Estate agents in SE13
SE13 is a postcode district in Lewisham, with 431 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 and a median price paid of £438,000, according to HM Land Registry. There are 13 estate agent branches with an office in the district.
How estate agents in SE13 compare
SE13 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 434 sales in SE13 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £435,000.
45.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.0 years and sold for a median of 8.8% more than they paid.
The median price was £350,000 in 2016 and £440,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SE13
Median sale price in SE13: £435,000
| All homes | 434 sales, median £435,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 22 sales, median £837,529 |
| Terraced | 123 sales, median £730,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 288 sales, median £359,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Lewisham the average price was £492,091 in June 2026, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £350,000 (904 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £410,000 (541 sales) |
| 2018 | £420,000 (580 sales) |
| 2019 | £435,000 (526 sales) |
| 2020 | £435,000 (485 sales) |
| 2021 | £430,000 (665 sales) |
| 2022 | £440,000 (578 sales) |
| 2023 | £435,000 (475 sales) |
| 2024 | £435,750 (508 sales) |
| 2025 | £440,000 (531 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Ladywell station is about 0.4 miles from the centre of SE13, with Lewisham station about 0.5 miles away, Hither Green about 0.7 miles and St Johns about 0.8 miles. Light rail stops include Lewisham DLR at about 0.4 miles, Elverson Road at about 0.7 miles, Deptford Bridge at about 1.1 miles and Greenwich at about 1.3 miles. The A21, A20, A2211, A2210 and A2 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M20 junction 1 (Swanley) and M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's), each about 10 miles away. London City Airport is about 4 miles from the district and London Heathrow Airport about 19 miles. Central London is about 6 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near SE13
SE13 has 19 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is St Saviour's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) at the centre, followed by St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.4 miles. For secondary education, Prendergast Vale School (academy) is about 0.4 miles away, St Matthew Academy (Roman Catholic, academy) about 0.6 miles and Prendergast School (girls only, sixth form, academy) about 0.7 miles. Independent options include Urban Mission School at about 0.4 miles and Heath House Preparatory School at about 1 mile. Special provision includes The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre at about 0.9 miles. Christ The King Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic) is about 0.5 miles away and Trinity Laban about 1.4 miles.
Living in SE13
SE13 is an urban postcode district in or beside the built-up area of Lewisham, with about 41,000 residents. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 300 shops, including seven supermarkets such as Lewisham Food Centre, Longdan, Sainsbury's and Lidl, all about 0.2 miles away or closer. Lewisham Market is about 0.1 miles away. There are more than 50 convenience stores, around 11 pubs, with The Watch House about 0.1 miles away and about 40 cafés and 40 restaurants. Five doctors' surgeries include Triangle Group Practice at about 0.1 miles. There are around 13 pharmacies and 7 dentists. University Hospital Lewisham has an emergency department about 0.5 miles away. Manor House Library is about 0.7 miles away and there are at least 4 post offices. Eight named parks include Gilmore Estate open space at about 0.2 miles. Blackheath common is about 1.0 miles away.
A short history of SE13
The earliest written mention of Lewisham is a charter of 862 setting its boundary with Bromley. Around 918 Elthruda, niece of King Alfred, gave the manor to St Peter's Abbey in Ghent. Hither Green stayed largely wooded through the medieval period and a hamlet thought to be Romborough was wiped out by the Black Death. In the mid-17th century the vicar Abraham Colfe built a grammar school and almshouses. The North Kent line of 1849 drew Lewisham's centre northwards and Archibald Cameron Corbett later built the Corbett Estate in Hither Green. The Park Fever Hospital opened in 1897. A V-1 flying bomb struck Lewisham town centre in 1944 and the 1967 Hither Green rail crash killed 49 people. Boone's Chapel is the one Grade I listed building among 90 nearby.
Landscape and geography in SE13
SE13 stands at about 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level at its centre. The Ravensbourne River and the Quaggy River both come within under half a mile of the centre. The tidal River Thames is about 1.7 miles off and the nearest open coast is about 22 miles distant. Folly Pond lies about 0.8 miles from the centre. Shooters Hill reaches 132 metres (433 feet) and is about 4 miles distant. Crystal Palace reaches 116 metres (381 feet) at about 5 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape, formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is about 9 miles distant. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is about 12 miles distant. Oxleas Wood is about 3 miles from the centre.
