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Past price cycles in Lewisham

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.

Deepest fall
−15.7%
Recovery from the low
42 months

Prices in Lewisham and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Lewisham
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodLewishamUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026757.8534.7
Jul 2026759.8532.9
Jun 2026766.6530.1
May 2026780.0533.1
Apr 2026765.8530.6
Mar 2026766.4526.0
Feb 2026766.6527.6
Jan 2026770.5526.4
Dec 2025768.4524.8
Nov 2025773.0529.6
Oct 2025778.6528.4
Sep 2025775.4527.8
Aug 2025770.4529.8
Jul 2025755.9526.5
Jun 2025761.1522.4
May 2025756.8517.1
Apr 2025769.7509.5
Mar 2025768.9524.8
Feb 2025763.1518.5
Jan 2025747.6518.8
Dec 2024741.0517.0
Nov 2024753.0518.0
Oct 2024754.0519.4
Sep 2024756.3518.4
Aug 2024740.0519.1
Jul 2024747.2514.0
Jun 2024739.3508.3
May 2024731.6506.3
Apr 2024706.7502.2
Mar 2024700.9499.5
Feb 2024710.7498.6
Jan 2024714.1501.2
Dec 2023714.1501.6
Nov 2023721.2505.9
Oct 2023737.1509.4
Sep 2023745.3511.7
Aug 2023739.1514.2
Jul 2023727.5511.4
Jun 2023721.1505.8
May 2023728.3503.9
Apr 2023748.0502.2
Mar 2023741.8501.1
Feb 2023741.6506.8
Jan 2023744.7511.0
Dec 2022757.1515.4
Nov 2022749.2519.5
Oct 2022747.6520.3
Sep 2022751.3520.3
Aug 2022756.3519.2
Jul 2022741.3514.8
Jun 2022724.7505.4
May 2022710.6499.4
Apr 2022709.9493.8
Mar 2022716.3488.0
Feb 2022711.9486.2
Jan 2022706.8485.7
Dec 2021704.4480.1
Nov 2021709.2477.7
Oct 2021710.0468.5
Sep 2021691.5480.5
Aug 2021697.0466.8
Jul 2021691.3453.1
Jun 2021705.7475.4
May 2021707.2451.4
Apr 2021721.0448.4
Mar 2021729.3455.2
Feb 2021729.1448.6
Jan 2021728.5447.3
Dec 2020724.1447.3
Nov 2020725.4443.9
Oct 2020717.1439.4
Sep 2020703.6435.7
Aug 2020694.4431.1
Jul 2020695.6426.9
Jun 2020699.6423.4
May 2020691.7417.6
Apr 2020683.9415.5
Mar 2020682.4419.7
Feb 2020682.4416.0
Jan 2020677.3418.4
Dec 2019683.0418.1
Nov 2019682.9418.7
Oct 2019693.5420.2
Sep 2019692.7421.3
Aug 2019688.5421.0
Jul 2019678.4419.6
Jun 2019669.2415.0
May 2019667.6413.2
Apr 2019662.7412.6
Mar 2019663.7409.7
Feb 2019658.9410.8
Jan 2019665.1411.8
Dec 2018677.7414.4
Nov 2018688.3415.3
Oct 2018690.7417.1
Sep 2018677.5417.5
Aug 2018677.7418.3
Jul 2018683.8417.0
Jun 2018690.1411.9
May 2018685.3409.2
Apr 2018677.2407.5
Mar 2018672.0403.7
Feb 2018670.2406.1
Jan 2018673.2405.0
Dec 2017675.6406.5
Nov 2017688.5404.9
Oct 2017690.7406.0
Sep 2017699.4405.7
Aug 2017690.7407.2
Jul 2017684.8405.4
Jun 2017669.8400.2
May 2017672.9396.8
Apr 2017672.0394.4
Mar 2017679.6388.3
Feb 2017667.2389.1
Jan 2017662.9388.3
Dec 2016659.2388.7
Nov 2016667.1388.0
Oct 2016671.7386.2
Sep 2016679.8387.5
Aug 2016677.3388.1
Jul 2016678.8388.1
Jun 2016669.5384.0
May 2016667.9380.4
Apr 2016662.5376.0
Mar 2016661.1374.6
Feb 2016656.2370.8
Jan 2016636.4370.6
Dec 2015619.5369.6
Nov 2015612.0368.4
Oct 2015612.6365.6
Sep 2015609.6365.1
Aug 2015595.2364.3
Jul 2015590.7361.0
