Catford South Area Guide | £581k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Catford South

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
18,388
Households
6,700
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
6,700
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£580,813
Median property price
253
Postcodes
6,700
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£580,813
Median property price
253
Postcodes

Sold prices in Catford South

England & Wales
Property sales · Catford South
HM Land Registry · Catford South
Average price
£543,175
YoY: -2.1%
Median price: £580,813
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £555,200
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£638k£545k£453k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Catford South

England & Wales
Crime trends · Catford South

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY stable
604427
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY stable
443016
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
33195
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

143
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Catford South

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Lewisham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Lewisham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Catford South

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 14 Libraries · 3 Hospitals · 54 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries14
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities3
  • Museums2
  • Parks1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Catford South

Coordinates51.4356, -0.0124
Postcodes
253
Population (Census)
18,388
Households (Census)
6,700
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k

Demographics in Catford South

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,365
White Brit.31.0%
Caribbean15.6%
African12.1%
Other White10.2%
Other Asian6.2%
+ 9 other groups · 24.9%

Religion

Total residents: 18,364
Christian50.5%
No religion25.6%
Muslim9.3%
Not answered8.2%
Hindu4.5%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,388
35–4920.9%
50–6420.3%
25–3413.9%
10–157.3%
65–747.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%

Households

Total households: 6,700
Other16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Any member 66+10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.1%
+ 9 other households · 41.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Catford South

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.79 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Catford South