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Downham

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 10–20%
Census 2021
18,360
Households
6,890
Crimes · Sep '26
135
6,890
Households
White Brit. · 39%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
Avg IMD
135
Crimes · Sep '26
£393,000
Median property price · Downham · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 79 sales
237
Postcodes

Sold prices in Downham

England & Wales
Property sales · Downham
HM Land Registry · Downham
Average price
£400,150
Median price: £393,000
Median +2.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 79 sales
View district BR1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 5 sales · avg £435,200
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£435k£388k£341k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Downham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Downham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY -31%
685337
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
20
YoY -9%
493316
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY -11%
27176
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
962
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —

Metropolitan Police figures for this category are incomplete on police.uk from May 2026, so the change is not shown.

1890
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
53
YoY +39%
594429
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

3 of 4 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

135
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Downham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,358
White Brit.39.1%
African12.9%
Caribbean11.3%
Other White10.3%
Other Asian4.6%
+ 14 other groups · 21.8%

Religion

Total residents: 18,357
Christian52.0%
No religion29.2%
Muslim7.2%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu3.7%
+ 4 other religions · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,358
35–4922.9%
50–6419.2%
25–3412.8%
10–1510.0%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%

Households

Total households: 6,890
One person: other16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.0%
One person: aged 66+9.7%
+ 9 other households · 35.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Downham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10–20%
Mean decile 2.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10–20% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Downham

3% of postcodes (6 of 237) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 36 (3%)
  • Zone 25 (2%)
  • Zone 1226 (95%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Downham

Nearest bus stop, Cinderford Way, is about a minute’s walk from the centre

Bus · 51 m

  • Cinderford Way

    Bus

    51 m

  • St. Barnabas Hall

    Bus

    52 m

  • Ravenscar Road

    Bus

    108 m

  • Downham Health Centre

    Bus

    115 m

  • Glenbow Road

    Bus

    187 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Bus

Amenities in Lewisham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 14 Libraries · 3 Hospitals · 54 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries14
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities3
  • Museums2
  • Parks1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

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Last place offered

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Overview of Downham

Coordinates51.4264, 0.0044
Postcodes
237
Census 2021
18,360
Households (Census)
6,890
Recorded crime · Sep '26
135

Postcode Districts in Downham

BR1
227 postcodes
SE6
10 postcodes

Postcodes in Downham

BR1 4BYBR1 4DNBR1 4EYBR1 4FDBR1 4JGBR1 4JLBR1 4JNBR1 4JPBR1 4JQBR1 4JSBR1 4JTBR1 4JUBR1 4JWBR1 4JXBR1 4JYBR1 4JZBR1 4LABR1 4LBBR1 4LEBR1 4LFBR1 4LGBR1 4LHBR1 4LJBR1 4LLBR1 4LNBR1 4LPBR1 4LQBR1 4LRBR1 4LSBR1 4LTBR1 4LUBR1 4LWBR1 4LXBR1 4LYBR1 4LZBR1 4NABR1 4NBBR1 4NDBR1 4NEBR1 4NFBR1 4NGBR1 4NHBR1 4NJBR1 4NLBR1 4NNBR1 4NPBR1 4NQBR1 4NRBR1 4NSBR1 4NTBR1 4NUBR1 4NWBR1 4PABR1 4PBBR1 4PDBR1 4PEBR1 4PFBR1 4PGBR1 4PHBR1 4PJBR1 4PLBR1 4PPBR1 4PQBR1 4PRBR1 4PWBR1 4QBBR1 4QDBR1 4QEBR1 4QGBR1 4QHBR1 4QJBR1 4QLBR1 4QNBR1 4QPBR1 4QQBR1 4QWBR1 4RFBR1 4RGBR1 4RHBR1 4RJBR1 4RLBR1 4RNBR1 4RPBR1 4RQBR1 4RRBR1 4RSBR1 4RWBR1 4SGBR1 4SNBR1 4TABR1 4TBBR1 4TDBR1 4TFBR1 4TLBR1 4TNBR1 4TQBR1 4TSBR1 5DRBR1 5DSBR1 5DTBR1 5DUBR1 5DXBR1 5DYBR1 5DZBR1 5EABR1 5EBBR1 5EEBR1 5EFBR1 5EGBR1 5EHBR1 5EJBR1 5ELBR1 5ENBR1 5EPBR1 5EQBR1 5ERBR1 5ESBR1 5ETBR1 5EUBR1 5EWBR1 5EXBR1 5EYBR1 5EZBR1 5HABR1 5HBBR1 5HDBR1 5HGBR1 5HHBR1 5HJBR1 5HLBR1 5HPBR1 5HRBR1 5HSBR1 5HTBR1 5HUBR1 5HWBR1 5HXBR1 5HYBR1 5HZBR1 5JBBR1 5JDBR1 5JEBR1 5JFBR1 5JGBR1 5JHBR1 5JJBR1 5JLBR1 5JNBR1 5JPBR1 5JQBR1 5JRBR1 5JSBR1 5JTBR1 5JUBR1 5JWBR1 5JXBR1 5JYBR1 5JZBR1 5LABR1 5LBBR1 5LDBR1 5LEBR1 5LFBR1 5LGBR1 5LHBR1 5LJBR1 5LLBR1 5LNBR1 5LPBR1 5LQBR1 5LRBR1 5LSBR1 5LTBR1 5LUBR1 5LWBR1 5LXBR1 5LYBR1 5LZBR1 5NABR1 5NBBR1 5NDBR1 5NEBR1 5NFBR1 5NGBR1 5NHBR1 5NJBR1 5NLBR1 5NNBR1 5NPBR1 5NQBR1 5NRBR1 5NSBR1 5NTBR1 5NUBR1 5NWBR1 5NXBR1 5NYBR1 5NZBR1 5PBBR1 5PDBR1 5PEBR1 5PFBR1 5PGBR1 5PJBR1 5PLBR1 5PNBR1 5PPBR1 5PQBR1 5PRBR1 5PSBR1 5PTBR1 5PWBR1 5QEBR1 5QFBR1 5QGBR1 5QHBR1 5QJBR1 5QLBR1 5QNBR1 5QPBR1 5QQBR1 5QRBR1 5QSBR1 5QTBR1 5QUBR1 5QWBR1 5SHSE6 2RXSE6 3NRSE6 3NSSE6 3NTSE6 3NYSE6 3PJSE6 3PLSE6 3PNSE6 3PPSE6 3PW

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