SE4 2PR Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Telegraph Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Revelon Road, London: 10 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 (46% of about 710 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
- 1 Avignon Road, permissioned (210 m)
- 204,Ivydale Road,,SE15 3BU (320 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 (400 m)
- 117-119 Ivydale Road and 122-148 Ivydale Road: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 3 Mantle Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 6 Mantle Road, not permissioned (410 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 27 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 | 460 m |
| Nunhead 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m | |
| Crofton Park 699,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deptford Bridge DLR Station | 1.9 km |
| Elverson Road DLR Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Brockill Crescent Brockley | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Masthouse Terrace Pier Millwall | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Parking Copeland Road | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vesta Road Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cheltenham Chemist | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Honor Oak) | 290 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Peckham Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hilton House, Brockley Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Telegraph Hill Park 4.1 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 910 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Deptford Allotments 1.4 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints), a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 590 m west. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 590 m west |
| Peckham Rye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cross Gate Cutting | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Honor Oak | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Greenwich Reach | Tidal water | 3.2 km north-east |
| Folly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
| Saunders Ness | Wetland | 4.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Revelon Road.