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Lewisham
Local Authority · London, England · population ~305k · 85 state-funded schools
Relatively accessible by London standards, yet financially demanding for the average earner. Lewisham offers a median house price of £477,000, which sits below the regional median, but buying remains a significant hurdle at 10.3 times median annual pay. Renting is similarly steep, consuming 46.8% of gross median earnings. While pay at £891.80 a week is competitive against 86% of England authorities, it struggles to keep pace with the high cost of living. The area also faces challenges with a deprivation score of 26.66, which is higher than the London median. This location suits professionals who value proximity to the capital over immediate affordability, provided they are prepared for the high share of income required for housing.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Lewisham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,374/yr
Very high
Better than 87% of UK LAs
House price
£477,000
Very expensive
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,810/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,237/yr
Cheapest
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Crime
93.9/1k
High
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.7
High
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Schools
98.8%
Very strong
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
97 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
84 of 85 (98.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 12 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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85 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 85 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.