SE15 postcode area guide — Lewisham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE15 postcode district in Lewisham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE15
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.6%
Gigabit-capable
87.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE15 postcode district (Lewisham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,166 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.6%.
Around 0% of premises in SE15 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 SE15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE15 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AE | 100% | 82.8% |
| SE15 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| SE15 1AJ | 100% | 4.3% |
| SE15 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| SE15 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 SE15
Police recorded 1,186 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 297 | 25.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 271 | 22.8% |
| Other theft | 114 | 9.6% |
| Theft from the person | 107 | 9.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 7.5% |
| Burglary | 58 | 4.9% |
| Drugs | 48 | 4.0% |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 4.0% |
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 SE15
Based on 466 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE15 is £506,850, up 3.4% on the previous year (£490,000).
Semi-detached
£1,240,000
21 sales
Terraced
£847,000
140 sales
Flat / maisonette
£427,000
293 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £415,000 | Flat | Kelly Avenue | SE15 5GL |
| 20 May 2026 | £272,000 | Flat | Peckham Grove | SE15 6PN |
| 15 May 2026 | £585,000 | Flat | Daniels Road | SE15 3NA |
| 8 May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | York Grove | SE15 2NY |
| 8 May 2026 | £367,000 | Flat | Queens Road | SE15 2QW |
| 6 May 2026 | £475,000 | Flat | Carisbrooke Gardens | SE15 6JR |
| 5 May 2026 | £563,000 | Terraced | Ashmore Close | SE15 5GY |
| 1 May 2026 | £420,000 | Flat | Peckham Grove | SE15 6AU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £850,000 | Flat | Asylum Road | SE15 2RJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Flat | Woods Road | SE15 2PX |
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 SE15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The St Thomas the Apostle College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,140 | SE15 2EB |
| Ivydale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 463 | SE15 3BU |
| Harris Academy Peckham | Secondary | 11–16 | 458 | SE15 5DZ |
| John Donne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 405 | SE15 2SW |
| St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 400 | SE15 4DY |
| Angel Oak Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 388 | SE15 6FL |
| The Belham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 385 | SE15 4DG |
| Bird In Bush School | Primary | 3–11 | 381 | SE15 1QP |
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 SE15
549 rated food businesses operate in SE15. 315 hold the top rating of 5, 111 are rated 4, and 23 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 081 pizzeria, 139 fika ltd, A family convenience store uk ltd, Abbeville cafe & bites, Abc studio childcare.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE15
From a sample of 214 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SE15 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
51%
Band D
34%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 SE15 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.