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Telegraph Hill

Middle area

North west Lewisham. 8,468 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 97% of people in Telegraph Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£525,000
Joint 828th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,620
Joint 2,581st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
97%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Telegraph Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Telegraph Hill at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences173
Anti-social behaviour126
Other crime114
Vehicle crime47
Burglary42
Drug offences28
Criminal damage and arson22
Theft from the person22
Robbery10
Shoplifting0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Telegraph Hill compares

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

Telegraph HillMiddle
Median sale price37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from £325,000 to £713,500. The middle area is £468,750. Telegraph Hill is £525,000.
£525,00011th most expensive
Population37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 5,766 to 12,606. The middle area is 8,134. Telegraph Hill is 8,620.
8,62010th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Telegraph Hill is 97.0%.
97%joint 8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage37 middle areas, Lewisham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 69.5% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.2%. Telegraph Hill is 95.0%.
95.0%13th highest

Is Telegraph Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Telegraph Hill at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.

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

In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Telegraph Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), anti-social behaviour (126) and other crime (114).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Telegraph Hill alone. See Lewisham

Average house price
£488,658
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,702
43rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.7×
Joint 39th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
Joint 75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Telegraph Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Telegraph Hill was £525,000 in 2025.

Telegraph Hill had 8,620 usual residents at the census.

About 97% of people in Telegraph Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Telegraph Hill, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.