Lewisham North

Lewisham North is an urban constituency in the Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, located around 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of the centre of London. It includes the town centre of Lewisham and the neighbourhoods of Ladywell, Brockley, New Cross and parts of Deptford and Blackheath. The area was mostly developed for housing during the early 20th century. Deptford is located on the south bank of the River Thames and has a history of shipbuilding as the former site of a Royal Navy dockyard. The constituency has a large student population as the location of Goldsmiths, University of London, which has around 8,000 students.^[3] Lewisham North has average levels of wealth; there is some deprivation in Deptford whilst Blackheath is more affluent.^[4] House prices are lower than the rest of London.^[5]

In general, residents of Lewisham North are very young and well-educated. They are unlikely to be married and likely to live in rented housing. Levels of income and professional employment are similar to London averages and a high proportion of residents work in the health and education sectors.^[5][6] The percentage of the population claiming unemployment benefits is higher than the London-wide and nationwide figures.^[7] Half the population were White at the 2021 census, around one-third of whom were of non-British origin. Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 27%, including large Jamaican and Nigerian communities, and Asians were 10%, including a large Chinese population.^[8] At the local borough council, all seats in the constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors. Voters in Lewisham North overwhelmingly voted in favour of remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 78% voted to remain compared to the nationwide figure of 48%. Electoral Calculus ranks the constituency as the 11th most remain-voting constituency out of 650 in the United Kingdom.^[5]