SE6 4BU

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 4PG 35 m
SE6 4PQ 106 m
SE6 4PH 125 m
SE6 4NA 156 m
SE6 4PL 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 4BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 4
Latitude
51.440285
Longitude
-0.027332
British National Grid easting
537,200
British National Grid northing
173,100

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
E00016154
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 029B · E01003194
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 029 · E02000681

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
187
Primary
116
Secondary
24
  1. Rathfern Primary School

    Community school

    383 m
  2. St Dunstan's College

    Other independent school

    405 m
  3. Rushey Green Primary School

    Community school

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,043
  • Anti social behaviour 927
  • Shoplifting 682
  • Vehicle crime 637
  • Public order 590

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE6 4 residents
13,366

Age bands in SE6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,607 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,289 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.9%

4,890 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

3,257 residents

Age 65 and over
9.1%

1,204 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

61

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    687 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    969 m

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    985 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    985 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    985 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    985 m

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    1.2 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.3 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    1.5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.5 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.8 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    1.8 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    2.3 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    2.7 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    2.7 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    1 FOREST HILL ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 0SQ

    ODS code G85001

    2.8 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    2.9 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    3.0 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    3.0 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 61 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Beechfield Road

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • Beechfield Road

    BCT · Catford

    0.1 miles
  • Canadian Avenue

    BCT · Catford

    0.2 miles
  • Stanstead Road / St Dunstan's College

    BCT · Catford

    0.2 miles
  • St Dunstans College

    BCT · Catford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 029B, 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

5,758 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
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

187 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 24 secondary schools. Rathfern Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 704.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,043 events.

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