SE6 1AE Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hither Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Brownhill Road, Catford: 75 addresses
- Stainton 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 D (33% of about 660 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
- 246 Brownhill Road, permissioned (150 m)
- Rear of 101-103 Springbank Road, permissioned (560 m)
- 232 Hither Green Lane, not permissioned (570 m)
- 232 Hither Green Lane: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- 3-5 Duncrievie Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 141 Wellmeadow Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Rear of 41-43 Nightingale Grove: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- 49 Beacon Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 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 4 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.
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hither Green 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Lee (London) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Torridon Road Hither Green | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | St Margaret's Church, Lee Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parkview Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillview Dental Centre | 140 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Catford - Brownhill Road Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mountsfield Park 13 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | Prendergast Girls School Playing Field 3.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,270 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Brownhill Road.