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SE6 1BU

POSTCODE

SE6 1BU is a postcode in Catford South.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4406, -0.0086
OS grid TQ384731 (538,498, 173,167)
IMD England
6/10
#17864
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
MoM +55% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XCXRR+6G
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£580,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£580,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for SE6 1BU

England
Country
Lewisham
Local Authority
Catford South
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SE6 1BU
Coordinates
51.4406, -0.0086
Grid reference
TQ384731
Easting
538,498
Northing
173,167
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCXRR+6G
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.
17864
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17864 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 & Wales
Property sales · SE6 1BU
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£580,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £580,000
View district SE6
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Apr '24Apr '24: 1 sales · avg £450,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£710k£580k£450k
Jan '24Apr '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near SE6 1BU

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SE6 1BU

Counts are for Catford South 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
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

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,933
White Brit.29.2%
Other White18.3%
Caribbean16.6%
African7.4%
Other Asian7.0%
+ 7 other groups · 21.5%

Religion

Total residents: 1,926
Christian56.8%
No religion27.6%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim4.5%
Hindu4.2%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,923
50–6422.3%
35–4919.9%
25–3411.1%
20–249.0%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%

Households

Total households: 656
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Other14.8%
Any member 66+8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 42.2%

Administrative Information

Lewisham
Local Authority
Council Area
Lewisham East E14001331
Constituency
E14001331
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Catford South
Constituency code
E14001331
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham

Health & NHS

London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
South 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 022A E01003217
E01003217
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 022 E02000674
E02000674
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 022A E01003217
E01003217
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 022 E02000674
E02000674
Urban: 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 AM6:09 PM
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

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE6 1BU 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: 17864
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003217 and MSOA E02000674 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE6 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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