High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
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Coordinates & Location for SE13 5EX
Postcode
SE13 5EX
Coordinates
51.4591, -0.0068
Grid reference
TQ385752
Easting
538,568
Northing
175,226
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFX5V+J7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lewisham
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lewisham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8878
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8878 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE13 5EX
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE13 5EX
Counts are for Lewisham Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
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
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.27.9%
Other White14.4%
Caribbean14.2%
African10.4%
Chinese5.1%
+ 9 other groups · 28.0%
Religion
Christian48.3%
No religion30.1%
Muslim8.8%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4923.9%
50–6418.9%
25–3418.5%
65–746.6%
≤46.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
Other23.9%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.2%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham North E14001332
Constituency
E14001332Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Lewisham Central
Constituency code
E14001332
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lewisham
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewisham 041A E01003288
E01003288MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 041 E02007009
E02007009LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 012A E01003288
E01003288MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 012 E02000664
E02000664Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode SE13 5EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8878
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003288 and MSOA E02007009 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE13 5EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE13 5EX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
57%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 40%
Attainment 8
47.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
60%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 39%
Progress 8
+0.04
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 43%
Attainment 8
42.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
75%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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