Lewisham

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Borough profile

The inner London borough of Lewisham lies to the south east of the city, stretching from the River Thames at Deptford to the southern suburban areas of Sydenham, Downham and Grove Park. It is bordered by Greenwich to the east, Bromley to the south, Southwark to the west and Tower Hamlets to the north across the River Thames. Its 13.4 square miles makes it the second largest inner city borough in London, although only 23% of land is green space or water, compared to a city average of 41%. The borough was formed in 1965 as an amalgamation of the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford. Lewisham has seen minor boundary changes since its creation, the most significant of which occurred in 1996, when the former area of the Royal Docks in Deptford was transferred over from Greenwich.

Lewisham's population has followed the typical London pattern of expansion during 19th century industrialisation, contraction following the World Wars due to slum clearance and industrial decline and slow but steady resurgence over the past 20 years. It is now around 260,000, with estimates suggesting that this will rise to 290,000 over the next 20 years. The population is young, even by London standards and the borough is notable for having the highest proportion of lone mothers in London at 17.8% of all households. The borough is also ethnically diverse, with 34.8% of the residents from BME groups. In particular, Lewisham has large Black Caribbean (11.2%) and Black African (9%) communities who are spread throughout the borough but especially concentrated in the northern wards of Evelyn and New Cross and the central ward of Rushey Green.

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