SE6 2QG postcode in Lewisham, England

SE6 2QG is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Catford South ward. It is in the Lewisham East parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lewisham: 90% Typical price £450,000 Homes sold in SE6 2, last 12 months. ▲ 8.4% on the year before Nearest station Bellingham 600 m in a straight line

Where SE6 2QG is, and what is near it

Map of SE6 2QG and what is near it Map of SE6 2QG: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SE6 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SE6 2AH: also in SE6 2SE6 2BJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2DB: also in SE6 2SE6 2FA: also in SE6 2SE6 2FB: also in SE6 2SE6 2LJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2LL: also in SE6 2SE6 2LN: also in SE6 2SE6 2LS: also in SE6 2SE6 2LT: also in SE6 2SE6 2LW: also in SE6 2SE6 2NA: also in SE6 2SE6 2NB: also in SE6 2SE6 2ND: also in SE6 2SE6 2NE: also in SE6 2SE6 2NF: also in SE6 2SE6 2NJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2NL: also in SE6 2SE6 2NN: also in SE6 2SE6 2NP: also in SE6 2SE6 2NR: also in SE6 2SE6 2NS: also in SE6 2SE6 2NW: also in SE6 2SE6 2NZ: also in SE6 2SE6 2PG: also in SE6 2SE6 2PN: also in SE6 2SE6 2PP: also in SE6 2SE6 2PR: also in SE6 2SE6 2PT: also in SE6 2SE6 2PW: also in SE6 2SE6 2QA: also in SE6 2SE6 2QB: also in SE6 2SE6 2QD: also in SE6 2SE6 2QE: also in SE6 2SE6 2QF: also in SE6 2SE6 2QH: also in SE6 2SE6 2QP: also in SE6 2SE6 2QQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2QR: also in SE6 2SE6 2QS: also in SE6 2SE6 2QT: also in SE6 2SE6 2QU: also in SE6 2SE6 2RA: also in SE6 2SE6 2RD: also in SE6 2SE6 2RE: also in SE6 2SE6 2RF: also in SE6 2SE6 2RG: also in SE6 2SE6 2RH: also in SE6 2SE6 2RN: also in SE6 2SE6 2RQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2SA: also in SE6 2SE6 2SB: also in SE6 2SE6 2SD: also in SE6 2SE6 2SE: also in SE6 2SE6 2SF: also in SE6 2SE6 2SG: also in SE6 2SE6 2SH: also in SE6 2SE6 2SJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2SL: also in SE6 2SE6 2SN: also in SE6 2SE6 2SP: also in SE6 2SE6 2SQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2SR: also in SE6 2SE6 2SS: also in SE6 2SE6 2SW: also in SE6 2SE6 2TA: also in SE6 2SE6 2TB: also in SE6 2SE6 2TD: also in SE6 2SE6 2TE: also in SE6 2SE6 2TF: also in SE6 2SE6 2TG: also in SE6 2SE6 2TW: also in SE6 2SE6 2UB: also in SE6 2SE6 2UF: also in SE6 2SE6 2UN: also in SE6 2SE6 2UR: also in SE6 2SE6 2US: also in SE6 2SE6 2UT: also in SE6 2SE6 2XA: also in SE6 2SE6 2XL: also in SE6 2 School 750 mParkview Surgery 1.1 kmGP 1.4 kmCatford South SE6 2QG Map of SE6 2QG and what is near it Map of SE6 2QG: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SE6 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.4 kmCatford South SE6 2QG
  • SE6 2QG
  • Other postcodes in SE6 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4353, longitude -0.0116)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE6 2QG?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SE6 2QG?

Every home and business at SE6 2QG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lewisham: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lewisham: 98%

The line marks the figure across Lewisham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SE6 2QG?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for SE6 2QG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE6 2QG on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SE6 2QG at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE6 2QG.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lewisham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE6 2QG: 8,204 properties in Lewisham are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewisham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SE6 2QG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE6 2QG?

Homes in SE6 2 sold for a typical £450,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£450,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£415,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.4% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £730,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £569,750 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £358,500 52 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE6 district: a typical £450,000 from 402 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SE6 2QG

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SE6 2QG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SE6 2QG

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SE6 2QG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE6 2QG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around SE6 2QG. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band E. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE6 2QG

Band D in Lewisham for 2026‑27: £2,237. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,492 (band A) to £3,232 (band F); band E, the most common, is £2,735.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,492
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,740
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£1,989
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,237
Band Eabout 370 (54%)£2,735
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£3,232
Band Gfewer than 5£3,729
Band Hfewer than 5£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 19% 1900 to 1918
  3. 69% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lewisham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE6 2QG is in (ONS area E01003223), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest open schools to SE6 2QG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE6 2QG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SE6 2QG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE6 2QG is Bellingham Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bellingham Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Beckenham Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SE6 2QG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE6 2QG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SE6 2QG?

0 within 1 km 17 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE6 2QG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • Podpoint Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest to the centre of SE6 2QG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SE6 2QG?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE6 2QG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE6 2QG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SE6 2QG?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE6 2QG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SE6 2QG in a conservation area?

The centre of SE6 2QG is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SE6 2QG?

Police.uk records 738 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE6 2QG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences226 reports
Anti-social behaviour177 reports
Shoplifting76 reports
Vehicle crime51 reports
Other theft39 reports
Drugs39 reports

Also: public order 34, burglary 29, robbery 27, theft from the person 19, possession of weapons 10, other crime 7, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE6 2QG

Ward
Catford South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lewisham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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