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SE16 2LZ

New Cross Gate · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
New Cross Gate
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE16 2PY 16 m
SE16 2PJ 25 m
SE16 2QU 49 m
SE16 2PR 56 m
SE16 2QB 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE16 2LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE16
Postcode sector
SE16 2
Latitude
51.490167
Longitude
-0.047060
British National Grid easting
535,681
British National Grid northing
178,610

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
New Cross Gate · E05013728
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham North · E14001332
Output area
E00016435
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 001B · E01003245
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 001 · E02000653

Postcode source versions

Explore SE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
345
Primary
183
Secondary
47

  1. Rotherhithe Primary School

    Academy converter

    249 m

  2. Cavendish School

    Other independent special school

    339 m

  3. Marathon Science School

    Other independent school

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,885
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,524
  • Anti social behaviour 1,244
  • Theft from the person 1,025
  • Other theft 697
  • Burglary 526

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE16 2 residents
11,236

Age bands in SE16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,867 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.7%

1,677 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.6%

3,907 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,336 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

889 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

91

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    292 m

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    824 m

  • SILVERLOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 VERNEY WAY, LONDON, SE16 3HA

    ODS code G85087

    1.2 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    1.2 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 KINGFISHER SQUARE, STAUNTON STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5DA

    ODS code G85020

    1.5 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    1.7 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.7 km

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    1.8 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    100 SPINDRIFT AVENUE, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 9WU

    ODS code F84656

    1.8 km

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

    SUITE 5, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85698

    1.9 km

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

    SUITE 3, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85076

    1.9 km

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACT, WALDRON HLTH/CTR(SUITE 2), LONDON, SE8 4BG

    ODS code G85026

    1.9 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

    BARKANTINE CENTRE, 121 WESTFERRY ROAD, LONDON, E14 8JH

    ODS code F84747

    1.9 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    2.0 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.0 km

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

    502-504 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6TJ

    ODS code G85711

    2.2 km

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEARSONS AVENUE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6TG

    ODS code G85736

    2.2 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    2.2 km

  • OLD KENT ROAD SURGERY

    182-184 OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5TY

    ODS code G85052

    2.4 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 91 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bush Road (SE8)

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • John Silkin Lane

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Warndon Street

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • John Silkin Lane

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Road / Surrey Quays Stn

    BCT · Surrey Quays

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 001B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,280 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

345 open schools are in scope, including 183 primary and 47 secondary schools. Rotherhithe Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,885 published events cover 12 months, averaging 740.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,524 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.