SE14 6HT Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deptford. Region: London.
Streets
- Liardet Street, London: 40 addresses
- Milton Court Road, London: 1 address
- Trundleys Road, 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 (37% of about 620 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)
- Marine Wharf East, permissioned (180 m)
- Rear of 197-199 Deptford High Street, not permissioned (220 m)
- Rear of 197-199 Deptford High Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- 222-222a Trundley's Road, permissioned (230 m)
- Units 1-6, The Arches, Childers Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Safa House, 28 Arklow Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Former Deptford Green School Sports Pitch: up to 34 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Former Deptford Green Secondary School, Amersham Vale, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 20 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 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 13 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 3 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 | New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| New Cross Gate 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Deptford 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Greenwich DLR Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) DLR Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cottesbrook Street New Cross | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingfisher Medical Centre | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lockyer's Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Waldron Dental Clinic | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Folkestone Gardens 2.4 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Deptford Park 6.8 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edward Street Allotments 440 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Deptford Town Hall, with dwarf wall and railings to north, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) south. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Deptford Town Hall, with dwarf wall and railings to north | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| 13 and 15, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 17, Albury Street Se8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 19 and 21, Albury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| South Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Steelyard Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 19 | 42 |
23 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Liardet Street.