SE14 postcode area guide — Lewisham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE14 postcode district in Lewisham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE14
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.4%
Gigabit-capable
81.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE14 postcode district (Lewisham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 413 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.4%.
Around 0% of premises in SE14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SE14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE14 5AA | 97.7% | 97.7% |
| SE14 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| SE14 5AE | 95.7% | 91.5% |
| SE14 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| SE14 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| SE14 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| SE14 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SE14 5AR | 100% | 100% |
| SE14 5AS | 100% | 52% |
| SE14 5AW | 100% | 80% |
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Mobile signal around Lewisham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lewisham district (142,468 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SE14
Police recorded 978 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 267 | 27.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 263 | 26.9% |
| Other theft | 76 | 7.8% |
| Theft from the person | 67 | 6.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 59 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 49 | 5.0% |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 40 | 4.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SE14
Based on 191 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE14 is £422,500, down 8.2% on the previous year (£460,000).
Semi-detached
£1,146,250
9 sales
Terraced
£725,000
49 sales
Flat / maisonette
£360,000
128 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £177,000 | Flat | New Cross Road | SE14 6TA |
| 8 May 2026 | £480,000 | Flat | Jerningham Road | SE14 5NQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £335,000 | Other | Clifton Rise | SE14 6JP |
| 1 May 2026 | £195,500 | Flat | Avonley Road | SE14 5EX |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Myers Lane | SE14 5RX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £1,875,000 | Semi-detached | Jerningham Road | SE14 5NH |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Flat | Parkfield Road | SE14 6QB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Flat | Moulding Lane | SE14 6BS |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £476,500 | Flat | Waller Road | SE14 5LX |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Flat | Pepys Road | SE14 5SB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Lewisham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Lewisham district (300,554 residents, 122,393 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.3% |
| 15–29 | 29.8% |
| 30–44 | 24% |
| 45–64 | 17.3% |
| 65+ | 9.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 41.9% |
| Private rented | 27.3% |
| Social rented | 16.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SE14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Hatcham College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,375 | SE14 5SF |
| Deptford Green School | Secondary | 11–16 | 888 | SE14 6AN |
| Addey and Stanhope School | Secondary | 11–16 | 589 | SE14 6TJ |
| Edmund Waller Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | SE14 5LY |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 | SE14 5SF |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 395 | SE14 5RD |
| Kender Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 351 | SE14 5JA |
| Childeric Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 334 | SE14 6DG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SE14
220 rated food businesses operate in SE14. 101 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2ts cafe, ALANYA STEAK & KEBAB HOUSE, Angel Foodstuffs Ltd, Argos Ltd, Awake Coffee & Bakery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE14
From a sample of 367 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SE14 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
32%
Band C
32%
Band D
32%
Band E
3%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Lewisham
Landlines around SE14 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.