SE16 postcode area guide — Lewisham

Where is SE16?

Broadband & internet speeds in SE16

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SE16 postcode district (Lewisham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,077 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.2%.

Around 0% of premises in SE16 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 SE16

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Mobile signal around Lewisham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lewisham district (142,468 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SE16

Police recorded 974 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 SE16

Based on 347 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE16 is £475,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£461,500).

Latest recorded sales in SE16

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SE16

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 SE16

431 rated food businesses operate in SE16. 295 hold the top rating of 5, 69 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1882 events ltd t/achick n sours, 5 Steps Community Nursery, Accent catering ltd, Admiral, African fruit & veg.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SE16

From a sample of 240 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SE16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 76% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 SE16 typically use:

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What's it like living in SE16?

Postcodes in SE16

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.