SE4 1BN Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brockley. Region: London.
Streets
- Malpas Road, London: 14 addresses
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 (48% of about 770 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)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road, not permissioned (310 m)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Garages At Crossway Court, Endwell Road, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages At Crossway Court, Endwell Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 114-116 Manor Avenue: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Brockley Cross, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Brockley Cross: up to 7 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 111 and 115 Endwell Road, not permissioned (540 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 11 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 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| New Cross Gate 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Brockley 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Lewisham DLR Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St. Donatts Road New Cross | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vesta Road Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Cross Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Telegraph Hill Park 4.1 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barriedale Allotments 9,540 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 12 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*), 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 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* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Peckham Rye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 350 m west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Honor Oak | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Malpas Road.