SE13 7PA Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lewisham Central. Region: London.
Streets
- Lewisham Road, London: 71 addresses
- Conington Road, London: 2 addresses
- Lewisham Hill, London: 1 address
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 C (35% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Small HMO Northern Extension.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 312-316 Lewisham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Former petrol station, 167 Lewisham Road, permissioned (60 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road (Tesco): up to 451 homes, pending decision (110 m)
- Tesco, Conington Road, pending decision (150 m)
- Lewisham Gateway, permissioned (170 m)
- Lewisham Gateway: up to 900 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road: up to 365 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Carpet Right, east of Thurston Road, pending decision (220 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 4 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 74 addresses are between 9 m and 12 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 180 m |
| St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ladywell 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lewisham DLR Station | 170 m |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Conington Road Lewisham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 43 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.2 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Lewisham Care Partnership | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheel Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Banning Dental Group | 280 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Lewisham Police Station | 310 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 64 Lewisham High Street Halifax | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cornmill Gardens 7,840 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Blackheath 80 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,150 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 86 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Ascension, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) north. 116 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Ascension | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Perceval House Spencer House | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Pagoda | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| 22 Dartmouth Row | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Greenwich Observatory | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Newcastle Drawdock | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 7 | 74 |
59 of the postcode's 74 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 67 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lewisham: see them on the Lewisham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 48% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lewisham Road.