Lewisham

Borough · London · United Kingdom

South-east London borough with Deptford and Brockley's creative scene, family streets in Lee and Forest Hill, and Lewisham's transport hub.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,800 per month
Price level£££££
Good forQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Lower rents than neighbouring Southwark; green spaces

Watch out for

No Tube; trains and DLR only

Neighborhoods

  • Lewisham
  • Deptford
  • Catford
  • Brockley
  • Forest Hill
  • Lee

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Lewisham was £1,800 in 2025/26, 12% below the London average. It is the 20th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£882
Studio£1,200
1 bedroom£1,450
2 bedrooms£1,800
3 bedrooms£2,200
4+ bedrooms£3,075

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Lewisham

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
SE4Brockley, Crofton Park, Ladywell, Nunhead & Queen's Road, Peckham Rye, Telegraph Hill£1,450£1,950£2,250
SE6Bellingham, Catford South, Crofton Park, Downham, Hither Green, Perry Vale£1,350£1,700£2,000
SE8Brockley, Deptford, Evelyn, Greenwich Creekside, Greenwich Park, Lewisham Central£1,550£2,000£2,750
SE12Blackheath, Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Grove Park, Hither Green, Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe, Lee Green£1,306£1,650£2,100
SE13Blackheath, Brockley, Greenwich Park, Hither Green, Ladywell, Lee Green£1,500£1,750£2,163
SE14Brockley, Deptford, New Cross Gate, Nunhead & Queen's Road, Telegraph Hill£1,450£1,800£2,450
SE23Crofton Park, Dulwich Hill, Dulwich Wood, Forest Hill, Peckham Rye, Perry Vale£1,400£1,800£2,375
SE26Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, Bellingham, Dulwich Wood, Forest Hill, Penge & Cator, Perry Vale£1,300£1,700£2,100
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereLewishamLondon
Population300,5518,799,725
One-person households30.4%29.3%
Children under 1518.3%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.5%12.3%
Aged 65 and over9.5%11.9%
Social housing rentals29.2%23.1%
Private rentals27.2%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes43.4%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • DLR; Overground; Southeastern and Thameslink rail

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