SE6 2AW

Rushey Green · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 2BB 26 m
SE6 2DS 67 m
SE6 2EJ 98 m
SE6 2DD 101 m
SE6 2DG 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 2AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 2
Latitude
51.444919
Longitude
-0.017346
British National Grid easting
537,880
British National Grid northing
173,634

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
E00016796
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 018A · E01003319
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 018 · E02000670

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
193
Primary
118
Secondary
24
  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    238 m
  2. Rushey Green Primary School

    Community school

    252 m
  3. Education-My Life Matters

    Other independent school

    423 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
8,416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,180
  • Anti social behaviour 984
  • Other theft 634
  • Public order 609
  • Vehicle crime 559

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

56 female, 41 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.3
SE6 2 residents
13,503

Age bands in SE6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,520 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,532 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.5%

4,368 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

3,450 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

1,582 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

60

within 5 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    492 m

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    670 m

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    973 m

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.2 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    1.5 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.5 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.6 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.6 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.6 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.6 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.7 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    2.1 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.1 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    2.1 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    2.3 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    2.4 km

  • THE LEWISHAM CARE PARTNERSHIP

    56-60 LOAMPIT HILL, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 7SX

    ODS code G85038

    2.5 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85046

    2.7 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    2.8 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 60 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plassy Road

    BCT · Catford

    0.0 miles
  • Brownhill Road /Catford Centre

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • The Catford Centre

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • The Catford Centre

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • The Catford Broadway

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 018A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,581 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
48
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

193 open schools are in scope, including 118 primary and 24 secondary schools. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 701.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,180 events.

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