SE6 1BQ

Catford South · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 1BU 38 m
SE6 1BA 60 m
SE6 1BE 87 m
SE6 1DF 107 m
SE6 1ES 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 1BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2016
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 1
Latitude
51.440455
Longitude
-0.009151
British National Grid easting
538,463
British National Grid northing
173,153

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham East · E14001331
Output area
E00016293
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 022A · E01003217
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 022 · E02000674

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Muirkirk Road, London, SE6 1BQ 10 August 2015 £540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
179
Primary
112
Secondary
23
  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    586 m
  2. Torridon Primary School

    Community school

    634 m
  3. Sandhurst Primary School

    Community school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,106
  • Shoplifting 964
  • Anti social behaviour 882
  • Public order 599
  • Other theft 574

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE6 1 residents
17,904

Age bands in SE6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

3,455 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

2,203 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

5,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

4,752 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,963 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

58

within 5 km straight-line

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    493 m

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    501 m

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    1.1 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    1.2 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.6 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

    LEE HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NP

    ODS code G85727

    1.9 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.9 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    1.9 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

    7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, DOWNHAM, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85057

    2.0 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

    MOORSIDE CLINIC, 7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85104

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

    JENNER HEALTH CENTRE 201-203, STANSTEAD ROAD, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 1HU

    ODS code G85004

    2.2 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    2.2 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

    JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y07020

    2.2 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y08411

    2.2 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06545

    2.2 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

    JENNER DENTAL CLINIC, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06592

    2.2 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    2.4 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    195-197 PERRY VALE, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 2JF

    ODS code G85696

    2.5 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 20 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RT

    ODS code G85046

    2.8 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK LANE SURGERY, 27 BROOK LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4PX

    ODS code G84003

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 58 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandhurst Road / St Fillans Road

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • Sandhurst Road / St Fillans Road

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Cross School

    BCT · Catford

    0.3 miles
  • Torridon Rd /St Andrews Church

    BCT · Hither Green

    0.3 miles
  • Dowanhill Road

    BCT · Hither Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 022A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,864 of 33,755

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

179 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 23 secondary schools. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 710.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,106 events.

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