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Lee Green
Lewisham, London
PocketsLee (Burnt Ash Hill · Hither Green Nature Triangle · Burnt Ash Road · Quaggy Hither Green)Manor House (Manor Park · River Quaggy · west · Edith Nesbit Gardens)
Lee Green sits in the east of Lewisham on the boundary with Greenwich, a Victorian and Edwardian ward running up to Blackheath. The whole ward falls inside conservation area. The fourteen listed buildings include the Grade II* Lee Public Library and the Grade II former police station, twenty outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and Manor House Gardens anchors the local green space. Public-transport access is moderate with Hither Green and Lee on Southeastern. The food and retail scene along the Lee high road is respectable. The weak points: green space inside the ward is modest at ten hectares with Manor House Gardens the largest at four, culture is moderate rather than strong, air quality reflects the South Circular running through the ward, and market conditions sit at the Blackheath-adjacent premium.
- Strongest59Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Also strong54Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out6Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 14 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Manor House Gardens (3.9 hectares)
- 137 open venues (61 food and drink, 76 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
53Better than 62% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)72
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Lee Green: 182 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
51Better than 55% of London
- Personal safety50
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Connectivity
47Better than 56% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
54Better than 59% of London
- Air quality43
- Quietness70
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Cultural Signal
29Better than 63% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene64
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
137 open venues nearby — 61 food & drink, 76 other.
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Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools48
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For Lee Green: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
59Better than 79% of London
14 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Lee Public LibraryGrade II*
- Lochaber HallGrade II
- Police StationGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
51Better than 20% of London
- Green spaces66
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Manor House Gardens (4 ha). ~10 ha of green space in total.
Area development
6Better than 61% of London
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- Is Lee Green safe?
- Lee Green scores 51 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Lee Green a good place to live?
- Lee Green scores 45 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are heritage (59) and air & quiet (54); its weakest is area development (6). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Lee Green?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Lee Green 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 47 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Lee Green expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Lee Green is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 10/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Lee Green?
- Lee Green scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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