SE3 9LR postcode in Lewisham, England

SE3 9LR 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.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SE3 9LR can get it Across Lewisham: 90% Typical price £499,999 Homes sold in SE3 9, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Blackheath 300 m in a straight line

Where SE3 9LR is, and what is near it

Map of SE3 9LR and what is near it Map of SE3 9LR: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the SE3 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE3 9AA: also in SE3 9SE3 9AB: also in SE3 9SE3 9AD: also in SE3 9SE3 9AE: also in SE3 9SE3 9AF: also in SE3 9SE3 9AG: also in SE3 9SE3 9AH: also in SE3 9SE3 9AJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9AL: also in SE3 9SE3 9AN: also in SE3 9SE3 9AP: also in SE3 9SE3 9AQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9AW: also in SE3 9SE3 9AX: also in SE3 9SE3 9AY: also in SE3 9SE3 9BA: also in SE3 9SE3 9BB: also in SE3 9SE3 9BD: also in SE3 9SE3 9BE: also in SE3 9SE3 9BF: also in SE3 9SE3 9BG: also in SE3 9SE3 9BH: also in SE3 9SE3 9BJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9BL: also in SE3 9SE3 9BN: also in SE3 9SE3 9BQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9BT: also in SE3 9SE3 9BU: also in SE3 9SE3 9BW: also in SE3 9SE3 9BY: also in SE3 9SE3 9DA: also in SE3 9SE3 9DB: also in SE3 9SE3 9DH: also in SE3 9SE3 9EE: also in SE3 9SE3 9EF: also in SE3 9SE3 9EJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9EL: also in SE3 9SE3 9EN: also in SE3 9SE3 9EP: also in SE3 9SE3 9ER: also in SE3 9SE3 9ET: also in SE3 9SE3 9EW: also in SE3 9SE3 9EX: also in SE3 9SE3 9FU: also in SE3 9SE3 9GA: also in SE3 9SE3 9GD: also in SE3 9SE3 9GH: also in SE3 9SE3 9GJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9HA: also in SE3 9SE3 9HB: also in SE3 9SE3 9HD: also in SE3 9SE3 9HE: also in SE3 9SE3 9HF: also in SE3 9SE3 9HG: also in SE3 9SE3 9HL: also in SE3 9SE3 9HN: also in SE3 9SE3 9HP: also in SE3 9SE3 9HQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9HS: also in SE3 9SE3 9HT: also in SE3 9SE3 9HU: also in SE3 9SE3 9HX: also in SE3 9SE3 9HY: also in SE3 9SE3 9HZ: also in SE3 9SE3 9JJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9JL: also in SE3 9SE3 9JN: also in SE3 9SE3 9LA: also in SE3 9SE3 9LE: also in SE3 9SE3 9LF: also in SE3 9SE3 9LJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9LL: also in SE3 9SE3 9LN: also in SE3 9SE3 9LP: also in SE3 9SE3 9LQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9LS: also in SE3 9SE3 9LW: also in SE3 9SE3 9RA: also in SE3 9SE3 9RB: also in SE3 9SE3 9RD: also in SE3 9SE3 9RG: also in SE3 9SE3 9RN: also in SE3 9SE3 9RP: also in SE3 9SE3 9RQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9RR: also in SE3 9SE3 9RS: also in SE3 9SE3 9RT: also in SE3 9SE3 9RU: also in SE3 9SE3 9RW: also in SE3 9SE3 9RX: also in SE3 9SE3 9RY: also in SE3 9SE3 9SA: also in SE3 9SE3 9SF: also in SE3 9SE3 9SG: also in SE3 9SE3 9SH: also in SE3 9SE3 9SJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9SL: also in SE3 9SE3 9SQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9SY: also in SE3 9SE3 9TA: also in SE3 9SE3 9TB: also in SE3 9SE3 9TD: also in SE3 9SE3 9TE: also in SE3 9SE3 9TF: also in SE3 9SE3 9TG: also in SE3 9SE3 9TH: also in SE3 9SE3 9TJ: also in SE3 9SE3 9TL: also in SE3 9SE3 9TN: also in SE3 9SE3 9TQ: also in SE3 9SE3 9TT: also in SE3 9SE3 9TU: also in SE3 9SE3 9TZ: also in SE3 9SE3 9UA: also in SE3 9SE3 9UB: also in SE3 9SE3 9UD: also in SE3 9SE3 9UE: also in SE3 9SE3 9UY: also in SE3 9SE3 9UZ: also in SE3 9SE3 9XA: also in SE3 9SE3 9XB: also in SE3 9SE3 9XD: also in SE3 9SE3 9XE: also in SE3 9SE3 9XF: also in SE3 9SE3 9XG: also in SE3 9SE3 9XJ: also in SE3 9 GP 750 mGP 1.4 kmKidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe SE3 9LR Map of SE3 9LR and what is near it Map of SE3 9LR: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the SE3 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe SE3 9LR
  • SE3 9LR
  • Other postcodes in SE3 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.4651, longitude 0.0050)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE3 9LR?

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 SE3 9LR?

Every home and business at SE3 9LR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SE3 9LR 100% Lewisham 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SE3 9LR 100% Lewisham 98%
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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 SE3 9LR?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for SE3 9LR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE3 9LR on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 SE3 9LR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE3 9LR.

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 SE3 9LR: 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 SE3 9LR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE3 9LR?

Homes in SE3 9 sold for a typical £499,999 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 138 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£499,999 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£522,450 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,562,600 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £557,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £752,500 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £454,000 94 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE3 district: a typical £512,230 from 342 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SE3 9LR

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SE3 9LR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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

What council tax band are homes near SE3 9LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around SE3 9LR. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE3 9LR

Band D in Lewisham for 2026‑27: £2,237. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,740 (band B) to £4,475 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,989.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,492
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,740
Band Cabout 250 (36%)£1,989
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,237
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,735
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,232
Band Gabout 120 (17%)£3,729
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 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 SE3 9LR is in (ONS area E01003198), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 SE3 9LR?

The nearest open schools to SE3 9LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE3 9LR, and how we find them

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 SE3 9LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE3 9LR is Blackheath Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Blackheath Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Lewisham Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Lewisham DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackheath Hospital, 175 m away.

More stations near SE3 9LR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE3 9LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE3 9LR, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 SE3 9LR?

0 within 1 km 43 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE3 9LR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 4.8 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Ubitrictiy Charging point · 1 charger · up to 4.8 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Ubitrictiy Charging point · 1 charger · up to 4.8 kW 1.2 kmWalk

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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE3 9LR?

The nearest to the centre of SE3 9LR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 SE3 9LR?

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.

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 SE3 9LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE3 9LR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 SE3 9LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE3 9LR, 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.

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 SE3 9LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE3 9LR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 SE3 9LR in a conservation area?

The centre of SE3 9LR is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 SE3 9LR?

Police.uk records 727 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE3 9LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences208 reports
Anti-social behaviour138 reports
Shoplifting100 reports
Public order48 reports
Vehicle crime43 reports
Other theft42 reports

Also: burglary 35, drugs 35, theft from the person 25, robbery 21, other crime 13, bicycle theft 12, possession of weapons 7.

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE3 9LR

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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE3 9LS50 mSE3 9LP90 mSE3 9TG90 mSE3 0XE100 mSE3 9LN110 mSE3 9TQ110 m
All of SE3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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