SE6 3AX postcode in Lewisham, England

SE6 3AX is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Rushey Green 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 £373,500 Homes sold in SE6 3, last 12 months. ▼ 11.9% on the year before Nearest station Catford Bridge 500 m in a straight line

Where SE6 3AX is, and what is near it

Map of SE6 3AX and what is near it Map of SE6 3AX: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the SE6 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE6 3AA: also in SE6 3SE6 3AB: also in SE6 3SE6 3AS: also in SE6 3SE6 3AT: also in SE6 3SE6 3AU: also in SE6 3SE6 3AW: also in SE6 3SE6 3AY: also in SE6 3SE6 3BA: also in SE6 3SE6 3BB: also in SE6 3SE6 3BD: also in SE6 3SE6 3BE: also in SE6 3SE6 3BG: also in SE6 3SE6 3BH: also in SE6 3SE6 3BJ: also in SE6 3SE6 3BP: also in SE6 3SE6 3BS: also in SE6 3SE6 3BT: also in SE6 3SE6 3BU: also in SE6 3SE6 3BX: also in SE6 3SE6 3DD: also in SE6 3SE6 3DE: also in SE6 3SE6 3DF: also in SE6 3SE6 3DG: also in SE6 3SE6 3DH: also in SE6 3SE6 3DJ: also in SE6 3SE6 3DL: also in SE6 3SE6 3DN: also in SE6 3SE6 3DQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3DS: also in SE6 3SE6 3DX: also in SE6 3SE6 3EA: also in SE6 3SE6 3EB: also in SE6 3SE6 3ED: also in SE6 3SE6 3EG: also in SE6 3SE6 3EL: also in SE6 3SE6 3EN: also in SE6 3SE6 3EP: also in SE6 3SE6 3EQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3ER: also in SE6 3SE6 3ES: also in SE6 3SE6 3ET: also in SE6 3SE6 3EU: also in SE6 3SE6 3EW: also in SE6 3SE6 3HA: also in SE6 3SE6 3HB: also in SE6 3SE6 3HD: also in SE6 3SE6 3HE: also in SE6 3SE6 3HF: also in SE6 3SE6 3HG: also in SE6 3SE6 3HP: also in SE6 3SE6 3HQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3HR: also in SE6 3SE6 3HS: also in SE6 3SE6 3HT: also in SE6 3SE6 3HU: also in SE6 3SE6 3HX: also in SE6 3SE6 3HY: also in SE6 3SE6 3HZ: also in SE6 3SE6 3JA: also in SE6 3SE6 3JB: also in SE6 3SE6 3JG: also in SE6 3SE6 3JH: also in SE6 3SE6 3JL: also in SE6 3SE6 3JN: also in SE6 3SE6 3JP: also in SE6 3SE6 3JQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3JR: also in SE6 3SE6 3JS: also in SE6 3SE6 3JT: also in SE6 3SE6 3JU: also in SE6 3SE6 3JW: also in SE6 3SE6 3JX: also in SE6 3SE6 3JY: also in SE6 3SE6 3JZ: also in SE6 3SE6 3LA: also in SE6 3SE6 3LB: also in SE6 3SE6 3LD: also in SE6 3SE6 3LE: also in SE6 3SE6 3LL: also in SE6 3SE6 3LN: also in SE6 3SE6 3LP: also in SE6 3SE6 3LR: also in SE6 3SE6 3LS: also in SE6 3SE6 3LT: also in SE6 3SE6 3LU: also in SE6 3SE6 3LW: also in SE6 3SE6 3NF: also in SE6 3SE6 3SA: also in SE6 3SE6 3SB: also in SE6 3SE6 3SD: also in SE6 3SE6 3SE: also in SE6 3SE6 3SF: also in SE6 3SE6 3SG: also in SE6 3SE6 3SH: also in SE6 3SE6 3SJ: also in SE6 3SE6 3SL: also in SE6 3SE6 3SN: also in SE6 3SE6 3SP: also in SE6 3SE6 3SQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3SR: also in SE6 3SE6 3SS: also in SE6 3SE6 3ST: also in SE6 3SE6 3SW: also in SE6 3SE6 3SZ: also in SE6 3SE6 3TA: also in SE6 3SE6 3TB: also in SE6 3SE6 3TD: also in SE6 3SE6 3TE: also in SE6 3SE6 3TF: also in SE6 3SE6 3TG: also in SE6 3SE6 3TH: also in SE6 3SE6 3TJ: also in SE6 3SE6 3TL: also in SE6 3SE6 3TP: also in SE6 3SE6 3TQ: also in SE6 3SE6 3TT: also in SE6 3SE6 3TW: also in SE6 3SE6 3UW: also in SE6 3 Lewisham DLR Station 2.8 kmBellingham SE6 3AX Map of SE6 3AX and what is near it Map of SE6 3AX: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the SE6 3 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), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.1 kmLewisham SE6 3AX
  • SE6 3AX
  • Other postcodes in SE6 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.4405, longitude -0.0219)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE6 3AX?

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 3AX?

Every home and business at SE6 3AX 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.

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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 3AX?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for SE6 3AX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE6 3AX 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 3AX 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 3AX.

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 3AX: 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 3AX is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:41 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:41 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE6 3AX?

Homes in SE6 3 sold for a typical £373,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, down 11.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£373,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£424,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £430,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £455,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £297,500 32 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 3AX

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in SE6 3AX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 January 2026. The middle sale was £275,000, from £225,000 to £485,000. Across SE6 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £373,500. 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

What council tax band are homes near SE6 3AX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,220 homes in the neighbourhood around SE6 3AX. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 3AX

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 £3,729 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,740.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (30%)£1,492
Band Babout 400 (33%)£1,740
Band Cabout 310 (25%)£1,989
Band Dabout 90 (7%)£2,237
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,735
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,232
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,729
Band Hwithheld£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 3AX is in (ONS area E01003318), rounded by the VOA.

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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 3AX?

The nearest open schools to SE6 3AX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE6 3AX is Catford Bridge Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Catford Bridge Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Catford Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Lewisham DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 2.8 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Birchwood Mews, 53 m away.

More stations near SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

1 within 1 km 17 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE6 3AX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk

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 3AX?

The nearest to the centre of SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

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 3AX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE6 3AX, 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 3AX?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE6 3AX 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 3AX in a conservation area?

The centre of SE6 3AX is in 3 areas with planning rules of their 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 3AX?

Police.uk records 767 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE6 3AX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences254 reports
Anti-social behaviour187 reports
Other theft58 reports
Vehicle crime57 reports
Drugs39 reports
Burglary37 reports

Also: public order 33, shoplifting 29, robbery 27, theft from the person 20, possession of weapons 11, other crime 8, bicycle theft 7.

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 3AX

Ward
Rushey Green
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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Nearby postcodes

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

SE6 2TW60 mSE6 3BP80 mSE6 3AS90 mSE6 2UB130 mSE6 2UA140 mSE6 3JH140 m
All of SE6

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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