London boroughsLewisham vs Southwark
Lewisham vs Southwark: which borough suits you?
Southwark is more central, in zone 1, but Lewisham is £70k cheaper on the average sold price.
Travelcard zone
Zone 2/3
Zone 1
Average house price
£450k
£520k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.5x
10.4x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
86
84
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
954 Mb
906 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.5
7.2
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
120
147
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
875 ha
820 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
1259
2378
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
