The Deptford ward in the London Borough of Lewisham in England sits around the tidal inlets of Deptford Creek and close to the River Thames, an area shaped by its maritime past - most notably the historic Deptford Dockyard which left a legacy of warehouses and street patterns later repurposed during waves of redevelopment. Its riverside location and proximity to Greenwich helped make it an industrial and naval hub before late 20th- and 21st-century regeneration transformed quaysides into housing and studios while still retaining pockets of older industry.
Today the ward is socially mixed, with long-established communities alongside artists, students and young professionals drawn by nearby Goldsmiths, University of London in New Cross; independent shops, markets and cultural venues give it a lively, sometimes gentrifying character. Ongoing debates about development and affordability sit alongside a strong grassroots cultural scene, making the area notable for creative activity and visible change in equal measure.
Postcode districts covering Deptford
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Islington 5.8 miles9.4 km
- City of Westminster 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Bexley 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Sutton 10.6 miles17 km
- Croydon 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Slough 24.9 miles40 km
- Harrow 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Basildon 22 miles35.4 km
- Watford 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Harlow 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Grays 15.7 miles25.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Evelyn Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Brockley Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- New Cross Gate Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Telegraph Hill Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Greenwich Park Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Island Gardens Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Lewisham Central Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Ladywell Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Old Kent Road Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Deptford
SE14 6FL, SE14 6TY, SE14 6EF, SE8 4AA, SE8 5PQ, SE14 6EG, SE8 5HU, SE8 3PS, SE14 6FH … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.1 miles6.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 18.3 miles29.5 km
- New Cross Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Deptford Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Deptford Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Batty Langley's 5 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 3 miles4.8 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Mitre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hotel 41 5 5 miles8.1 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 1.9 miles3 km
- London Bridge Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
Schools in Deptford
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- Childeric Primary School Primary
- Deptford Green School Secondary
- Grinling Gibbons Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tidemill Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Cutty Sark Museum 1 mile1.6 km
- The Den Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- National Maritime Museum Museum 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.1 miles1.8 km
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Queen's House Museum 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The O2 Stadium 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Valley Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km