SE6 1RD Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hither Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Torridon Road, London: 57 addresses
- Ardoch Road, Catford: 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 (69% of about 550 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
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road, permissioned (390 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road: up to 213 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 141 Wellmeadow Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Boundfield Medical Centre, 103 Boundfield Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 246 Brownhill Road, permissioned (710 m)
- Bestway Cash and Carry: up to 136 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Adj. to Foster House, Whitefoot Lane, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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 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 | 1.4 km |
| Hither Green 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Lee (London) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Dowanhill Road Hither Green | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km; nearest Excalibur Estate, Grove Park | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 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 | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Catford Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillview Dental Centre | 730 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Catford, Catford Cashzone | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 540 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Forster Park 17 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Prendergast Girls School Playing Field 3.5 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hazelbank Road Allotments 8,130 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 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 Torridon Road.