SE6 9UR Lewisham
Live postcode, introduced August 2025. Ward: Catford South. Region: London.
Streets
- Bromley Road, London: 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 (31% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Culverley Green (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Ravensbourne Retail Park: up to 461 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Pheobes Garden Centre, Penerley Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Convoys Wharf, permissioned (280 m)
- Land at Pool Court: up to 7 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 1-3 Bellingham Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 1-3 Bellingham Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Former Gas Valve House, 4 Bellingham Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Wickes and Halfords, Catford Road: up to 512 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bellingham 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Catford Bridge 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m | |
| Catford 777,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Inchmery Road Bellingham | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.8 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Bromley Road.