People and homes in SE13
At the 2021 Census, SE13 had about 45,700 usual residents. Census 2021 figures show 17% were aged under 15, 75% aged 15 to 64 and 8% aged 65 and over, while England had 18% aged 65 and over. The 2021 Census counted about 19,700 households, with 32% being one-person households against 30% in England. At the 2021 Census, 68% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments and 39% owned their home. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 list about 23,460 homes, with band C the most common at 36%. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show 4,072 residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding, covering rivers and the sea only.
Economy and jobs in SE13
In 2024 there were about 70,000 jobs in the wider Lewisham council area, with health the largest industry at 19.9% of jobs, then education at 14.2%, retail at 11.4% and accommodation and food services at 10%. Chiltonian Industrial Estate lies about 1.1 miles from the centre. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 in the wider Lewisham council area was 75.2% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, below the United Kingdom 75.5%. In September 2026 the claimant count in the wider Lewisham council area was 14,665 people claiming unemployment-related benefits, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 and above the United Kingdom 3.9%. In 2025 median gross pay for full-time employees working in the wider Lewisham council area was £869 a week or £42,962 a year.
Notable people from SE13
Several people were born in Hither Green. Gladys Cooper (1888 to 1971) was a British actress who worked in film and on stage and as a theatre manager. Lucy Knox (1845 to 1884) was an Anglo-Irish poet. Dane Baptiste (born 1982) is a British comedian and writer. Boris Collingwood (1920 to 1968) was an English cricketer. Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1849 to 1926), was a British baron. William Dawnay-Mould (1901 to 1985) was an Australian politician and real estate agent. Ladywell is the birthplace of the cricketer Peter Ellis (1932 to 2022) and of Herbert James (1888 to 1958), an English military officer who received the Victoria Cross.
Sport and leisure
Glass Mill Leisure Centre and Ladywell Arena Sportshall are the named sports centres in and around SE13 and Francis Drake Bowls Club covers bowls. Ladywell Sports Arena has an athletics track, while Qstix Snooker & Pool Centre and Lewisham Lanes cater for billiards and bowling. Ladywell Basketball Court and Ladywell Skate Park provide outdoor space for those sports and a number of tennis courts and several football pitches are also mapped. Open space includes Blackheath, Hilly Fields, Ladywell Fields, Mountsfield Park, Manor House Gardens, Lewisham Park, Brookmill Park, Confluence Park, Manor Park, Cornmill Gardens and the Gilmore Estate open space. Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve and Hither Green Nature Triangle are also nearby and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped. Several gyms and studios operate in the area too.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in SE13?
- The median price paid in SE13 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £438,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £875,000 for semi-detached houses, £720,000 for terraced houses and £365,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in SE13 over the last year?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, 431 homes were sold in SE13 according to HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 277 were flats, 131 were terraced houses and 22 were semi-detached houses.
- What are the transport links in SE13?
- The nearest railway stations are Ladywell at about 0.4 miles and Lewisham at about 0.5 miles, with Hither Green at about 0.7 miles and St Johns at about 0.8 miles. Lewisham DLR is about 0.4 miles from the centre and central London is about 6 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near SE13?
- There are 19 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is St Saviour's Catholic Primary School at about 0.0 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Prendergast Vale School at about 0.4 miles and St Matthew Academy at about 0.6 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in SE13?
- There are 13 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SE13 postcode district.
Areas near SE13
SE13 is in Lewisham.
Estate agents near SE13
- Mark BeaumontLewisham SE13 6AA0.1 miles
- Mann Sales and Letting AgentsLewisham SE13 6AA0.1 miles
- Acorn Lewisham Estate AgentsLewisham SE13 6AA0.1 miles
- Charles Knight Estate Agents, LewishamLewisham SE13 6JU0.1 miles
- ludlowthompsonLewisham SE13 60.2 miles
- Robinson Jackson Lewisham Estate AgentsLewisham SE13 6BG0.2 miles
- Bluefield Estate AgentsLewisham SE13 6JZ0.2 miles
- Lee High Road First Floor FlatLewisham SE13 5LF0.4 miles
- DextersLewisham SE13 7UZ0.5 miles
- Home2u Ltd.Lewisham SE13 7JA0.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SE13.