Lewisham Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Review

Lewisham: Bakerloo line extension target area with significant council-led regeneration plans.

The Lewisham property market recorded 3,359 residential sales in the 12 months to 30 June 2026, with a median sale price of £450,000. This places Lewisham £30k below the Greater London county median of £480,000, and £165k above the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Lewisham have been broadly stable, a year-on-year change of 0%. Within Greater London, Lewisham ranks 13th by price out of 21 principal towns, and 5th by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Lewisham median prices moved from £450,000 in Q1 2025 to £432,000 in Q2 2026, a change of -4.0% over 5 quarters.

The local planning authority for Lewisham approved 16 residential planning applications and refused 19 in Q3 2026 (1 July to 30 September 2026), with 36 still awaiting a decision. That is an approval rate of 46%. Planning figures come from local planning authority records compiled by Landstack, retrieved on 3 October 2026. Councils and Landstack can take several days to publish decisions, so decisions made in the final days of Q3 2026 may not all be included yet.

Schemes approved in Q3 2026, together with those still awaiting a decision, propose around 451 homes, an estimated £199.9m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Lewisham vary significantly by type. The table below compares Lewisham prices with Greater London county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Lewisham command £937,500, while flat properties are most accessible at £360,250. The £577k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 8 new-build sales in Lewisham for the past 12 months, 0.2% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

Too few new-build sales have registered yet to quote a reliable new-build premium for Lewisham.

Across the wider Greater London market, 1,006 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Greater London property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Lewisham, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £412,500 to £930,000 illustrates the breadth of the Lewisham market.

For developers considering Lewisham, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £450,000 and detached homes at £937,500, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Lewisham with a GDV of £937,500 would attract senior debt of approximately £609,375 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have remained flat year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Lewisham by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Lewisham's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Greater London:

For the full Greater London town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Greater London property market report.