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New Cross Gate
Lewisham, London
New Cross Gate sits between Peckham and Deptford in the north-west corner of Lewisham, a ward whose character is set by Goldsmiths, the New Cross Road corridor and the Overground interchange. The whole ward sits inside a conservation area. The fifteen listed buildings include the Grade II St James's Cottage and runs of Grade II Georgian houses along New Cross Road — fragments of the early-nineteenth-century Deptford-to-London turnpike. Goldsmiths, University of London, founded in 1891 by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and acquired by the University of London in 1904, anchors the ward's cultural footprint. Transport is good, with New Cross and New Cross Gate on the Overground and Southeastern services, and the food and retail offer along New Cross Road runs to around sixty-four eating places. The downsides are pronounced: only two Ofsted outstanding rated schools within reach, safety scores pulled down by nightlife on the main road, and air quality poor along the A2.
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Goldsmiths, University of London began in 1891 as the Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute, founded by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, and was handed over to the University of London in 1904.
- Good public-transport access
- 15 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Bridgehouse Meadows (2.3 hectares)
- 104 open venues (60 food and drink, 44 other)
New Cross Gate score highlights
- Heritage Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage (score 64/100).
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 52/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 26/100).
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Property prices & growth
48/ 100
- Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)43
- Activity (turnover)40
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
35/ 100
- Personal safety30
- Property crime37
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
52/ 100
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
33/ 100
- Air quality27
- Quietness43
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Cultural Signal
29/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene64
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
104 open venues nearby — 60 food & drink, 44 other.
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Education
49/ 100
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools50
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Heritage
64/ 100
15 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- St James's CottageGrade II
- 35, New Cross Road Se14Grade II
- 29, New Cross Road Se14Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
48/ 100
- Green spaces59
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Bridgehouse Meadows (2 ha). ~6 ha of green space in total.
Area development
26/ 100
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