New Cross Gate sits in the south‑east of London, within the London Borough of Lewisham, forming the northern edge of the broader New Cross area. The neighbourhood is centred on New Cross Gate station and has a visible transport and industrial legacy - former depots and gasworks have been partially replaced by housing, small businesses and light industry, while good rail and Overground links make it an easy commute into other parts of the city.
Locally the area has a lively, creative feel thanks in part to the nearby Goldsmiths, University of London and a mix of independent shops, pubs and music venues such as the Amersham Arms. It’s a socially diverse ward with strong community activism, visible street art and ongoing regeneration that sits alongside pockets of green space toward Telegraph Hill Park and close ties with neighbouring Deptford and Brockley, meaning change, character and local contention often go hand in hand.
Postcode districts covering New Cross Gate
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.7 miles
- Islington 5.2 miles
- City of Westminster 5.4 miles
- Bexley 8.4 miles
- Sutton 10.4 miles
- Croydon 8.5 miles
- Slough 24.1 miles
- Harrow 14.6 miles
- Basildon 22.6 miles
- Watford 19.7 miles
- Harlow 20.9 miles
- Grays 16.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Evelyn Ward 0.6 miles
- Old Kent Road Ward 0.8 miles
- Deptford Ward 0.8 miles
- Nunhead & Queen's Road Ward 0.9 miles
- Rotherhithe Ward 1 mile
- Telegraph Hill Ward 1.1 miles
- Peckham Ward 1.1 miles
- South Bermondsey Ward 1.1 miles
- Surrey Docks Ward 1.3 miles
- North Bermondsey Ward 1.3 miles
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 1.3 miles
- Brockley Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in New Cross Gate
SE14 5DF, SE14 5RQ, SE14 5DN, SE16 2NZ, SE14 5RE, SE14 5EG, SE14 5FJ, SE15 1JQ, SE15 1HQ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 17.6 miles
- South Bermondsey Railway Station 0.5 miles
- New Cross Gate Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3 miles
Hotels near New Cross Gate Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.8 miles
- Shangri-La The Shard, London 5 2.1 miles
- Vertus Edit Canary Wharf 4 2.1 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square 5 2.3 miles
- The Lalit London 5 2 miles
- Vintry & Mercer 5 2.8 miles
- Locke at Broken Wharf 4 2.9 miles
- Tower Suites by Blue Orchid 5 2.3 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 3 miles
- Bermonds Locke, Tower Bridge 4 1.8 miles
Local points of interest
- The Den Stadium 0.3 miles
- Cutty Sark Museum 1.6 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.8 miles
- National Maritime Museum Museum 1.8 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 1.9 miles
- Queen's House Museum 1.9 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 2.1 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles
- HMS Belfast Museum 2.2 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2.3 miles
- London Harbour 2.3 miles