Central Lewisham South

Lewisham · London · population 8,903 · 5 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,701 of 6,856 in England
  • #876 of 1,002 in London
  • #34 of 37 in Lewisham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,141
Median age (est.)36
Density8,702per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above49%
No car or van60%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 40%45–64 25%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 35%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 16%Other: 17%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 16%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional17%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 12%Black: 28%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 46%Asian 12%Black 28%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 35% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,701 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 37 in Lewisham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (50) and lowest on Crime (7). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 49 sales), 16% below the wider Lewisham median of £472,500. Typical household take-home income is around £44,360 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 251 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 15 · #5,825
Employment 20 · #5,455
Education 50 · #3,412
Health 22 · #5,331
Crime 7 · #6,373
Housing & access 19 · #5,530
Living environment 18 · #5,585

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · +20.8% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,00049+20.8%+6.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£701,20010+11.7%+36.7%
Flat£319,00036+7.6%-3.8%
This area£395,000
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)£44,360±£6,390 · #2,235 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,432
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

251 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,233 offences
Lewisham98
London102
England83

Rank #6,294 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences917
Theft625
Burglary77
Vehicle crime82
Criminal damage & arson97
Public order & weapons230
Drugs122
Robbery54
Other29

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 303 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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