| 18, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jan 2005 | £123,000 | 40 m² | £3,075/m² | 2 |
| 19, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jun 2007 | £133,500 | 41 m² | £3,256/m² | 5 |
| 20, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jul 2015 | £184,000 | 46 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 21, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Nov 2020 | £270,000 | 61 m² | £4,426/m² | 3 |
| 22, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Sept 2021 | £315,000 | 80 m² | £3,938/m² | 4 |
| 23, Nickelby CloseTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £305,000 | 82 m² | £3,720/m² | 2 |
| 24, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Mar 2008 | £202,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Nickelby CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2000 | £60,000 | 39 m² | £1,538/m² | 1 |
| 28, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jun 2002 | £83,000 | 40 m² | £2,075/m² | 2 |
| 29, Nickelby CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £120,000 | 37 m² | £3,243/m² | 2 |
| 30, Nickelby CloseTerraced | May 2024 | £310,000 | 39 m² | £7,949/m² | 5 |
| 31, Nickelby CloseSemi-detached | Dec 1998 | £65,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Mar 2020 | £350,000 | 55 m² | £6,364/m² | 3 |
| 33, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Sept 2013 | £132,000 | 45 m² | £2,933/m² | 1 |
| 34, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Oct 2024 | £213,000 | 38 m² | £5,605/m² | 3 |
| 35, Nickelby CloseTerraced | May 2003 | £123,000 | 44 m² | £2,795/m² | 1 |
| 36, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Jun 2008 | £153,000 | 62 m² | £2,468/m² | 1 |
| 37, Nickelby CloseTerraced · company-owned | Feb 1998 | £57,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Nickelby CloseTerraced | Oct 2024 | £360,000 | 83 m² | £4,337/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Abbey Wood (London), a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 11.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Tottenham Court Road.
The nearest bus stop is Nickleby Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 177, 229, 401, 601); 87 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 21% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Heronsgate Primary School (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Woolwich Polytechnic School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.2 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: London Design and Engineering UTC (2.5 km) and Harris Garrard Academy (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (4.9 km) and Townley Grammar School (6.3 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 500 m away, with Londis closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gallions Reach Health Centre (800 m), with Worthcare the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Jamie Nails is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 4.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Camouflage Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Sporting Club Thamesmead Football Club the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 112 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's new: 65% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 392 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Manorway Green, 200 m away; for exercise, Thamesmere Leisure Centre and Library (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.4 µg/m³).
13 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.
Erith and Thamesmead constituency: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 16,302 (40.4%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 55%, Reform UK 15%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 9%.
25 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SE28 8LX →
For holidays, London City is 3.3 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 25% socially.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of East London, 3.9 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
On this street: 0 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 82.3% | 65.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 15.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.8% | 26.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 52 min
Nearest: Phantom Peak · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 59 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.