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SE6 2BL

Catford South · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Catford South
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 2RP 38 m
SE6 2DR 70 m
SE6 2SS 81 m
SE6 2SP 95 m
SE6 2RN 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 2BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 2
Latitude
51.429401
Longitude
-0.012767
British National Grid easting
538,245
British National Grid northing
171,917

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Catford South · E05013717
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham East · E14001331
Output area
E00016969
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 030B · E01003348
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 030 · E02000682

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
163
Primary
105
Secondary
22

  1. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    92 m

  2. Conisborough College

    Academy sponsor led

    516 m

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,863
  • Shoplifting 749
  • Anti social behaviour 672
  • Vehicle crime 560
  • Other theft 352

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

30 female, 17 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
5.9
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 0.3% 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

42

within 5 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.4 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.4 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    1.6 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    1.6 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    1.8 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.8 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.9 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

    KINNAIRD HOUSE, 37 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HB

    ODS code G84016

    2.2 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    2.2 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.2 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.3 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.3 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

    BECKENHAM CLINIC, 14 THE CRESCENT, BECKENHAM, BR3 1DU

    ODS code Y06345

    2.4 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.4 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.5 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.5 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.5 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.5 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.5 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 42 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

  • Whitefoot Lane / Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.0 miles

  • Whitefoot Lane / Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.0 miles

  • Southend Lane / Bellingham

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles

  • Southend Lane / Bellingham

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles

  • Southend Lane / Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 030B, 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

9,081 of 33,755

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

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
0
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

163 open schools are in scope, including 105 primary and 22 secondary schools. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 92 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 476.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,863 events.

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