Ladywell sits in the north of the London Borough of Lewisham, a relatively leafy neighbourhood centred on the riverside green of Ladywell Fields and the meandering River Ravensbourne. The area is characterised by late Victorian and Edwardian terraces, a small high street of cafés and independent shops around Ladywell station, and convenient rail links into central London, which make it popular with commuters while retaining a quieter, village-like feel compared with nearby Brockley and Hither Green.
Historically the name recalls a medieval healing well dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the ward still shows that layered past in its conservation areas and older civic buildings. Today it has an active community scene with local markets, residents’ groups and small businesses, and faces familiar pressures of rising house prices and change as younger professionals move in, balanced by long-standing multicultural neighbourhood networks and green-space conservation efforts.
Postcode districts covering Ladywell
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Islington 7.1 miles11.5 km
- City of Westminster 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bexley 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Sutton 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Crawley 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Croydon 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Harrow 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Basildon 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Watford 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Harlow 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Grays 15.5 miles24.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Lewisham Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Lewisham Central Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Brockley Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Rushey Green Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Crofton Park Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Blackheath Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Telegraph Hill Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Greenwich Park Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Peckham Rye Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lee Green Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Deptford Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hither Green Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Ladywell
SE13 7JE, SE13 6HB, SE13 7AW, SE13 7GF, SE4 1QL, SE4 2QY, SE13 6QJ, SE13 7TZ, SE13 7TW … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.6 miles7.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Ladywell Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Lewisham Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.8 miles7.8 km
Hotels near Ladywell Ad
- The Mitre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Pan Pacific London 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Batty Langley's 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Hotel 41 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Station Hotel 1 mile1.7 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 5.8 miles9.3 km
- One Aldwych 5 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5 4.2 miles6.7 km
Schools in Ladywell
- Gordonbrock Primary School Primary
- Prendergast School Secondary
- St Mary's Lewisham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- National Maritime Museum Museum 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Queen's House Museum 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cutty Sark Museum 1.7 miles2.8 km
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 1.8 miles3 km
- The Den Stadium 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Valley Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The O2 Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Beckenham Library Library 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles5.9 km