SE13 5LF Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 2005. Ward: Blackheath. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Lewisham in 2026-27: Band D £2,237 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,492 | £1,740 | £1,989 | £2,237 | £2,735 | £3,232 | £3,729 | £4,475 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (41% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Lewisham Major Centre, Small HMO Northern Extension.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 10-18, BELMONT HILL SE13, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 Myron Place: up to 12 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 1 Myron Place, permissioned (80 m)
- 19b Marischal Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 19b Marischal Road, permissioned (90 m)
- Tower House, 65-71 Lewisham High Street, permissioned (110 m)
- Lewisham Shopping Centre: up to 2,285 homes, pending decision (210 m)
- Robert Square Bonfield Road, permissioned (220 m)
- Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street (Citibank), not permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lewisham 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Ladywell 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Hither Green 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lewisham DLR Station | 410 m |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Hill Lewisham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 44 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Triangle Group Practice Limited | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lewis Grove Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 10 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 120 Lewisham High St Lloyds Bank | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cornmill Gardens 7,840 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Blackheath 80 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,150 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 82 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Fludyer Tomb, Lee Old Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m east. 89 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Fludyer Tomb, Lee Old Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| Monument of Sir John Call Bart, Lee Old Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m east |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m east |
| St Mary's Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-west |
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km north |
| Greenwich Observatory | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.7 km north |
| Woodland Dell | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.