SE8 3DX House Prices & Local Information

SE8 3DX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.7km from St Johns in Lewisham. Administratively it sits within Deptford ward and the Lewisham, Deptford constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SE8 3DX is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — higher status cosmopolitan professional services and self-employment. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 52% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 56% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lewisham. Employment levels are high (52% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SE8 3DX are sourced from Output Area E00182557 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.