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On Hutchins Road, in West Thamesmead
What it's like at SE28 8SA: every home that has sold on Hutchins Road 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hutchins Road; 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.
None of the 51 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jun 2013 | £180,000 | 65 m² | £2,769/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Nov 2000 | £89,950 | 55 m² | £1,635/m² | 2 |
| 6, Hutchins RoadTerraced | May 2001 | £92,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Sept 2007 | £212,000 | 63 m² | £3,365/m² | 4 |
| 10, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Mar 1999 | £104,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jan 2018 | £300,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 14, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jan 2002 | £105,000 | 59 m² | £1,780/m² | 2 |
| 16, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Mar 1999 | £78,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Dec 2023 | £310,000 | 60 m² | £5,167/m² | 2 |
| 20, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £311,000 | 76 m² | £4,092/m² | 5 |
| 22, Hutchins RoadDetached | Oct 2008 | £215,000 | 104 m² | £2,067/m² | 3 |
| 24, Hutchins RoadDetached | Jan 2022 | £415,000 | 82 m² | £5,061/m² | 4 |
| 26, Hutchins RoadTerraced | May 1999 | £107,995 | 116 m² | £931/m² | 1 |
| 28, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Sept 2004 | £158,000 | 78 m² | £2,026/m² | 2 |
| 30, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Dec 2017 | £290,000 | 74 m² | £3,919/m² | 3 |
| 32, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Feb 2026 | £250,000 | 62 m² | £4,032/m² | 3 |
| 34, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Mar 2022 | £320,000 | 68 m² | £4,706/m² | 4 |
| 36, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jan 2015 | £250,000 | 81 m² | £3,086/m² | 2 |
| 38, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Apr 2002 | £121,500 | 93 m² | £1,306/m² | 2 |
| 40, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Feb 2015 | £210,000 | 50 m² | £4,200/m² | 4 |
| 42, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jul 2013 | £167,000 | 57 m² | £2,930/m² | 2 |
| 44, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Oct 2022 | £332,000 | 55 m² | £6,036/m² | 3 |
| 46, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jun 2002 | £117,000 | 55 m² | £2,127/m² | 2 |
| 48, Hutchins RoadTerraced | Jul 2008 | £188,000 | 83 m² | £2,265/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 (1.8 km), with 11.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Tottenham Court Road.
The nearest bus stop is Thamesmead Town Centre / Watersmeet Place, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes SL11, 244, 301, 672); 142 departures an hour from the 9 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 Hawksmoor School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 74% 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, 200 m 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 Iceland, 250 m away; B&M Stores (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gallions Reach Health Centre (300 m), with Worthcare the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Jamie Nails is 350 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.
McDonald's is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Birchwood P.H the nearest pub (950 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 Hawksmoor Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Thamesmere Leisure Centre and Library (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 3.3 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
38 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%.
47 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 8SA →
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, 3.0 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.
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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 51 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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.
On this street: 1 of 42 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% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.0% | 65.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 26.4% | 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.
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