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 miles
- Islington 5.8 miles
- City of Westminster 6.2 miles
- Bexley 7.6 miles
- Sutton 10.6 miles
- Croydon 8.4 miles
- Slough 24.9 miles
- Harrow 15.3 miles
- Basildon 22 miles
- Watford 20.5 miles
- Harlow 20.9 miles
- Grays 15.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 0.6 miles
- Evelyn Ward 0.6 miles
- Brockley Ward 0.8 miles
- New Cross Gate Ward 0.8 miles
- Telegraph Hill Ward 1 mile
- Greenwich Park Ward 1 mile
- Island Gardens Ward 1 mile
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 1.2 miles
- Lewisham Central Ward 1.3 miles
- Ladywell Ward 1.4 miles
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.5 miles
- Old Kent Road Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Deptford
SE8 5PQ, SE8 4ST, SE14 6BN, SE8 5PD, SE14 6JU, SE8 5SX, SE8 4RX, SE8 4BG, SE8 9BP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 18.3 miles
- New Cross Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Deptford Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.8 miles
Hotels near Deptford Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 3.4 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 3.6 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 3 miles
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.5 miles
- The Mitre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 0.9 miles
- Hotel 41 5 5 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 4.8 miles
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 1.9 miles
- London Bridge Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Lincoln Plaza London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 1.5 miles
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 mile
- The Den Stadium 1 mile
- National Maritime Museum Museum 1.1 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.1 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 1.2 miles
- Queen's House Museum 1.2 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 1.3 miles
- The O2 Stadium 2.2 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.5 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles
- HMS Belfast Museum 2.9 miles
- The Valley Stadium 2.9 miles