SE6 3NH Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bellingham. 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 B (57% of about 1,030 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
- Worsley Bridge Road Locally Significant Industrial Site: up to 179 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Riverside, 317 Southend Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Lidl, Southend Lane: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Maybrey Business Park Worsley Bridge Road London SE26 5AZ, permissioned (270 m)
- Sainsbury's Bell Green: up to 1,347 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Stanton Square Locally Signficant Industrial Site: up to 231 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- 351-355 Sydenham Road, permissioned (650 m)
- Sydenham Green Group Practice: up to 55 homes, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 18 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 25 m and 29 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lower Sydenham 787,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Beckenham Hill 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| New Beckenham 721,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckenham Junction Tram Stop | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Lower Sydenham | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sydenham Green Group Practice | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Miss Ea Dighe | 650 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Om Food & Wine Londis, Catford | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Southend Park 2.7 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crystal Palace Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.8 km west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km west |
| Horniman Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stumpshill Wood | Wood | 880 m south-east |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Devonshire Road Nature Reserve | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Intermediate Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Sydenham Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 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 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.