7,374
Households
White Brit. · 39%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
199 · 10.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£396,250
Median property price
237
Postcodes
Overview of Downham
Coordinates51.4264, 0.0044
Postcodes
237
Population (Census)
19,785
Households (Census)
7,374
Recorded crime · May '26
199 · 10.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Downham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Downham
Property sales · Downham
HM Land Registry · Downham
Average price
£394,887
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £392,125
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £433,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£437k£350k£264k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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
Crime trends · Downham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
675237
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
67
YoY +31%
ASB
714620
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
27176
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY stable
Burglary
852
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Criminal damage
20111
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -95%
Demographics in Downham
Ethnicity
White Brit.38.6%
African12.9%
Caribbean11.6%
Other White10.2%
Other Asian4.8%
+ 7 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Christian52.0%
No religion28.9%
Muslim7.2%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu3.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4922.7%
50–6419.3%
25–3413.0%
10–159.9%
5–97.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.0%
Any member 66+9.6%
+ 9 other households · 35.7%
Schools in Downham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Downderry Primary School
Lewisham · BR1 5QL
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
Lewisham · BR1 5LE
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Good Shepherd RC School
Lewisham · BR1 5EP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Lewisham · BR1 5EB
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Haberdashers' Knights Primary
Lewisham · BR1 5LW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
Lewisham · BR1 5EA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
New Woodlands School
Lewisham · BR1 5PD
Good
0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Rangefield Primary School
Lewisham · BR1 4RP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Downham
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 5EW