# SE4 2LX: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE4 2LX is a postcode in Lewisham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lewisham. Open the map at SE4 2LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [SE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se4) › [SE4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Lewisham 005D: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **Brockley, 90 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **No property in SE4 2LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 005D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **£486,416 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **21.1% can get gigabit broadband at SE4 2LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SE4 2LX**: Road 68 dB, rail 65 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Stainer Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-stainer-community-primary-school-e100689) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-hatcham-free-school-e139672) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haberdashers' Hatcham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-hatcham-college-e135073) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Myatt Garden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myatt-garden-primary-school-e100713) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Turnham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/turnham-academy-e146100) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chelwood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelwood-nursery-school-e100668) | Nursery | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Ashmead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmead-primary-school-e100716) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ivydale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivydale-primary-school-e100796) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £365,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £370,683 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £447,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brockley (90 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: VESTA ROAD SURGERY (470 m)
- Pharmacies: AMIN PHARMACY (590 m); OSBON PHARMACY (810 m); CHELTENHAM CHEMIST (890 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (HONOR OAK) (300 m); NEW CROSS DENTAL PRACTICE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Lewisham Brockley Station Local (90 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Brockley Mantle Court Local (230 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Brockley - Brockley Road (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Lewisham Way Express (800 m, Tesco); Co-op Hilton House (870 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £486,416** (August 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £486,416 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,702** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewisham earned a median of £45,702 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.6×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.6 times local full-time pay. 41st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Lewisham has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewisham 005D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.8** (2025). Lewisham 005D has a deprivation score of 19.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,834th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £625,700** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 005D was £625,700 in 2025. 2,310th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,011** (2021). Lewisham 005D had 2,011 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,116th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 005D, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SE4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £557,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE4 was £557,500 in 2025. Joint 188th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,134** (2021). SE4 had 28,134 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,022nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in SE4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In SE4, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Centre: 51.4653, -0.0368

Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lewisham North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north): Vicky Foxcroft (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0368,51.4653,SE42LX

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se4-2lx