SE6 2QG Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Catford South. 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 E (54% 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 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
- 1-3 Bellingham Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 1-3 Bellingham Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Former Gas Valve House, 4 Bellingham Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Catford Police Station: up to 63 homes, pending decision (530 m)
- Ravensbourne Retail Park: up to 461 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Adj. to Foster House, Whitefoot Lane, permissioned (710 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road, permissioned (760 m)
- Excalibur Estate, Baudwin Road: up to 213 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 25 m and 33 m above sea level (28 m on average).
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 | 600 m |
| Beckenham Hill 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Catford Garage Bellingham | 430 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Torridon Road Medical Practice | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vantage Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oral Surgery LTD - Maxident | 470 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Forster Park 17 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Prendergast Girls School Playing Field 3.5 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Knapmill Way Allotments 4,250 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stumpshill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Devonshire Road Nature Reserve | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Oak of Honor Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Honor Oak | Wood | 3.3 km north-west |
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.