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Lewisham Central

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
9,222
Households
4,253
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 14.5 per 1k
4,253
Households
White Brit. · 26%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£315,875
Median property price
161
Postcodes
4,253
Households
White Brit. · 26%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 14.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£315,875
Median property price
161
Postcodes

Sold prices in Lewisham Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Lewisham Central
HM Land Registry · Lewisham Central
Average price
£377,656
YoY: -0.6%
Median price: £323,750
View district SE13
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £443,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£526k£397k£268k
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 Central

England & Wales
Crime trends · Lewisham Central

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
23
YoY -15%
443117
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY —
26166
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
30
YoY -27%
563411
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

134
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Lewisham Central

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

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

Apply for a primary place via Lewisham
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Amenities in Lewisham Central

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 Lewisham Central

Coordinates51.4633, -0.0130
Postcodes
161
Population (Census)
9,222
Households (Census)
4,253
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 14.5 per 1k

Demographics in Lewisham Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,209
White Brit.26.3%
Other White19.1%
African10.7%
Caribbean8.1%
Chinese7.0%
+ 10 other groups · 28.8%

Religion

Total residents: 9,221
Christian40.2%
No religion37.3%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim7.1%
Hindu4.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,222
25–3431.7%
35–4924.6%
50–6412.1%
20–247.8%
≤46.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 17.6%

Households

Total households: 4,253
Other31.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 27.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lewisham Central

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.61 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.61 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Lewisham Central

SE13
148 postcodes
SE8
13 postcodes