Jun 2015578.2355.0
May 2015568.3352.3
Apr 2015563.8348.5
Mar 2015563.4345.5
Feb 2015567.4344.2
Jan 2015562.6343.9
Dec 2014554.4345.7
Nov 2014548.4344.9
Oct 2014547.7346.1
Sep 2014549.2346.6
Aug 2014540.7346.2
Jul 2014532.2342.2
Jun 2014523.5337.5
May 2014517.1334.6
Apr 2014498.3331.1
Mar 2014490.9323.9
Feb 2014483.7322.7
Jan 2014478.7321.4
Dec 2013469.0321.0
Nov 2013464.0318.1
Oct 2013459.1316.4
Sep 2013448.0317.7
Aug 2013437.7317.4
Jul 2013426.7314.9
Jun 2013424.9311.4
May 2013418.5308.9
Apr 2013415.4307.3
Mar 2013405.5304.3
Feb 2013404.3302.5
Jan 2013400.9302.5
Dec 2012405.6304.6
Nov 2012409.3305.3
Oct 2012414.1305.0
Sep 2012411.0307.2
Aug 2012402.6308.3
Jul 2012402.2307.9
Jun 2012397.2306.7
May 2012392.6303.8
Apr 2012383.5302.8
Mar 2012385.8299.3
Feb 2012386.6298.5
Jan 2012382.1299.3
Dec 2011378.5301.3
Nov 2011376.5302.6
Oct 2011385.8302.5
Sep 2011387.9305.8
Aug 2011383.1306.6
Jul 2011369.9306.4
Jun 2011370.3302.6
May 2011368.8302.1
Apr 2011376.5303.4
Mar 2011374.6298.8
Feb 2011376.4300.2
Jan 2011374.9301.8
Dec 2010368.9304.3
Nov 2010372.8304.9
Oct 2010374.9308.5
Sep 2010379.0312.0
Aug 2010377.3312.8
Jul 2010373.0312.8
Jun 2010369.1309.7
May 2010373.9308.2
Apr 2010373.7306.7
Mar 2010376.9302.8
Feb 2010370.0302.8
Jan 2010365.4302.1
Dec 2009364.4303.2
Nov 2009363.4301.2
Oct 2009361.1300.2
Sep 2009353.6298.2
Aug 2009348.5295.9
Jul 2009340.5293.0
Jun 2009342.3287.8
May 2009340.9285.0
Apr 2009351.3281.1
Mar 2009344.9278.6
Feb 2009342.5280.3
Jan 2009338.4283.6
Dec 2008342.1290.3
Nov 2008356.0294.8
Oct 2008371.3303.4
Sep 2008381.4309.6
Aug 2008384.4317.6
Jul 2008385.3324.4
Jun 2008388.0328.0
May 2008390.1332.4
Apr 2008393.7330.4
Mar 2008397.2329.8
Feb 2008399.3332.2
Jan 2008399.2335.1
Dec 2007401.4341.3
Nov 2007401.3341.8
Oct 2007397.5342.0
Sep 2007393.4342.8
Aug 2007384.7342.3
Jul 2007380.4340.4
Jun 2007375.0336.1
May 2007373.3332.5
Apr 2007368.2328.7
Mar 2007363.8322.2
Feb 2007361.0319.8
Jan 2007355.6318.8
Dec 2006350.3319.0
Nov 2006346.8315.0
Oct 2006344.8313.4
Sep 2006345.8311.6
Aug 2006343.4310.3
Jul 2006341.2307.7
Jun 2006332.7303.4
May 2006325.3300.5
Apr 2006320.3297.7
Mar 2006320.3291.4
Feb 2006322.4289.0
Jan 2006321.0288.6
Dec 2005320.0289.0
Nov 2005321.5287.4
Oct 2005322.3286.6
Sep 2005318.6287.1
Aug 2005314.8287.6
Jul 2005317.9286.4
Jun 2005317.2282.8
May 2005313.7280.6
Apr 2005309.8277.6
Mar 2005308.9273.7
Feb 2005310.5271.5
Jan 2005311.1271.7
Dec 2004312.1271.9
Nov 2004314.9273.9
Oct 2004314.1274.3
Sep 2004311.8272.3
Aug 2004305.9272.8
Jul 2004305.8269.7
Jun 2004306.4264.1
May 2004303.3259.5
Apr 2004296.1256.4
Mar 2004293.7245.3
Feb 2004294.8244.7
Jan 2004292.5247.1
Dec 2003286.9245.6
Nov 2003283.9240.9
Oct 2003281.6243.6
Sep 2003284.4239.4
Aug 2003283.7240.2
Jul 2003284.7236.0
Jun 2003282.1231.9
May 2003280.7231.4
Apr 2003282.2233.0
Mar 2003284.6227.6
Feb 2003281.0222.8
Jan 2003274.1225.2
Dec 2002265.1226.8
Nov 2002258.9219.5
Oct 2002255.0217.3
Sep 2002250.3215.7
Aug 2002243.3210.6
