SE6 1EE Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 2025. Ward: Hither Green. 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 D (42% of about 640 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 Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road, permissioned (150 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road: up to 213 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Boundfield Medical Centre, 103 Boundfield Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Adj. to Foster House, Whitefoot Lane, permissioned (610 m)
- 141 Wellmeadow Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Catford Police Station: up to 63 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Former Gas Valve House, 4 Bellingham Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 1-3 Bellingham Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 40 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 | Bellingham 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Beckenham Hill 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Grove Park 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Ardoch Road Bellingham | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Excalibur Estate, Grove Park | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Torridon Road Medical Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cambelle Chemist | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oral Surgery LTD - Maxident | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Catford, Catford Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Forster Park 17 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Prendergast Girls School Playing Field 3.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north |
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Stumpshill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Carter's Hill | Hill | 2.7 km east |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Lower Marvels Wood | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| The Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.