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Watsons Street, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watsons Street, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/watsons-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SE8 4EH, SE8 4AU, SE8 4AY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£518,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£500,985
12 sales
Price range
£265k – £1.39m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jun 2026
SE8 4AU

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At a glance

House prices£518k average31% below the London average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkNew Cross station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband58% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% leaseholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

12 property sales on Watsons Street, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £518,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £348,930. That is 31% below the London average of £755,818 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% flat, 33% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Watsons Street range from £265,000 to £1,387,500. 24% of homes sold here were freehold and 76% leasehold.

House prices on Watsons Street compared

Watsons Street£518,000
SE8 postcode area£456,543
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SE8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £265,010 (1 sales)2016£265k2017: £422,500 (1 sales)2017£423k2019: £265,000 (1 sales)2019£265k2021: £898,250 (2 sales)2021£898k2022: £580,305 (1 sales)2022£580k2024: £460,500 (3 sales)2024£461k2025: £400,500 (2 sales)2025£401k2026: £500,000 (1 sales)2026£500k

Tenure: 24% freehold and 76% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat7£348,93031 Oct 2025
Terraced4£545,4515 Jun 2026
Semi-detached1£1,387,50013 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Watsons Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 5 Jun 2026£500,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 31 Oct 2025£536,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 30 Sep 2025£265,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 3 Sep 2024£591,500 TerracedFreehold
14, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 1 Aug 2024£510,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, Albion House, Watsons Street SE8 4AY 10 May 2024£280,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 14 Dec 2022£580,305 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 9 Dec 2021£409,000 FlatLeasehold
Utopia House, 20, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 13 Sep 2021£1,387,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 2 Nov 2020£750,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 4, Albion House, Watsons Street SE8 4AY 26 Jul 2019£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 Jul 2018£700,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 1, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 28 Apr 2017£422,500 FlatLeasehold
Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 25 Apr 2017£575,000 OtherLeasehold
Kingdom Hall, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 22 Dec 2016£695,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street SE8 4AU 11 Nov 2016£265,010 FlatLeasehold
3, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£190,397 Flat New buildLeasehold
2, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£298,675 Flat New buildLeasehold
1, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£295,033 Flat New buildLeasehold
9, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£265,894 Flat New buildLeasehold
8, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£264,238 Flat New buildLeasehold
7, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£270,198 Flat New buildLeasehold
6, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£315,231 Flat New buildLeasehold
5, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£222,185 Flat New buildLeasehold
4, Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street SE8 4EH 26 May 2016£178,145 Flat New buildLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 1, St. Johns House, 18, Watsons Street £422,500 (Apr 2017) → £536,000 (Oct 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
Triptych House, 8 - 10, Watsons Street £575,000 (Apr 2017) → £700,000 (Jul 2018) → £750,000 (Nov 2020) +30%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watsons Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Addey and Stanhope School 589 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Tidemill Academy 427 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 122 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Oak Gardens Primary School 166 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Grinling Gibbons Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Myatt Garden Primary School 357 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Deptford Green School 888 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre 123 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • New Cross station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • New Cross ELL station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Deptford station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Deptford Bridge DLR Station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Greenwich DLR Station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Florence Road (SE14) (Stop F, NEW CROSS ROAD) 1 min walk
  • Deptford High St /New Cross Rd (Stop E, NEW CROSS ROAD) 1 min walk
  • New Cross Station (Stop W) 3 min walk
  • New Cross Station (Stop V) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Deptford Surgery
    502-504 New Cross Road, London · 0.1 mi
  • Deptford Medical Centre
    2 Pearsons Avenue, New Cross, London · 0.1 mi
  • Clifton Rise Family Practice
    Clifton Rise Family Pract, Waldron Hlth/Ctr(Suite 2), London · 0.2 mi
  • New Cross Centre (Hurley Group)
    Suite 3, Waldron Health Centre, London · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Deptford Supermarket · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Deptford High St Express · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Deptford · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Deptford Station Local · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Krisons Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Nightingale Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • New Cross Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Community Health South London N · 0.2 mi
  • Waldron Dental Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • New Cross Dental Practice · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned25.3%62.5%
Private rented43.1%20.3%
Social rented31.5%17.1%
Households1,084

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6480.9%64.1%
Aged 65+5.1%18.6%
Residents2,245

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)58%80%
Gigabit-capable58%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Lewisham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Watsons Street

Ethnic group

HereLewisham
White50.8%51.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.2%26.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%8.1%
Other ethnic group5.8%4.7%

Religion

HereLewisham
No religion42.1%36.7%
Christian35.2%43.8%
Muslim8.7%7.4%
Not answered7.4%7.5%
Buddhist2.3%1.1%
Hindu1.9%2.1%
Other religion1.4%0.8%
Sikh0.6%–

Country of birth

HereLewisham
Born in the UK54.8%64.4%
Born outside the UK45.2%35.6%

Highest qualification

HereLewisham
Level 4 qualifications and above55.2%49.8%
No qualifications14%14.6%
Level 3 qualifications11.7%13%
Level 2 qualifications6.9%9.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%7.3%
Other qualifications3%2.5%
Apprenticeship2.3%3%

General health

HereLewisham
Very good health51.3%53.1%
Good health33.3%32%
Fair health11.3%10.5%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLewisham
No cars or vans in household68.7%47.7%
1 car or van in household26.6%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household4.1%9.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%2.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Lewisham.

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