SE6 4DE Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Perry Vale. Region: London.
Streets
- Burford Road, Catford: 24 addresses
- Oakham Close, 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 (47% 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 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
- Garages to rear of Creeland Grove: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 128 Catford Hill: up to 13 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Bell Green Retail Park: up to 1,831 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Convoys Wharf: up to 3,514 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Land at Pool Court: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Bell Green Gas Holders and Livesey Memorial Hall: up to 262 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 236-238 Stanstead Road, not permissioned (700 m)
- 236-238 Stanstead Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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.
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 777,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bellingham 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Castlands Road Bell Green | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woolstone Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stanstead Dental Centre | 630 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
Air quality figures have not been loaded yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Burford Road.