SE12 8RU postcode in Lewisham, England
SE12 8RU is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Blackheath ward. It is in the Lewisham North parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SE12 8RU is, and what is near it
- SE12 8RU
- Other postcodes in SE12 8: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- 5 EV charging points
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4573, longitude 0.0093)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SE12 8RU?
- LewishamCouncil, for all local services Lewisham: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SE12 8RU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Lewisham NorthParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Vicky Foxcroft (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Vicky Foxcroft
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SE12 8RU?
99% of the homes and businesses at SE12 8RU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% gigabit, Ofcom says.
Lewisham: 90%
Lewisham: 98%
The line marks the figure across Lewisham.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SE12 8RU?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for SE12 8RU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SE12 8RU on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SE12 8RU at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 119 homes and businesses at SE12 8RU. 63 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 16 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Lewisham
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE12 8RU: 8,204 properties in Lewisham are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewisham
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SE12 8RU is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:56 on 22 October 2026.
- River Quaggy at Kidbrooke, Lee and Hither GreenFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Quaggy at Kidbrooke, Lee and Hither Green
- Ravensbourne area in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and CroydonFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Ravensbourne area in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SE12 8RU?
Homes in SE12 8 sold for a typical £431,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached £775,000 11 sales
- Terraced £618,750 26 sales
- Flat or maisonette £368,000 38 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SE12 district: a typical £487,725 from 207 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SE12 8RU
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in SE12 8RU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 May 2026. The middle price was £360,000, from £175,000 to £491,000. Across SE12 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £431,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £420,000Flat 3, 267 Lee High Road
- £491,000Flat 1, 309A Lee High Road
- £300,000Flat 7, 267 Lee High Road
- £175,000315B Lee High Road
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at SE12 8RU
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SE12 8RU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SE12 8RU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SE12 8RU. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Lewisham for 2026‑27: £2,237. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,492 (band A) to £4,475 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,735.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,492 |
| Band B | about 60 (7%) | £1,740 |
| Band C | about 130 (16%) | £1,989 |
| Band D | about 180 (22%) | £2,237 |
| Band E | about 320 (40%) | £2,735 |
| Band F | about 50 (6%) | £3,232 |
| Band G | about 50 (6%) | £3,729 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,475 |
When the homes were built
- 24% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 8% 1919 to 1939
- 19% 1945 to 1964
- 43% 1965 to 1982
- 4% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Lewisham before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE12 8RU is in (ONS area E01003202), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest open schools to SE12 8RU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SE12 8RU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SE12 8RU is Lee Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.
- Lee Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Hither Green Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Lewisham DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lampmead Road, 30 m away.
More stations near SE12 8RU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE12 8RU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Lewisham Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8318 0190 350 mWalk
- Nightingale Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3049 2180 500 mWalk
- Lee Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2025 · Phone 020 8852 1235 600 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SE12 8RU?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SE12 8RU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Ubitrictiy Charging point · 1 charger · up to 4.8 kW 450 mWalk
- Ubitrictiy Charging point · 1 charger · up to 4.8 kW 550 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 700 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest to the centre of SE12 8RU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Dental Beauty Lee Phone 020 8852 4055 550 mWalk
- Dentartistry Phone 020 8852 9884 750 mWalk
- Oral Surgery Ltd - Lee Phone 0330 122 9382 750 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SE12 8RU?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- The Blackheath Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8318 7722 700 mWalk
- University Hospital Lewisham Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2024 · Phone 020 8333 3284 1.9 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SE12 8RU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Leah Lodge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8318 2272 800 mWalk
- Rectory Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8297 5860 850 mWalk
- PACO Rehabilitation Services Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3643 9455 1.1 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE12 8RU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Lords Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 3pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8852 6292 150 mWalk
- Lewisham Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8852 7438 350 mWalk
- Rains Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9:30am to 6:30pm; Sat 9:30am to 1:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8852 2402 800 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near SE12 8RU?
The nearest vets to the centre of SE12 8RU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- whisker and woof 150 mWalk
- Whisker & Woof 150 mWalk
- The Veterinary Practice Phone +44 20 8318 1020 550 mWalk
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SE12 8RU in a conservation area?
The centre of SE12 8RU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SE12 8RU?
Police.uk records 695 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE12 8RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 35, drugs 24, theft from the person 19, robbery 18, bicycle theft 13, possession of weapons 8, other crime 8.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SE12 8RU
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Lewisham
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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