Jul 2002236.4206.0
Jun 2002228.9204.4
May 2002227.0196.4
Apr 2002224.3191.4
Mar 2002223.6188.9
Feb 2002221.3182.5
Jan 2002217.8176.1
Dec 2001216.9176.7
Nov 2001215.4176.7
Oct 2001215.3176.7
Sep 2001209.6180.3
Aug 2001205.5180.3
Jul 2001202.0180.3
Jun 2001196.9174.1
May 2001192.5174.1
Apr 2001188.8174.1
Mar 2001189.7168.0
Feb 2001188.0168.0
Jan 2001186.2168.0
Dec 2000185.6168.9
Nov 2000188.3168.9
Oct 2000188.3168.9
Sep 2000186.0164.0
Aug 2000184.8164.0
Jul 2000179.1164.0
Jun 2000177.6161.0
May 2000171.9161.0
Apr 2000172.6161.0
Mar 2000168.4152.6
Feb 2000163.3152.6
Jan 2000158.2152.6
Dec 1999153.8148.8
Nov 1999151.4148.8
Oct 1999148.9148.8
Sep 1999144.8145.1
Aug 1999143.1145.1
Jul 1999140.0145.1
Jun 1999139.0137.1
May 1999135.4137.1
Apr 1999133.0137.1
Mar 1999131.6131.5
Feb 1999131.0131.5
Jan 1999128.2131.5
Dec 1998124.5130.7
Nov 1998124.4130.7
Oct 1998125.3130.7
Sep 1998129.5131.3
Aug 1998128.4131.3
Jul 1998128.2131.3
Jun 1998126.5125.8
May 1998125.4125.8
Apr 1998123.7125.8
Mar 1998121.7119.5
Feb 1998121.3119.5
Jan 1998119.7119.5
Dec 1997117.2116.5
Nov 1997114.7116.5
Oct 1997114.6116.5
Sep 1997114.0117.4
Aug 1997112.9117.4
Jul 1997110.7117.4
Jun 1997107.4111.7
May 1997106.2111.7
Apr 1997105.2111.7
Mar 1997104.5109.5
Feb 1997103.2109.5
Jan 1997101.6109.5
Dec 1996101.5108.0
Nov 1996101.1108.0
Oct 1996100.6108.0
Sep 1996100.4106.2
Aug 199698.7106.2
Jul 199699.5106.2
Jun 199699.7102.2
May 199699.5102.2
Apr 199698.4102.2
Mar 199696.7102.1
Feb 199696.3102.1
Jan 199695.6102.1
Dec 199595.4100.6
Nov 199596.0100.6
Oct 199596.0100.6
Sep 199597.1102.0
Aug 199596.1102.0
Jul 199596.1102.0
Jun 199595.9101.1
May 199596.8101.1
Apr 199598.3101.1
Mar 199599.7100.0
Feb 1995100.6100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
February 1995December 1995−5.2%1011
September 1998November 1998−3.9%23
December 2007January 2009−15.7%1342
October 2012January 2013−3.2%33
September 2016December 2016−3.0%37
September 2017February 2019−5.8%1716
March 2021July 2021−5.2%412
December 2022March 2024−7.4%1511

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Lewisham

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £452,521 and £509,647 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£481,084
Chance of a rise
41%

At the average sale price, a home costs £486,416. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £2,244 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
29%
Payment, one income
59%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,832
Owning per month
£2,290

8.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
350
Per 1,000 residents
1.2

Figures for United Kingdom: Lewisham has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 1,388 while 140 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
140
Population change, 2025
−1,388

6.8% of the 131,452 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
6.8%
Empty homes
8,930

In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
6%