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56 recorded sales · median £130,000 · Lewisham
Lewisham Council · Green (directly-elected mayor) 39/54 seats · 72% · OCD 2026
70/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£130k
median price
11
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£130k
median sold price
11.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
7 min
London — fastest
22
rail stations
1
grammar school
97
schools total
11
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
1,029
Violence — most
17.8
NO₂ · WHO 10
18.5%
in a flood zone
1,561
green spaces
8.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
721
eat & drink
273
shops
82.4%
gigabit
55
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£92,000 in 2001 → £273,545 in 2021
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Lewisham, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £130,000. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 12.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2021 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 56 sales£130,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 12.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership42%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,237
London Borough of Lewisham£1,727
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,492
Band B£1,740
Band C£1,989
Band D (baseline)£2,237
Band E£2,735
Band F£3,232
Band G£3,729
Band H£4,475
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Lewisham how Mercator Road compares · from Lewisham
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Redbrick Estate +41%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbrick Estate | £550,000 | +41% | 98 |
| Burnt Ash | £535,000 | +22.6% | 106 |
| Grove Park | £385,750 | +16.7% | 132 |
| Telegraph Hill | £591,000 | +15.8% | 162 |
| Catford South | £539,000 | +15.8% | 274 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Mercator Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 47 Rawlinson House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £160,000 | Apr 2024 |
| Flat 47 Rawlinson House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £176,000 | Apr 2024 |
| CHESNEY HOUSE MERCATOR ROAD | Flat | — | — | £391,500 | Mar 2022 |
| Flat 29 Chesney House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £314,590 | Aug 2021 |
| Flat 8 Rawlinson House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £232,500 | Jun 2021 |
| Flat 1 Chesney House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £367,000 | Nov 2020 |
| 50, Mercator Road | Terraced | — | — | £358,500 | Sep 2020 |
| 8, Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £245,000 | Sep 2018 |
| 47, Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £320,000 | Jan 2018 |
| Flat 42 Rawlinson House Mercator Road | Flat | — | — | £220,000 | Sep 2017 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Lewisham
Crime runs at 11 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month11
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Lewisham
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Lewisham district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Lewisham
Population300,553
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
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
3.9/10
Employment
4.4/10
Education & skills
6.9/10
Health & disability
4.6/10
Crime
3.8/10
Housing & services
3.2/10
Living environment
2.7/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Lewisham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+64%
Unemployment · economically active residents8.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+)50%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home42%
Median age35.5
Born outside the UK36%
See the full Lewisham report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Sixth Form College | 16 plus | — | 0.3 km |
| Bright Horizons Lewisham Day Nursery and Preschool | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.4 km |
| Little Learners Preschool | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.4 km |
| Hither Green Nursery and Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.4 km |
| St Matthew Academy | All-through | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.4 km |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.5 km |
| Lewisham After School Club | Nursery | — | 0.5 km |
| Young And Smart Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.5 km |
| The Village Montessori | Nursery | Good ('20) | 0.5 km |
| Manor House Day Care (St Margaret's) | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
10 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Baum Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.2 km |
| Toothbrush Dental | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| Lewis Grove Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.6 km |
| Triangle Group Practice Limited | GP | Requires improvement ('21) | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Lewisham
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 7 min from Lewisham Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham Rail Station | 0.6 mi | London Bridge | 7 min |
| Hither Green Rail Station | 0.6 mi | London Bridge | 9 min |
| Blackheath Rail Station | 0.6 mi | London Bridge | 12 min |
| Ladywell Rail Station | 0.7 mi | London Bridge | 9 min |
| St Johns (London) Rail Station | 1.0 mi | London Bridge | 7 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Lewisham Rail Station (7 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging17 points
Per 10,000 residents0.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Lewisham
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.3%
Flood zone18.5% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill69 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings365
Conservation areas30
Green belt0%
Green spaces1,561
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Lewisham
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 721 | 85% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 273 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 55 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 1,561 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Lewisham
Figures for the wider Lewisham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate8.2%
In work (employment rate)64.2%
Companies registered here19,339
New incorporations (12m)3,089
Property companies (SPVs)1,952
See the full Lewisham report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district