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SE6

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,590
Current units
863
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
727

Postcode sectors in SE6

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
24,494 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Killearn Road, Catford, London, SE6 1BT 27 July 2026 £696,000
27, Nelgarde Road, London, SE6 4TA 24 July 2026 £654,750
Dempsey Court, 19, Adenmore Road, London, SE6 4BS 17 July 2026 £415,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,763
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,429
  • Anti social behaviour 771
  • Vehicle crime 498
  • Shoplifting 490
  • Public order 473

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SE6 usual residents
57,210
Age-profile population
56,054

Age bands in SE6

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.5%
10,936 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.6%
6,479 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.9%
17,855 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.2%
14,702 residents
Age 65 and over
10.9%
6,082 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 835 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 799 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 602 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HAWSTEAD ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE6 4JH

    ODS code G85633

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 186 BROWNHILL ROAD, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 1AT

    ODS code G85121

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £430,000 from 3,091 recorded sales in SE6. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewisham is £491,259 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

6,763 published events cover 12 months, averaging 564 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,429 events.

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