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Lewisham 038C

Neighbourhood

South Lewisham. 1,633 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Lewisham 038C is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
29.2
Joint 8,659th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,591
Joint 18,573rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
52.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lewisham 038C compares

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

Lewisham 038CMiddle
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 038C is 29.2.
29.2joint 55th 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 038C is 1,591.
1,591joint 55th least 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 038C is 52.9%.
52.9%4th lowest
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 038C is 5.2%.
5.2%joint 40th lowest

Is Lewisham 038C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewisham 038C at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.7 per 1,000 people across Downham West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lewisham 038C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (52), anti-social behaviour (44) and other crime (29).

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 038C 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 038C in brief

Lewisham 038C has a deprivation score of 29.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Lewisham 038C had 1,591 usual residents at the census.

In Lewisham 038C, 52.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lewisham 038C, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.