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Lewisham 005B

Neighbourhood

North west Lewisham. 1,914 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Lewisham 005B is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
26.6
Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,897
Joint 7,297th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lewisham 005B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Lewisham 005BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only175 neighbourhoods, Lewisham · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Lewisham175 areas from 7.7 to 66.9. The middle area is 25.0. Lewisham 005B is 26.6.
26.675th most deprived
Population175 neighbourhoods, Lewisham · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Lewisham175 areas from 1,090 to 2,632. The middle area is 1,674. Lewisham 005B is 1,897.
1,89737th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage175 neighbourhoods, Lewisham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Lewisham175 areas from 39.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.6%. Lewisham 005B is 96.0%.
96.0%joint 66th highest
Claimant rate175 neighbourhoods, Lewisham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Lewisham175 areas from 1.0% to 13.6%. The middle area is 6.8%. Lewisham 005B is 6.9%.
6.9%joint 79th highest

Is Lewisham 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewisham 005B at a rate of 38.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 133.6 per 1,000 people across New Cross South.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lewisham 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (30), anti-social behaviour (13) and other crime (12).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lewisham

These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Lewisham 005B alone. See Lewisham

Average house price
£486,416
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,702
43rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.6×
41st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
301,037
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Lewisham 005B in brief

Lewisham 005B has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Lewisham 005B had 1,897 usual residents at the census.

In Lewisham 005B, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lewisham 005B, 6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.