Blackheath
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Blackheath at a glance
- House prices
- £478,000
- Higher prices86th percentile
- Schools
- 71st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 165 per 1,000 residents
- Weak6th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle53rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blackheath a good place to live?
Blackheath may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Lewisham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blackheath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 165 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 6th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Blackheath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £478,000
- Percentile
- 86th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 123 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Blackheath
Schools
71st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blackheath
Flood risk
5.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.9% of the area. That is the 53rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Blackheath
Transport
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Blackheath a good place to live?
Blackheath may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blackheath safe?
Blackheath ranks in the 6th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blackheath?
The median sale price was £478,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 86th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blackheath?
Schools rank in the 71st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blackheath?
Nearby public profiles include Telegraph Hill in Lewisham and Brockley in Lewisham.
