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Lewisham

Lewisham is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 300,000. It has around 195 restaurants and cafés, 7 supermarkets, 15 pharmacies, and 5 GP surgeries, with 71 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Ladywell, 0.6 km away. There were around 1,063 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Lewisham is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 300,554 residents at roughly 8,552 people per km².

39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 236th of 294 English council areas — better than 20% of them.

Low crime25
Home affordability17
Affordable rents13
Good schools90
Life expectancy45
Low deprivation11
Employment3
Low council tax90

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CCloudy

  • Today: 24° / 14° · 9% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:23

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom

Crime

1163 reported · July 2026 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences396
  • Anti-social behaviour205
  • Vehicle crime104
  • Shoplifting93

275 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Ladywell · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Reduce Robbery Offences in the vicinity of Lewisham Hospital and Ladywell Fields
  • Target drug related Anti Social behaviour in Lewisham Park and Malling

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

731 reported road collisions (2024)

132 killed or seriously injured · 840 casualties · 24.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 356 rated 4–5 ★ (258 top)
  • 22 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ladywell (0.6 km)
  • 71 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ladywell (0.6 km):

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Live buses at Mount Pleasant Road:

  • 75Croydon, Fairfield Hall · 6 min
  • 136Grove Park · 7 min
  • 199Bellingham, Catford Bus Garage · 12 min
  • 47Bellingham, Catford Bus Garage · 17 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£491,259 average 0.6% YoY

Across Lewisham · to 2026-06

Detached£1,118,334
Semi-detached£776,060
Terraced£603,258
Flat£379,341

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,828 average monthly rent 2.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,456
  • 2 bed £1,789
  • 3 bed £2,056

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (11.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6 km)

68 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: MFG Lewisham (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms7
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches66
  • Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

300,554 residents in Lewisham · 8,552/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 71%
  • 65+: 10%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 35 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,237 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (36% of 133,880)

A £1,492
B £1,740
C £1,989
D £2,237
E £2,735
F £3,232
G £3,729
H £4,475

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

97 schools · 38,997 pupils

64 primary · 10 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 34 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

85inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Deptford Green SchoolGood
  • Forest Hill SchoolGood
  • Sedgehill AcademyGood
  • Conisborough CollegeRequires improvement
  • Addey and Stanhope School
  • Bonus Pastor Catholic College
  • Haberdashers' Hatcham College
  • Haberdashers' Knights Academy
  • Prendergast School
  • Sydenham School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lewisham

Care & health services

249 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes50
  • GP practices37
  • Dentists51
  • Homecare agencies86
  • Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lewisham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 57 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

246 applications decided

85% granted · 209 granted, 37 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Green majority · directly-elected mayor

  • Lab 14
  • Grn 40

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools22
  • GPs & clinics7
  • Pharmacies16
  • Supermarkets15
  • Parks & greens381
  • Restaurants & cafés220

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,800 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

282 jobs advertised · £37,696 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Riders - Moped, Gopuff Delivery Riders - Flexible Schedule, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£892 median full-time weekly pay

6.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,377 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 171,470 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.1 women · 58.3 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lewisham East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Alex Yee Ladywell Arena · 0.1 km

    The Alex Yee Ladywell Arena, formerly simply the Ladywell Arena, is a multiple use sports arena in Catford in Lewisham, London, England. It is used by the Kent and Blackheath Harriers athletic clubs and the Lewisham B…

  • Catford Stadium · 0.3 km

    Catford Stadium was a historic greyhound racing stadium in Catford, a suburb of London.

  • Lewisham Priory · 0.3 km

    Lewisham Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Lewisham, Kent, England.

  • Prendergast Ladywell School · 0.4 km

    Prendergast Ladywell School is a co-educational all-through academy school located in the Crofton Park area of the London Borough of Lewisham, England.

  • Ladywell · 0.4 km

    Ladywell is an area in Lewisham in South East London, England, and a ward in the London Borough of Lewisham between Brockley, Crofton Park and Lewisham proper. It has ample green space including Ladywell Fields and Hi…

  • University Hospital Lewisham · 0.4 km

    University Hospital Lewisham is a teaching hospital run by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and serving the London Borough of Lewisham. It is now affiliated with King's College London and forms part of the King's Heal…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Lewisham