SE4 1PR Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brockley. 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 C (42% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brockley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Brockley Conservation Area, 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
- 114-116 Manor Avenue: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 1 Brockley Cross, permissioned (400 m)
- 1 Brockley Cross: up to 7 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road, not permissioned (410 m)
- 97 - 103 Florence Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 111 and 115 Endwell Road, not permissioned (450 m)
- 111 and 115 Endwell Road, not permissioned (450 m)
- 111- 115 Endwell Road: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 29 addresses are between 25 m and 26 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 87%, ultrafast 48%, gigabit 48% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brockley 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| St Johns (London) 842,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| New Cross 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 900 m |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 1.1 km | |
| Lewisham DLR Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Vesta Road New Cross | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vesta Road Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Cross Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hilly Fields Park 18 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Luxmore Gardens 4,070 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Barriedale Allotments 9,540 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone House, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m east. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m east |
| Former Deptford Town Hall, with dwarf wall and railings to north | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-west |
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-west |
| West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Peckham Rye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 550 m west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km north-east |
| Honor Oak | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south-west |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 3.2 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.