SE6 3AD

Catford South · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 3AB 51 m
SE6 3NU 75 m
SE6 3AA 115 m
SE6 2BF 116 m
BR1 5RU 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 3AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 3
Latitude
51.427462
Longitude
-0.013499
British National Grid easting
538,200
British National Grid northing
171,700

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
E00016384
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 038C · E01003241
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 038 · E02006784

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
161
Primary
103
Secondary
22
  1. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    213 m
  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    431 m
  3. Watergate School

    Foundation special school

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,703
  • Shoplifting 725
  • Anti social behaviour 654
  • Vehicle crime 564
  • Other theft 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE6 3 residents
12,437

Age bands in SE6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,354 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,455 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

3,533 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,243 residents

Age 65 and over
11.2%

1,333 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

40

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.5 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.6 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

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.8 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.0 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    2.0 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    2.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    2.1 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    2.2 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.3 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.3 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.3 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.4 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    2.4 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.5 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.5 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.6 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Southend Lane / Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.0 miles
  • Southend Lane / Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Beckenham Hill Road / Primrose Close

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Green Man Community Hub

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Southend Lane / Bellingham

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 038C, 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

8,662 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

161 open schools are in scope, including 103 primary and 22 secondary schools. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 451.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,703 events.

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