SE6 2EJ Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rushey Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Brownhill Road, Catford: 77 addresses
- Jutland Road, Catford: 1 address
- Plassy 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 C (46% of about 800 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
- 16-22 Brownhill Road, permissioned (40 m)
- Catford Island: up to 602 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 83-85a Rushey Green: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Duke House, 84-86a Rushey Green: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 96-102 Rushey Green: up to 7 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Laurence House and Civic Centre: up to 262 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Catford Shopping Centre and Milford Towers: up to 1,084 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land at Rushey Green and Bradgate Road (Aldi): up to 88 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 12 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 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Catford 777,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m | |
| Ladywell 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Plassy Road Catford | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Novum Health Partnership | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rushey Green Dental Practice | 240 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 840 m |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 200 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Brownhill Road.