New Cross South

Lewisham · London · population 9,970 · 5 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,598 of 6,856 in England
  • #600 of 1,002 in London
  • #19 of 37 in Lewisham
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,906
Median age (est.)32
Density11,337per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above52%
No car or van61%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 18%25–44 39%45–64 20%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 31%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 14%Other: 21%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 14%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 7%Black: 28%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 52%Asian 7%Black 28%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 38% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

New Cross South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,598 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 37 in Lewisham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (75) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £477,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 86 sales), in line with the wider Lewisham median of £472,500. Typical household take-home income is around £46,910 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 105 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 37 · #4,330
Employment 44 · #3,830
Education 75 · #1,739
Health 37 · #4,310
Crime 20 · #5,482
Housing & access 15 · #5,852
Living environment 9 · #6,243

House prices ?

£477,500median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£477,50086+6.1%+4.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£782,75028+4.2%+11.8%
Flat£410,00053+8.9%+8.6%
This area£477,500
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)£46,910±£6,720 · #1,652 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,240
Price-to-income ?10.2×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

105 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,051 offences
Lewisham98
London102
England83

Rank #5,076 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences362
Theft307
Burglary62
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons89
Drugs71
Robbery36
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 272 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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