waybFind your area
Head to head

Peckham vs Deptford

Deptford leads Peckham overall on the Balanced preset — 47 to 42 out of 100 — taking 4 of the 9 layers scored here by a clear margin (5+ points) to Peckham's 2.

Score by score

The nine layers, side by side

Scores as of 5 Jul 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Apr 2026 · air 2022 · sources

Peckham

Southwark

42
Full profile →
Deptford leads by 5 on overall score

Deptford

Lewisham

47
Full profile →
  • Heritage
    41/ 100
    Deptford leads by 20 on heritage
    61/ 100
  • Connectivity
    60/ 100
    Level on connectivity
    60/ 100
  • Area development
    9/ 100
    Deptford leads by 23 on area development
    32/ 100
  • Property prices & growth
    45/ 100
    Deptford leads by 8 on property prices & growth
    53/ 100
  • Cultural Signal
    35/ 100
    Deptford leads by 16 on cultural signal
    51/ 100
  • Nature Access
    50/ 100
    Peckham leads by 3 on nature access
    47/ 100
  • Safety
    34/ 100
    Peckham leads by 6 on safety
    28/ 100
  • Air & Quiet
    40/ 100
    Peckham leads by 2 on air & quiet
    38/ 100
  • Education
    64/ 100
    Peckham leads by 14 on education
    50/ 100
Who should pick which

Peckham or Deptford?

Peckham

Peckham ward · Southwark

Choose Peckham if education and safety outrank the rest of your list — it leads on education (+14) and safety (+6). The trade: Deptford stays ahead on area development (+23).

Read the full Peckham profile →

Deptford

Deptford ward · Lewisham

Choose Deptford if area development, heritage and cultural signal outrank the rest of your list — it leads on area development (+23), heritage (+20) and cultural signal (+16). The trade: Peckham stays ahead on education (+14).

Read the full Deptford profile →

Make it personal

These are ward averages on equal weights — the right answer depends on your budget, commute and priorities. Find which fits YOU. About 90 seconds.

Find your best area

Build your own comparison

The interactive compare tool lines up any two London areas free — type a postcode, a station, or a place name.

Open Peckham vs Deptford in the compare tool →Or start blank — pick any two areas →

Weighing up three or four at once? Adding a third and fourth column is part of the Day Pass — you can add one from the compare page.

More head-to-heads

All head-to-headsOpen ward rankingsSee on the map