SE6 2HP Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rushey Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Engleheart Road, Catford: 25 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 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
- Catford Island: up to 602 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 16-22 Brownhill Road, permissioned (190 m)
- Laurence House and Civic Centre: up to 262 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Pheobes Garden Centre, Penerley Road, permissioned (380 m)
- Convoys Wharf, permissioned (380 m)
- Catford Shopping Centre and Milford Towers: up to 1,084 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 96-102 Rushey Green: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Duke House, 84-86a Rushey Green: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 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 9 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 | Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Catford 777,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m | |
| Bellingham 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Holy Cross School Catford | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Novum Health Partnership | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Denticare Group | 310 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 810 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mountsfield Park 13 ha | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ladywell Fields 19 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,510 m² | 790 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,270 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Engleheart Road.