Lewisham East covers the eastern side of the London Borough of Lewisham and includes suburban and inner-urban neighbourhoods extending from the Catford and Hither Green area toward Grove Park and the borough’s eastern edge. The constituency is predominantly residential, with a mixture of terraced streets, flats and lower-density suburban housing. Local shopping centres, railway stations and major roads connect the area with central London and neighbouring boroughs. Parks and playing fields provide important green spaces within the otherwise continuous built-up landscape. The seat is compact and entirely urban, but neighbourhoods farther south and east generally have a more suburban character than those closer to central Lewisham.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Lewisham East, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population117,847
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1722.3% · 26,323 people
18 to 247.8% · 9,247 people
25 to 3415.8% · 18,635 people
35 to 4923.3% · 27,454 people
50 to 6418.8% · 22,122 people
65 and over11.9% · 14,066 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
46,031 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners46.6% · 21,462 households
Private renters24.4% · 11,238 households
Social renters27.7% · 12,755 households
Other tenure1.3% · 576 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
46,030 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.6% · 13,629 households
Families with dependent children34.1% · 15,677 households
Other single-family households28.5% · 13,118 households
Other household types7.8% · 3,606 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
117,192 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.8% · 7,922 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.3% · 9,748 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9% · 99,522 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
Signatures in this constituency271
Signatures nationally134,343
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 16 November 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded83
Total awarded£3,993,803
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Around the Motorway - Tour and Engagement
Inside Out
£17,203
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Around the Motorway - Tour and Engagement - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Developing a community-focused and site-specific queer poetry practice
Grant to individual
£8,200
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Developing a community-focused and site-specific queer poetry practice - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026
Rhythm and Movement Carnival Fusion
South London Samba
£29,646
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Rhythm and Movement Carnival Fusion - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026
Sensorientation R&D
Grant to individual
£12,600
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Sensorientation R&D - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) to determine the most
London Borough of Lewisham
£12,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will commission a Strategic Outline Business Case to determine the most viable development option for a redeveloped Leisure Centre.
78 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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