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Lewisham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
299,978
Households
122,269
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
122,269
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£398,543
Median property price
£1,782
Median rent
4,987
Postcodes
122,269
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£398,543
Median property price
£1,782
Median rent
4,987
Postcodes

Sold prices in Lewisham

England & Wales
Property sales · Lewisham
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£522,012
YoY: +0.0%
Median price: £396,991
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 90 sales · avg £539,489
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£578k£519k£459k
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 Lewisham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Lewisham

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
773
YoY +14%
784669554
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
495
YoY stable
616477338
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
193
YoY +19%
214171127
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
89
YoY +27%
1189470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY -98%
151761
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
25
YoY +9%
36239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
256
YoY +127%
31019682
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
136
YoY +7%
15511778
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Possession Of Weapons
31
YoY +72%
31196
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

2,443
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Lewisham

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.

Transport in Lewisham

Ladywell is a 7-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 572 m

  • Ladywell

    Rail

    572 m
  • Catford Bridge

    Rail

    785 m
  • Crofton Park

    Rail

    816 m
  • Catford

    Rail

    838 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Lewisham

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

Private rents in Lewisham

Median private rent

£1,782/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,450
1 bed
£1,782
2 bed
£2,047
3 bed
£2,705
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Lewisham

Coordinates51.4518, -0.0238
Postcodes
4,987
Population (Census)
299,978
Households (Census)
122,269
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k

Demographics in Lewisham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 299,931
White Brit.37.2%
African12.6%
Other White12.2%
Caribbean10.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.1%
+ 9 other groups · 23.2%

Religion

Total residents: 299,959
Christian43.8%
No religion36.8%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim7.4%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 299,978
35–4923.9%
25–3419.4%
50–6417.3%
10–156.9%
≤46.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%

Households

Total households: 122,269
Other22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lewisham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.02 (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 4.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).