Watsons Street is in London and in Lewisham district. SE8 4AU is located in the New Cross electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Lewisham, Deptford. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watsons Street, London, SE8 4AU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SE8 4BQ, SE8 4BP, SE8 4AP, SE8 4AR, SE8 4AT, SE8 4AN, SE14 6TA, SE8 4AJ, SE8 4AY.

Watsons Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Watsons Street are based on 56 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE8 4AU

Average Price
£534,950
Semi-Detached
£1,552,726
Terraced
£526,507
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£410,268
Other
£767,913

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watsons Street

Average Price
£485,690
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watsons Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
12 Watsons Street, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£580,3052022-12-14 £570,138
Flat 4 St. Johns House, 18 Watsons Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£409,0002021-12-09 £436,822
Utopia House, 20 Watsons Street, London, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£1,387,5002021-09-13 £1,552,726
Flat 1 St. Johns House, 18 Watsons Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£422,5002017-04-28 £455,391
Kingdom Hall Watsons Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£695,0002016-12-22 £767,913

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street, Deptford SE8 3EH 		769 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street, Deptford SE8 5NH 		973 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chelwood Nursery School
Chelwood Walk, Turnham Road SE4 2QQ 		2,389 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane, SE15 2TT 		2,618 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Robert Owen Nursery School
43 Commerell Street, Greenwich SE10 0EA 		3,066 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Crossfield Street, Deptford SE8 3PH 		447 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tidemill Academy
11 Giffin Street, SE8 4RJ 		498 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Grinling Gibbons Primary School
Clyde Street, Deptford SE8 5LW 		594 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Childeric Primary School
Childeric Road, New Cross SE14 6DG 		596 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lucas Vale Primary School
Thornville Street, SE8 4QB 		610 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Addey and Stanhope School
472 New Cross Road, New Cross SE14 6TJ 		275 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Deptford Green School
Edward Street, New Cross SE14 6AN 		537 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Pepys Road, SE14 5SF 		1,476 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill, Greenwich SE10 8HN 		1,835 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Prendergast School
Adelaide Avenue, Brockley SE4 1LE 		2,107 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedChrist The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove, Lewisham SE13 5GE 		2,590 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		4,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street, Lewisham SE13 7BN 		1,881 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale, SE3 0XX 		2,731 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prendergast Ladywell School
Manwood Road, Brockley SE4 1SA 		3,275 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
Taunton Road, SE12 8PD 		3,850 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,114 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGoldsmiths College, University of London
New Cross, SE14 6NW 		507 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKings Kids Christian School
100 Woodpecker Road, SE14 6EU 		773 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Laban
Laban, Creekside SE8 3DZ 		822 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMarathon Science School
1-9 Evelyn Street, Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ 		1,889 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedTLG Lewisham
1 Cornmill Lane, Elmira Street SE13 7FY 		1,925 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Dokis RestaurantGround Floor Unit, 464 New Cross Road121 yd
Jenny's CAFE & Restaurant505 New Cross Road, London143 yd
Deptford Quirk6A Florence Road, London166 yd
ISLA RAYIsla Ray, 37 Deptford High Street170 yd
Likkle'd'45 Deptford High Street, London171 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
JazzbourneGround Floor, 443 New Cross Road139 yd
Royal Albert460 New Cross Road, London181 yd
MERKUR Slots,MERKUR Slots, 40 Deptford High Street206 yd
Stockton Bar2 Deptford High Street, London217 yd
Royal Standard PubRoyal Standard, 86 Tanners Hill273 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Pizza RoomTHE PIZZA ROOM, 459 New Cross Road120 yd
London Fish and Kebab492 New Cross Road, London181 yd
THE COMMUNIST KEBAB492 New Cross Road, London181 yd
Honey's87 Deptford High Street, London194 yd
King'z Chicken n Grill79 Deptford High Street, London194 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Embas Express483-485 New Cross Road, London108 yd
Asda Stores Ltd5-9 Deptford High Street, London172 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry101-103 Deptford High Street, London194 yd
Tesco ExpressTesco, Eden House230 yd
Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd86 Deptford High Street, London258 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Addey And Stanhope School
NEW CROSS ROAD 		190 yd
Tidemill Academy
GIFFIN STREET 		375 yd
Lewisham Southwark College (Closed)
Deptford Church Street 		health and fitness suite415 yd
Wavelengths Leisure Centre
WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE GIFFIN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool447 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed)
Amersham Vale 		health and fitness suite514 yd
Goldsmiths College
GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE LEWISHAM WAY 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite582 yd
Pure Gym (London Greenwich)
48 - 80 48 - 80 Greenwich High Road 		health and fitness suite606 yd
Deptford Green School
EDWARD STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite610 yd
Fordham Park
1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET 		grass pitches638 yd
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed)
Arklow Road 		652 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed66.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Watsons Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2360 crimes were reported near Watsons Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SE8 4AU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Watsons Street, London, SE8 4AU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2360
Violence And Sexual Offences 499
Shoplifting 386
Anti Social Behaviour 367
Other Theft 208
Public Order 157
Theft From The Person 149
Criminal Damage And Arson 141
Burglary 138
Robbery 110
Vehicle Crime 89
Drugs 76
Bicycle Theft 23
Possession Of Weapons 10
Other Crime 7

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SE8 4AU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Deptford High Street305 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Tanner'S Hill321 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Harton Street355 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Florence Road294 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Florence Road294 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Seager Place486 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Seager Place486 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Seager Place486 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Vanguard Street436 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mulberry Mews466 yd
More Crime Statistics for Watsons Street, London, SE8 4AU

Employment

SE8 4AU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SE8 4AU area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in SE8 4AU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee149
Self-Employed53
Part-Time Employee47
Student (economically inactive)29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)22
Other19
Looking after home or family16
Unemployed16
Retired15
Long-Term Sick or disabled8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Accommodation and food service activities24
Education21
Human health and social work activities20
Other16
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Transport and storage8
Information and communication7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Manufacturing6
Financial and insurance activities6
Administrative and support service activities5
Construction4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female230
Male227

Partnership Status

Single255
Married: Opposite sex78
Separated11
Divorced22
Widowed6

Health

Very good health252
Good health147
Fair health40
Bad health14
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 211
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese31
Indian8
Pakistani8
Other Asian13
Black African74
Black Caribbean23
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other12
White232
Roma3
Other29

Country of Birth

United Kingdom256
European Union70
Rest of Europe16
Africa40
Middle East and Asia34
The Americas and the Caribbean38
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK256
10+ Years99
5-10 Years48
2-5 Years35
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom292
Ireland2
France7
Germany10
Italy26
Portugal5
Spain22
Lithuania3
Poland9
Romania3
Other EU countries12
Turkey1
Other Europe6
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa11
South and Eastern Africa2
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia4
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America11
No passport held12

Religion

No religion188
Christian174
Buddhist3
Hindu6
Jewish1
Muslim44
Other religion7
Not answered33
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