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On Montpelier Vale, in Blackheath Village
What it's like at SE3 0TJ: every home that has sold on Montpelier Vale 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.
Sales and extensions on Montpelier Vale; 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.
4 of the 22 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| The Second Floor Flat, 21 - 23, Montpelier ValeFlat | Mar 2007 | £500,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Floor Flat, 23, Montpelier ValeFlat | Jul 2025 | £382,500 | – | – | 7 |
| 35e, Montpelier ValeFlat | Jul 2012 | £245,000 | 62 m² | £3,952/m² | 1 |
| Flat A-C, 43, Montpelier ValeTerraced | Aug 1995 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 43, Montpelier ValeFlat | Oct 1997 | £49,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat A-C, 45, Montpelier ValeTerraced | Sept 1997 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 45a, Montpelier ValeFlat | May 2001 | £87,000 | 37 m² | £2,351/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 45a, Montpelier ValeFlat | Mar 2025 | £250,000 | 34 m² | £7,353/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 45a, Montpelier ValeFlat | Jul 2026 | £181,000 | 36 m² | £5,028/m² | 3 |
| 49, Montpelier ValeOther | May 2021 | £65,000 | 135 m² | £481/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 (200 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Royal Parade (SE3), 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes SL4, 202, 108, 380); 196 departures an hour from the 11 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 John Ball Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is St Matthew Academy, 700 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, 1.2 km away, with Snack Heath closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lee Road Surgery (550 m), with Sogim Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Quinns is under 50 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.
Everest Inn is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Le Bar A Vin the nearest pub (50 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).
There are 75 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (68%).
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Blackheath, 350 m away; for exercise, Blackheath Yoga (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
41 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 22 and 23, Montpelier Row Se3 | II | 80 m |
| Church of All Saints | II | 90 m |
| Jubilee Memorial Drinking Fountain | II | 100 m |
| 45 and 47, Tranquil Vale Se3 | II | 110 m |
| 1-3, Collins Square Se3 | II | 110 m |
| 29,31,31a,33 and 35, Tranquil Vale Se3 | II | 130 m |
| 18, 19 and 20 Montpelier Row | II | 130 m |
| 23-27, Tranquil Vale Se3 | II | 130 m |
| 11-21, Tranquil Vale Se3 | II | 140 m |
| Heathview Hotel | II | 160 m |
| 3-9, Tranquil Vale Se3 | II | 160 m |
| Eastnor House | II | 160 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Lewisham North constituency: Vicky Foxcroft MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,782 (35.7%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 58%, Green Party 22%, Liberal Democrat 7%, Conservative 6%.
81 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 SE3 0TJ →
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, 2.1 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 85.7% | 78.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.0% | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.9% | 9.9% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 37 min
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