Dorking Close is in London and in Lewisham district. SE8 5XA is located in the Evelyn electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Lewisham, Deptford. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dorking Close, London, SE8 5XA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SE8 5UY, SE8 5UG, SE8 5UU, SE8 5NF, SE8 5PD, SE8 5UH, SE8 5BZ, SE8 5PS, SE8 5PG.

Dorking Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dorking Close are based on 5 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 5XA

Average Price
£135,549
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£135,549
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorking Close

Average Price
£231,417
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorking CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 13 Tristan Court, 3 Dorking Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£47,0002002-07-08 £135,549

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street, Deptford SE8 5NH 		110 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street, Deptford SE8 3EH 		905 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane, SE15 2TT 		2,493 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chelwood Nursery School
Chelwood Walk, Turnham Road SE4 2QQ 		3,092 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Robert Owen Nursery School
43 Commerell Street, Greenwich SE10 0EA 		3,141 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 4Grinling Gibbons Primary School
Clyde Street, Deptford SE8 5LW 		466 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Deptford Park Primary School
Evelyn Street, SE8 5RJ 		614 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Sir Francis Drake Primary School
Scawen Road, SE8 5AE 		622 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Childeric Primary School
Childeric Road, New Cross SE14 6DG 		837 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Crossfield Street, Deptford SE8 3PH 		907 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Deptford Green School
Edward Street, New Cross SE14 6AN 		650 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Addey and Stanhope School
472 New Cross Road, New Cross SE14 6TJ 		1,185 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Canary Wharf College 3
7 Selsdon Way, E14 9GL 		2,000 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Pepys Road, SE14 5SF 		2,022 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4George Green's School
100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs E14 3DW 		2,119 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		3,337 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedChrist The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove, Lewisham SE13 5GE 		3,409 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEast London Arts & Music
Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow E3 3TA 		5,337 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 		2,782 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale, SE3 0XX 		3,525 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prendergast Ladywell School
Manwood Road, Brockley SE4 1SA 		4,146 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		4,323 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,491 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedKings Kids Christian School
100 Woodpecker Road, SE14 6EU 		439 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMarathon Science School
1-9 Evelyn Street, Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ 		986 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedGoldsmiths College, University of London
New Cross, SE14 6NW 		1,146 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Laban
Laban, Creekside SE8 3DZ 		1,220 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCavendish School
Lady Gomm House, 58 Hawkstone Road SE16 2PA 		1,597 yd Other independent special 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
EAT VIETNAM234 Evelyn Street, London112 yd
Lilly ViveLivingUnit, 3, 82-84 Childers Street162 yd
Rough & Ready (DAGE)311 Evelyn Street, London176 yd
Mr Potatoes166 Evelyn Street, London254 yd
Flavourology210 Railway Arches, Edward Street290 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Black Horse195 Evelyn Street, London331 yd
The Dog & BellDog And Bell, 116 Prince Street544 yd
The Victoria177 Grove Street, London598 yd
Sip CitySip City Lounge, 189 Deptford High Street602 yd
The Job Centre120-122 Deptford High Street, London792 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Eat Vietnam244 Evelyn Street, London112 yd
Phi LAC232 Evelyn Street, London113 yd
Chicken World256 Evelyn Street, London113 yd
Papa John's236-238 Evelyn Street, London113 yd
Welcome Inn Fish Bar206 Evelyn Street, London113 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods plc112-114 Deptford High Street, London800 yd
Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd86 Deptford High Street, London882 yd
Tesco ExpressUnit B, Theatro Tower Creek Road885 yd
Housewives Cash and Carry101-103 Deptford High Street, London916 yd
Sainsbury's12 - 14 Creek Road932 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
New Cross Sports Arena (Closed)
Arklow Road 		339 yd
Deptford Green School (Closed)
Amersham Vale 		health and fitness suite480 yd
Pepys Park (Closed)
Grove Street 		grass pitches613 yd
Deptford Green School
EDWARD STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite624 yd
Deptford Park
DEPTFORD PARK DEPTFORD PARK SCAWEN ROAD 		grass pitches642 yd
Fordham Park
1-7 1-7 ANGUS STREET 		grass pitches699 yd
Tidemill Academy
GIFFIN STREET 		862 yd
Wavelengths Leisure Centre
WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE WAVELENGTHS LEISURE CENTRE GIFFIN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool957 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 speed59.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed78.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Dorking Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 969 crimes were reported near Dorking Close . Only 8% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SE8 5XA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Dorking Close, London, SE8 5XA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 969
Violence And Sexual Offences 253
Anti Social Behaviour 153
Other Theft 97
Vehicle Crime 81
Theft From The Person 81
Burglary 80
Criminal Damage And Arson 64
Public Order 55
Drugs 45
Robbery 32
Bicycle Theft 9
Possession Of Weapons 8
Other Crime 8
Shoplifting 3

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SE8 5XA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dorking Close89 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Abinger Grove78 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dragoon Road467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Dragoon Road467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Abinger Grove78 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Abinger Grove78 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Abinger Grove78 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Abinger Grove78 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Edward Street441 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dorking Close89 yd
More Crime Statistics for Dorking Close, London, SE8 5XA

Employment

SE8 5XA area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 5XA 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 Employee55
Part-Time Employee46
Looking after home or family27
Student (economically inactive)24
Retired19
Unemployed15
Other14
Self-Employed14
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Other14
Transport and storage11
Human health and social work activities10
Administrative and support service activities10
Education8
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Information and communication3
Construction3
Real estate activities1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female177
Male145

Partnership Status

Single138
Married: Opposite sex62
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated14
Divorced12
Widowed6

Health

Very good health174
Good health96
Fair health31
Bad health16
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 78
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese40
Indian1
Other Asian30
Black African80
Black Caribbean55
Other Black20
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other9
White53
Arab5
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom194
European Union18
Rest of Europe2
Africa41
Middle East and Asia44
The Americas and the Caribbean21

Length of Residence

Born in the UK194
10+ Years94
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom249
Ireland1
Germany2
Italy3
Portugal3
Spain8
Poland1
Romania6
Other EU countries2
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa4
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America1
No passport held30

Religion

No religion65
Christian151
Buddhist23
Hindu10
Muslim32
Not answered40
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