SE13 7PE Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 D (36% of about 670 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 1.0 km
- Former petrol station, 167 Lewisham Road, permissioned (140 m)
- 44-50 Royal Parade Mews: up to 5 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 312-316 Lewisham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road (Tesco): up to 451 homes, pending decision (260 m)
- Lewisham Gateway, permissioned (290 m)
- Lewisham Gateway: up to 900 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Tesco, Conington Road, pending decision (300 m)
- Land at Conington Road and Lewisham Road: up to 365 homes, permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 20 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 | 360 m |
| St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Blackheath 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lewisham DLR Station | 310 m |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 640 m | |
| Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Lewisham Hill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plumbridge Medical Centre | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sheel Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Blackheath Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Lewisham Police Station | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 64 Lewisham High Street Halifax | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Blackheath 80 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,150 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 86 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Pagoda, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north-east. 139 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pagoda | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-east |
| Church of the Ascension | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north |
| Perceval House Spencer House | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north |
| 22 Dartmouth Row | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Greenwich Observatory | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Greenwich Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km north |
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km north |
| Woodland Dell | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 20 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 7 |
20 of the postcode's 27 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.