Central Lewisham North

Lewisham · London · population 6,456 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,522 of 6,856 in England
  • #397 of 1,002 in London
  • #5 of 37 in Lewisham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,761
Median age (est.)31
Density15,861per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above63%
No car or van73%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 14%25–44 55%45–64 14%65+ 3%

Tenure

Own outright: 5%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 5%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 24%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 26%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 26%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative8%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 18%Black: 22%Mixed: 7%Other: 6%
White 46%Asian 18%Black 22%Mixed 7%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 37% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 53%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Lewisham North sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,522 of 6,856 in England, and #5 of 37 in Lewisham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (71) but weak on Crime (9). Typical homes here sold for about £333,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 54 sales), 29% below the wider Lewisham median of £472,500. Typical household take-home income is around £48,541 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 201 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 45 · #3,775
Employment 71 · #1,972
Education 71 · #1,979
Health 55 · #3,062
Crime 9 · #6,243
Housing & access 40 · #4,084
Living environment 26 · #5,084

House prices ?

£333,500median (12m) · +4.6% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£333,50054+4.6%+3.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£615,0007
Flat£325,00047+3.5%+2.4%
This area£333,500
Lewisham£472,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,541±£7,578 · #1,348 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,082
Price-to-income ?6.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

201 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,298 offences
Lewisham98
London102
England83

Rank #6,181 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences379
Theft500
Burglary52
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons100
Drugs91
Robbery50
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 258 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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