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12,160 people · median £486,525 · Lewisham
Lewisham Council · Green (directly-elected mayor) 39/54 seats · 72% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood
Population12,160
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Median age35.3
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate64%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents8.2%
Self-employed · of people in work18.9%
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Retired10.5%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified55%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications11.8%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health85%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.48/10
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Happiness7.27/10
Feels worthwhile7.59/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.58/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
4.1/10
Employment
4.4/10
Education & skills
7.9/10
Health & disability
4.6/10
Crime
3.4/10
Housing & services
3.0/10
Living environment
2.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
41%
own their home
53%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 27%
largest ethnic group · next: Black 27%
ONS Census 2021
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