SE6 1PH Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hither Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Boundfield Road, Catford: 33 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 B (47% of about 680 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
- Boundfield Medical Centre, 103 Boundfield Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road, permissioned (250 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road: up to 213 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 141 Wellmeadow Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Adj. to Foster House, Whitefoot Lane, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grove Park 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Bellingham 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Beckenham Hill 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Castillon Road Southend | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Excalibur Estate, Grove Park | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oakview Family Practice | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cambelle Chemist | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downham Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Downham Way Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Forster Park 17 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.1 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Boundfield Road.