SE6 postcode area guide — Lewisham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE6 postcode district in Lewisham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.4%
Gigabit-capable
82.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE6 postcode district (Lewisham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 837 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SE6 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 SE6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE6 1AA | 100% | 90.9% |
| SE6 1AD | 100% | 29.8% |
| SE6 1AE | 100% | 98.1% |
| SE6 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| SE6 1AG | 100% | 88.9% |
| SE6 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| SE6 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SE6 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| SE6 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| SE6 1AP | 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 SE6
Police recorded 937 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 307 | 32.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 217 | 23.2% |
| Shoplifting | 120 | 12.8% |
| Public order | 60 | 6.4% |
| Other theft | 55 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 46 | 4.9% |
| Drugs | 37 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 28 | 3.0% |
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 SE6
Based on 428 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE6 is £435,000, down 3.3% on the previous year (£450,000).
Semi-detached
£590,000
56 sales
Terraced
£558,000
179 sales
Flat / maisonette
£320,000
173 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £410,000 | Flat | Adenmore Road | SE6 4FA |
| 22 May 2026 | £600,000 | Terraced | South Park Crescent | SE6 1JL |
| 22 May 2026 | £437,000 | Flat | Minard Road | SE6 1NS |
| 15 May 2026 | £585,500 | Terraced | Engleheart Road | SE6 2HP |
| 15 May 2026 | £385,000 | Flat | Ardgowan Road | SE6 1UU |
| 15 May 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Overdown Road | SE6 3ES |
| 11 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Chestnut Close | SE6 3NS |
| 8 May 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Brownhill Road | SE6 1AL |
| 7 May 2026 | £512,000 | Terraced | Perry Hill | SE6 4EY |
| 7 May 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Waters Road | SE6 1UD |
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 SE6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan's College | Not applicable | 3–18 | 1,234 | SE6 4TY |
| Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 960 | SE6 3QW |
| Conisborough College | Secondary | 11–16 | 703 | SE6 2SE |
| Sandhurst Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 648 | SE6 1NW |
| Torridon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 632 | SE6 1TG |
| Rushey Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 | SE6 2LA |
| Rathfern Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 484 | SE6 4NL |
| Holbeach Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 391 | SE6 4TP |
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 SE6
337 rated food businesses operate in SE6. 173 hold the top rating of 5, 65 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Air Thrill, Aldi Stores Limited, Ani's Local Ltd, Ashleigh Health Care Ltd, Atalian Servest Food Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE6
From a sample of 324 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SE6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
37%
Band D
48%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
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
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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.