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Ladywell · Lewisham

Ladywell: your neighbourhood

Ladywell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 55% here, compared with 49.8% across Lewisham (5.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 25% here, compared with 27% across Lewisham (2.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.4% here, compared with 14.6% across Lewisham (2.2 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

9.9%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,549 out of 15,572.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

663 out of 15,575.

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People counted in the census

15,576

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,576 out of 15,576.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

55%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,952 out of 12,651.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

51.4%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,205 out of 6,239.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.8%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,170 out of 6,239.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

29.7%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,760 out of 12,678.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.1%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

8,256 out of 12,678.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

519 out of 12,678.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,572 out of 12,651.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,549 out of 6,239.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,380 out of 12,678.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

27%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,689 out of 6,239.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Ladywell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

662 out of 12,678.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ladywell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,753 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,717 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ladywell ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 157 mapped crimes in September 2024; 139 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ladywell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202415726
October 202414720
November 202414825
December 202414522
January 202512431
February 202513510
March 202515529
April 202516817
May 202513633
June 202513349
July 202513148
August 202513848
September 202513121
October 202516518
November 202515613
December 202513120
January 202613325
February 202610327
March 202615529
April 202615122
May 202616635
June 202614632
July 202617735
August 202613934
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ladywell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime874
other theft167
public order153
vehicle crime136
burglary81
drugs76
theft from the person71
criminal damage arson63
robbery63
bicycle theft20
other crime19
shoplifting16
possession of weapons14
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Lewisham →