SE8 5DR
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Property report — SE8 5DR
Open-data due diligence for SE8 5DR and the area around it.
SE8 5DR in brief: 96 recorded sales (£23,500–£630,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SE8 5DR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SE8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£608,428
Population
21,865
Crimes recorded
148
Schools
5
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
88%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SE8 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | £300,000 | FLAT 39, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2024-02-27 | £443,000 | FLAT 47, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2023-09-01 | £250,000 | FLAT 45, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2023-08-31 | £310,000 | FLAT 22, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2023-03-31 | £217,000 | FLAT 48, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-10-25 | £270,000 | FLAT 21, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-10-15 | £630,000 | FLAT 10, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-09-30 | £292,000 | FLAT 30, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-09-28 | £288,000 | FLAT 20, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-06-28 | £255,000 | FLAT 22, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-05-07 | £400,000 | FLAT 15, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2021-03-05 | £292,500 | FLAT 39, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2020-03-31 | £318,000 | FLAT 37, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2018-05-08 | £490,000 | FLAT 1, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2018-01-12 | £300,000 | FLAT 30, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2017-08-10 | £435,000 | FLAT 8, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2016-12-16 | £215,000 | FLAT 48, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2016-10-07 | £275,000 | FLAT 20, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2016-08-12 | £290,000 | FLAT 27, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2016-04-13 | £570,000 | FLAT 10, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2015-10-08 | £207,500 | FLAT 16, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2014-04-30 | £365,000 | FLAT 1, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2013-11-28 | £233,000 | FLAT 29, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2013-03-01 | £160,000 | FLAT 26, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2013-02-14 | £265,500 | FLAT 8, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2012-12-18 | £172,500 | FLAT 25, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2011-09-01 | £165,000 | FLAT 35, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2010-02-12 | £245,000 | FLAT 47, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2009-06-26 | £233,000 | FLAT 8, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-12-21 | £190,000 | FLAT 39, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-09-14 | £395,000 | FLAT 10, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-09-04 | £174,000 | FLAT 23, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-07-31 | £175,000 | FLAT 27, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-07-27 | £230,250 | FLAT 29, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-01 | £341,000 | FLAT 11, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-10-27 | £175,000 | FLAT 21, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-09-08 | £158,000 | FLAT 26, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-04-28 | £150,000 | FLAT 22, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-04-07 | £117,000 | FLAT 52, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-01-31 | £278,800 | FLAT 13, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2006-01-24 | £107,500 | FLAT 53, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2005-11-11 | £122,500 | FLAT 50, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2005-11-01 | £159,000 | FLAT 6, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2005-09-26 | £145,000 | FLAT 30, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2005-06-03 | £180,000 | FLAT 33, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-12-10 | £137,000 | FLAT 23, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-11-30 | £97,000 | FLAT 50, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-06-04 | £145,000 | FLAT 20, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-04-30 | £120,000 | FLAT 19, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-02-05 | £145,000 | FLAT 21, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-01-30 | £160,000 | FLAT 33, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2004-01-05 | £101,000 | FLAT 49, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2003-08-27 | £135,000 | FLAT 39, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2003-03-24 | £197,500 | FLAT 47, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2002-09-18 | £170,000 | FLAT 29, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2002-05-23 | £156,000 | FLAT 37, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2002-05-07 | £120,000 | FLAT 31, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2002-01-11 | £137,500 | FLAT 14, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2001-07-23 | £105,000 | FLAT 22, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2001-05-08 | £160,000 | FLAT 4, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2001-04-30 | £130,000 | FLAT 33, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2001-04-10 | £147,500 | FLAT 1, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2001-03-28 | £71,000 | FLAT 28, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-09-22 | £138,000 | FLAT 8, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-06-30 | £101,000 | FLAT 20, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-06-05 | £62,000 | FLAT 50, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-05-26 | £112,500 | FLAT 14, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-04-20 | £83,000 | FLAT 36, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-04-03 | £90,000 | FLAT 51, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Detached |
| 2000-02-23 | £131,000 | FLAT 4, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 2000-02-04 | £162,500 | FLAT 5, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-12-10 | £79,950 | FLAT 19, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-12-06 | £126,000 | FLAT 7, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-09-06 | £59,950 | FLAT 26, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-07-26 | £69,000 | FLAT 21, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-03-30 | £60,000 | FLAT 32, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1999-01-04 | £59,000 | FLAT 19, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1998-12-07 | £95,000 | FLAT 15, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1998-11-03 | £112,000 | FLAT 2, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1998-10-06 | £54,000 | FLAT 18, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1998-03-13 | £53,500 | FLAT 17, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1998-02-02 | £87,000 | FLAT 3, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-11-28 | £94,000 | FLAT 1, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-09-30 | £86,000 | FLAT 8, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-09-22 | £58,000 | FLAT 32, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-07-25 | £50,015 | FLAT 23, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-07-18 | £59,500 | FLAT 7, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-02-28 | £46,000 | FLAT 32, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1997-01-20 | £89,950 | FLAT 47, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1996-09-13 | £78,000 | FLAT 9, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1996-05-01 | £36,000 | FLAT 32, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1996-03-15 | £23,500 | FLAT 49, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1995-10-20 | £27,000 | FLAT 53, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1995-10-10 | £95,000 | FLAT 2, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1995-02-24 | £37,000 | FLAT 40, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
| 1995-01-27 | £59,000 | FLAT 15, MELVILLE COURT CROFT STREET | Flat |
96 recorded sales on SE8 5DR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Twin Oaks Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Rotherhithe Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Alfred Salter Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ilderton Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · UCLH OUTREACH - LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Swedish Quays, 1-95 Rope Street (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CAPSTAN, GREENLAND DOCK (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 4 CANNON POSTS IN FRONT OF ROYAL VICTORIA YARD ENTRANCE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SURDOCK PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · PEPYS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Surrey Quays (0.3 mi) · South Bermondsey (0.6 mi) · Canada Water (0.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.1 mi) · China Ark Market (0.1 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 9,069
Owned 23% · Social rent 46% · Private rent 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SE8 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SE8 5 (Jul 24–Apr 26, average 121/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSE8 | SectorSE8 5 | PostcodeSE8 5DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £632,411 | £608,428 | £177,020 |
| Population | 54,044 | 21,865 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 388 | 148 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 88% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SE8 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.