High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SE14 5FT
Postcode
SE14 5FT
Coordinates
51.4783, -0.0501
Grid reference
TQ355772
Easting
535,507
Northing
177,281
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFWHX+8X
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.
9611
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9611 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 SE14 5FT
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE14 5FT
Counts are for New Cross Gate 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
16
YoY -20%
20147
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.25.4%
African23.9%
Caribbean11.4%
Other White9.0%
White & Asian5.5%
+ 7 other groups · 24.8%
Religion
Christian43.1%
No religion30.7%
Muslim15.3%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
25–3420.5%
35–4920.3%
50–6413.9%
20–2410.8%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other17.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.6%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham North E14001332
Constituency
E14001332Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
New Cross Gate
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 003E E01003305
E01003305MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 003 E02000655
E02000655LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 003E E01003305
E01003305MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 003 E02000655
E02000655Urban: 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
July 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentJuly 2015 — Introduced
Postcode SE14 5FT introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003305 and MSOA E02000655 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE14 5FT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE14 5FT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
83%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 47%
Attainment 8
61.7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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