SE4 2BL Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced October 2008. Ward: Telegraph Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Pincott Place, 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 C (41% of about 590 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
- 204,Ivydale Road,,SE15 3BU (220 m)
- 301 Ivydale Road SE15 3DZ, permissioned (240 m)
- 301 Ivydale Road SE15 3DZ, permissioned (240 m)
- 1 Avignon Road, permissioned (350 m)
- Spalding House, Turnham Road, permissioned (370 m)
- 107 & 109 Ivydale Road SE15 3DT, permissioned (380 m)
- 107 & 109 Ivydale Road SE15 3DT, permissioned (380 m)
- 117-119 Ivydale Road and 122-148 Ivydale Road: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (390 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 1 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 31 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 | Brockley 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m |
| Crofton Park 699,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m | |
| Nunhead 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Brockill Crescent Brockley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vesta Road Surgery | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cheltenham Chemist | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Honor Oak) | 430 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hilton House, Brockley Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Telegraph Hill Park 4.1 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Deptford Allotments 1.4 ha | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 13 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
13 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 13 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 51% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Pincott Place.