SE6 1AF House Prices & Local Information

SE6 1AF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.6km from Hither Green in Lewisham. Administratively it sits within Rushey Green ward and the Lewisham East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SE6 1AF is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. A balanced community with an average age of 38 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 79% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lewisham.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SE6 1AF are sourced from Output Area E00016793 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.