High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£570,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for SE6 1LU
Postcode
SE6 1LU
Coordinates
51.4361, -0.0027
Grid reference
TQ389726
Easting
538,927
Northing
172,686
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCXPW+FW
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.
12925
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12925 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 & WalesProperty sales · SE6 1LU
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£570,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £570,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £630,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£630k£570k£510k
Oct '23Mar '25
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 1LU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE6 1LU
Counts are for Hither Green 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
52
YoY -12%
735231
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
34
YoY +10%
513621
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY —
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.28.7%
Caribbean18.5%
African10.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.5%
Other White7.3%
+ 8 other groups · 27.9%
Religion
Christian49.3%
No religion23.7%
Muslim12.9%
Not answered7.5%
Hindu4.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6422.7%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.4%
75–847.5%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Any member 66+17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.4%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham East E14001331
Constituency
E14001331Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Hither Green
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 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 025B E01003219
E01003219MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 025 E02000677
E02000677LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 025B E01003219
E01003219MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 025 E02000677
E02000677Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE6 1LU 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: 12925
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003219 and MSOA E02000677 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE6 1LU 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
Schools near SE6 1LU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
68%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 48%
Progress 8
-0.39
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
37.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
80%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 25%
Progress 8
+0.43
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 27%
Attainment 8
50.7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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