Greenwich vs Lewisham

A side-by-side comparison of the Greenwich and Lewishamlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Lewisham is the more populous; council tax is lower in Greenwich; Lewisham has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Greenwich	Lewisham
Population	289,068	300,554
Density	6,109/km²	8,552/km²
Deprivation	1% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,108	£2,237
Schools Good/Outstanding	93%	97%
Aged under 16	21%	19%
Aged 16–64	69%	71%
Aged 65+	10%	10%

Greenwich council area →Lewisham council area →