SE6 2SG postcode in Lewisham, England

SE6 2SG 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 650 m in a straight line

Where SE6 2SG is, and what is near it

Map of SE6 2SG and what is near it Map of SE6 2SG: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SE6 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE6 2AH: also in SE6 2SE6 2BF: also in SE6 2SE6 2BJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2BL: also in SE6 2SE6 2DB: also in SE6 2SE6 2DR: also in SE6 2SE6 2FA: also in SE6 2SE6 2FB: also in SE6 2SE6 2JY: also in SE6 2SE6 2LJ: also in SE6 2SE6 2LL: also in SE6 2SE6 2LN: also in SE6 2SE6 2LP: also in SE6 2SE6 2LQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2LR: 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 2QG: 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 2RP: also in SE6 2SE6 2RQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2RS: also in SE6 2SE6 2RX: also in SE6 2SE6 2RY: 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 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 2TQ: also in SE6 2SE6 2TW: also in SE6 2SE6 2UA: 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 Parkview Surgery 1.5 kmTram or metro 2.6 kmCatford South SE6 2SG Map of SE6 2SG and what is near it Map of SE6 2SG: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the SE6 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Catford South SE6 2SG
  • SE6 2SG
  • Other postcodes in SE6 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 51.4316, longitude -0.0103)

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 2SG?

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 2SG?

Every home and business at SE6 2SG 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 2SG?

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

Check the bin days for SE6 2SG 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 2SG 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 2SG.

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 2SG: 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 2SG 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 2SG?

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 2SG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE6 2SG from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near SE6 2SG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around SE6 2SG. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (55%). 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 2SG

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 D, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,492
Band Babout 100 (14%)£1,740
Band Cabout 150 (21%)£1,989
Band Dabout 430 (61%)£2,237
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,735
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,232
Band Gwithheld£3,729
Band Hfewer than 5£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 55% 1919 to 1939
  4. 30% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: 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 2SG is in (ONS area E01003348), 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 2SG?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE6 2SG is Bellingham Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bellingham Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Beckenham Hill Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Whitefoot Lane / Bromley Road, 263 m away.

More stations near SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

0 within 1 km 18 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 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 2SG?

The nearest to the centre of SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

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 2SG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE6 2SG, 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 2SG?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE6 2SG 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 2SG in a conservation area?

The centre of SE6 2SG 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 2SG?

Police.uk records 517 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE6 2SG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences169 reports
Anti-social behaviour113 reports
Shoplifting63 reports
Vehicle crime54 reports
Drugs28 reports
Other theft22 reports

Also: burglary 20, public order 17, robbery 13, theft from the person 10, other crime 5, possession of weapons 3.

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 2SG

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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE6 2SQ60 mSE6 2SJ130 mSE6 2SF130 mSE6 2SN140 mSE6 2SL150 mSE6 2SW160 m
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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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